In the last few posts, I’ve given you my take on cameras, flashes, lenses, wireless transmitter — even a bracket I use to fire two flashes at once. All that’s left from my original list are the little things. One of those items is barely worth mentioning: power adapters. I use these in static photography […]
In the last post, I talked a lot about cameras, and why I use the Nikon D700 instead of some other (fancier) models. I think my reasoning makes sense. But the actual camera doesn’t really matter, does it? What’s important is you pick a camera that fits your needs — your workflow — your other […]
In the last blog post, I detailed the contents of my carry on luggage. That’s what it was, and, conveniently enough, I only had to open the bags propped under my feet at Chicago’s Midway Airport to record this list. On that list were two Nikon D700’s. “Well, Mr. Technology, who must have the best, […]
In the last blog post, I got a little off topic on the subjects of portraits, and my brain took a turn towards meet and greets. The reason, I suspect, is that’s the hardest environment to achieve “instant intimacy”, what I call the ability to connect spiritually with your subject quickly. In a studio — […]
Here in the last two blog posts, I looked at portraits, and what makes a great portrait. I suggested a great portrait doesn’t hide every, single flaw but connects the person viewing the image to the person in the image. A great portrait causes the viewer to stop and think: “I know that person. I […]
In the previous blog post I looked at the possible international consequences of portraits that don’t accurately represent the person being photographed. Where is the line? Back in the days of King Henry VIII, certain physical defects were glossed over by painters. As I said in the previous blog post, the omission of Anne of […]
Recently, I was coming home from a shoot, and connected via Houston. On the hard plastic waiting seat? A copy of US Magazine. I think it was US? I don’t remember. It was one of those magazines that follows the stars — most famous for being famous. (HELLO! WHERE IS MY PAPARAZZI?) In this case […]
By now, if you’ve stuck with reading my blog for the last three postings, you know the drill: I strongly believe professional photographers are being clobbered by iPhones and photo booths. Last post, I ranted about iPhones. This post, I’m focused on photo booths. What makes a great photo execution? The camera? The software? The […]
In the last two blog posts, I ranted about what I view as the greatest challenges facing both professional event photographers and photo production companies. To recap: 1) Smart phone cameras 2) Photo booths. So, what is the event photographer to do? Eat a gun? Cry? Buy a photo booth? Buy stock in Apple? […]
In the previous blog post, I argued that today’s photo market place is dramatically affected by smart phones, and their ease of uploading images to social media. And, it’s not just the traditional photo marketplace that has been affected! Even greenscreen photography production is challenged — just recently, I came across a green screen iPad […]