Cork, Ireland – travel photography
Cork, Ireland - travel photography
I visited Cork for a few days to present two workshops on flash photography, and immediately fell in love with the historic city. It was a simultaneous pleasure just exploring the place, and taking a short break from a hectic schedule. On the first evening, we walked around the city to soak in the look and atmosphere of the place. It had just rained, so the colors really stood out .. and I was drawn to the boldness of the colors, especially of the shopfronts. Since it was after hours, all the traffic had left that area, leaving a clear view of Read more inside...bounce flash photography – short lighting
bounce flash example - short lighting
Having just finished the second of the two workshops here in Cork, Ireland, I feel unusually energized after the two busy days. Partly because the two workshops ran very smoothly, (courtesy of Liam Ramsell who coordinated these workshops), but also because I had two groups of genuinely nice people. On top of that, I am just enamored of the country and its people. I love it here! But back to the photography: The image above is of our one model, Noreen, and was taken during the practical session at a photography workshop in Cork, Ireland, Read more inside...Metering for off-camera flash? – start with the ambient light!
Metering for off-camera flash? - start with the ambient light!
In the tutorial on balancing flash with ambient light, various scenarios are listed in where we start with our camera settings. My advice is that we invariably have to start with the ambient light. That will anchor our decision to an extent, and will determine how the final image looks. This photo is from a photography workshop I presented in Birmingham, UK in 2009. In the afternoon session we used softboxes with manual flash to photograph the two models. And yes, the models did indeed stop the pedestrian Read more inside...recap: Photography workshop – Brighton, UK (2009)
recap: Photography workshop - Brighton, UK (2009)
I must say I am pretty amazed myself at being able to come to the UK to present workshops, and that there was such interest in having me come over. So here we are .. the first workshop just took place, and it was in Brighton, the well-known tourist and holiday resort. As usual, part of the program included working outdoors with softboxes and manual flash .. and for this we went down to the colourful promenade. The image above has our two models, Amy and Francesca, at the merry-go-round on the promenade. Some technical info about Read more inside...Video light portrait
A portrait of Amy, one of our models at the recent workshop in Brighton, UK. Here we used a single video light on her. I love the dramatic quality the light imparts, and how you can flag the light with the barn-doors to create a specific fall-off to the light in the background. The strong vignetting helps in giving it that dramatic look. In figuring out the direction of light, and how to place the video lighting, I am largely guided by way the shadow of the subject's nose is falling across her face. I then direct the model and the person who holds the light, to move slightly if Read more inside...
working with a sequence of images ..
I received a great comment on this image from a recent engagement session I photographed, and I thought I'd expand a little bit on the technique and way of working with a couple. Jeffrey Steele wrote: Heck of a capture! The bokeh is awesome. Not sure if it was intended but the brightness of the red and yellow lights behind each couples heads has a dramatic play from left to right forcing the eye to center right in on the couple. I especially enjoy seeing the engagement stuff as its tough to get creative with that sort of thing. These look great, I am sure they are very excited about Read more inside...
bouncing flash off walls outdoors for fill-flash
fill-flash outdoors by bouncing flash off walls
When I recently photographed one of my couples in Hoboken, we worked for a while in one of the colorful alleys. To lift the shadows a little bit, I used flash. However a softbox might have been overkill when just a touch of fill-flash is needed .. especially when there is a useful wall directly behind me. Read more inside...Photographing the wedding processional
Photographing the wedding processional
The processional is technically probably the most difficult part of a wedding to shoot and get right. Light levels are low in cavernous churches, while people are walking towards you. Getting enough light on them, and having that light look good, as well as getting the image sharp .. that's a tall order. In the photo at the top, the adorable flower girl just had to stop and check in with dad half-way down the aisle. [ 1/80th @ f4 @ 1600 ISO // Nikon SB-900, Nikon D3, Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 ] I use on-camera flash to photograph the Read more inside...NYC photo sessions – Sarah & Mark
New York photo session - Sarah & Mark
I have already posted several images from the extended photo session with Sarah and Mark - but here is the epic video. The intention with these photo sessions was to expand Sarah's portfolio as much as we could. We started off at Coney Island, doing a session with Sarah and Mark at the edge of the beach with Sarah in swimwear .. and from there it went into more of a lifestyle shoot with the two of them on the boardwalk. Later on we had Sarah run towards the camera in sportswear. But we rained out with a massive thunderstorm rolling in Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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