Themes & context in Boudoir Photography
Themes & context in Boudoir Photography - on the streets of NYC
The model in this striking image is my friend, Jessica, a boudoir photographer. Her pose is intentionally this strong and assertive. The concept here is part of an on-going project she had planned for a long while now. She had asked me to collaborate with her in taking the photos. The main idea behind the project (and these are my words and interpretation of what we had discussed) - women are objectified in society, but there is a disconnect in how people respond (or don't) to provocative posters and images of Read more inside...Photography book – Direction & Quality of Light
Photography book: Direction & Quality of Light
When Direction and Quality of Light was released in March 2013, it felt like an even bigger achievement than my previous two books. Here I share many of the "aha!" moments which took me years to completely grasp - that at the heart of it, every aspect of photographic lighting is dependent on understanding the direction and quality of light. I do believe this book can make a difference to your photography. I'm that confident about it. All the more amazing to see that 2 years later, this book is still bouncing up and Read more inside...Fun with the Kodak PIXPRO SP360 action video camera
Fun with the Kodak PIXPRO SP360 action video camera
The kind people at Kodak sent me a Kodak SP360 action camera to try and see what I could create with it. Essentially this is a compact 1080p HD video camera which you can attach to things to take wide-angle action video clips. Perfect if you want to take breath-taking videos while scuba diving or free-falling from planes or being involved in all kinds of daring action. It would also be perfect as a dash-cam if you want to capture the next time a meteor comes soaring through Earth's atmosphere. I don't scuba dive. (I live in New Read more inside...Behind-the-scenes video clip – Photo shoot w/ Ulorin Vex
Video clip: behind-the-scenes during photo session w/ Ulorin Vex
I've posted some of the images from the recent photo session in my studio, with Ulorin Vex - and here is the behind-the-scenes video clip. The instructional stuff will be in the related articles - this is more of a glimpse of the rhythm of the shoot in the studio. Read more inside...photography – inspiration, learning, and then adjusting & adapting
photographic style - inspiration, adjusting & adapting (model: Ulorin Vex)
Photography has a never-ending learning curve. I think this is even more true as the technology expands and accelerates. Sometimes I feel that we're running at full speed just to remain at a stand-still. That's just the technology that we have to acquire what we need to know about to do our work and art the best. But even with the techniques and methods we have as photographers - we should always be investigating and analyzing the work of others, learn, and then rework and adapt it in our own style. Even Read more inside...review: Sony Alpha a7R camera
review: Sony Alpha a7R camera
Sony is still on fire with their new camera releases. There is the delicious full-frame compact Sony RX1 (Amazon). (Read my review of the Sony RX1). For a relatively long while, the best compact camera on the market was the Sony RX100 (Amazon) which was improved with the Sony RX100 II (Amazon). The full-frame Sony A99 DSLR also received great reports. So no doubt about it - Sony makes great cameras. Another trend that has gained momentum in the last year or two - Mirrorless cameras. Without the bulk of the mirror and Read more inside...Use light & lighting to add impact to your photos
Use light & lighting to add dramatic impact to your portraits
Simplifying your composition is generally a really good way to add impact to your photos - remove visual clutter, and draw the viewer's eye to what's essential. But there's a converse challenge to this - when you have a location that isn't necessarily that interesting , how do you add more impact? Light and Lighting is an obvious way to do this. Create impact and drama in how you add light to the scene, and light your subjects. A recent article discussed this in relation to off-camera flash: using off-camera flash Read more inside...Off-site data storage & back-up options – File Transporter
Off-site data storage & back-up options - File Transporter
Update (2017): I do the bulk of my editing and retouching at my home-office where I have my more powerful computer and the Drobo RAID setup. But I have a studio where I do most of my non-location photography. I love using the Transporter to flip images between my home-office and the studio. This way I can still work on images while at my studio ... but they are there, ready to be used or continue being worked on when I get to my office at home. If you lose a hard drive or computer, would you be able to bounce Read more inside...a favorite image – before & after (model: Anelisa)
a favorite image - before & after (and the how to)
There's something about this photograph that I really like ... aside from Anelisa being one of my favorite models. It is slightly surreal with Anelisa's apparent levitation. The dress and hat is reminiscent of a 1950's Fashion, and Anelisa's mid-air pose is also reminiscent of Philippe Halsman's iconic jumping images. All that, combined with the sun flaring across her face and the washed-out background, all adds to this wonderfully nostalgic mood. Read more inside...- 1
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