WTF stands for “What the Flash” and a special guest post thanks to good buddy, Bob Davis. I’m really having fun sharing this guest post this morning, because it’s completely different from anything I’ve ever run on the blog. This couldn’t be more “how2″ and I love the way Bob put it together. 
I first met [...]

I love it when I have a guest post from good buddy Matthew Jordan Smith. Today’s is really special for me because it’s part of the arsenal of amazing material from Photoshop Cafe and Software Cinema.
There are only a handful of photographers in our industry who really understand how to use light and today Matthew [...]

We’ve been fortunate to have a lot of great guest posts from good buddy, Matthew Jordan Smith. What I love most about his posts and video downloads is the amount of educational information he’s always willing to share. It leaves you with a wonderful challenge: Is Matthew a great photographer, great teacher, great writer or [...]

This Software-Cinema video might have been produced a little while back, but the technique and the educational elements are timeless.  It features one of the best photographers in the country,Ken Sklute and in four minutes he’s going to take you through a series of basic components you need for great on-location lighting.
“Sklooty” is one of the best [...]

A whole bunch of years back, in a galaxy far far away, I sold Ansel Adams’ camera gear to Don Imus for $100,000, all for charity. My point this morning isn’t about the sale, although I have written about it in the past. This is about team sports! I had an idea to tie something [...]

I want to kick this Tuesday off talking about lighting. It’s the number one skill-set challenge, especially for new photographers. It’s also the number two request for workshop topics, right after business/marketing help. How you see the light, control it, even interpret it is one of the greatest ways to put some distance between you and [...]

Last week I ran Kevin Kubota’s promo video for his new book, The Lighting Notebook.  It really created a lot of interest, because lighting repeatedly comes up as every one’s biggest challenge when it comes to mastering their skill set. Well, this week Kevin is back with a great video, much more than just a promo.

One [...]

Having a lighting theme all this week, I can’t hit the topic without talking about the newest resource for photographers on the scene, Kevin Kubota’s Lighting Notebook. It’s all about on location lighting and so new I’m not sure it’s even shipping yet. 
Here’s the mark of a great photographer and educator, great content…watch the demo video and as [...]

One of the chapters Tony and I share in our careers is working together at Hasselblad. I hired Tony out of Brooks Institute to come to New Jersey as the first Dean of Education for Hasselblad University.  I still consider talking Tony into giving up his view of the Ocean and mountain side in Santa Barbara for [...]

With the post yesterday about Dean Collins, you can’t really talk about teaching lighting today without Tony Corbell’s name coming up. Tony and Dean worked together for years. Thanks to Profoto, there’s a lot of great material out there, starting with two videos I decided to stack as part of today’s post. They feature Tony [...]