True story. It was in the middle of the ceremony. Church was packed, bride and groom anxiously waiting to exchange their vows. And the video dude, yea, that dang video dude. The same one I tried to offer some advice the week before: “Try not to get so close to the bride and groom during […]
Photographing the hockey coach on location
Hockey is big on our area. Especially Triple A hockey. You can tell when there’s a game on, since most of our downtown will be jammed with vehicles and all parking spots snatched up. I was hired to shoot the local triple A hockey coach for our local lifestyle mag. They wanted a studio shot. […]
High School football senior lighting
Someone asked about intense lighting for a high impact football themed portrait. Here’s my lighting layout. Very simple, two kicker lights, one main light nice and low. A background light and grid with red gel adds a sprinkling of color. Straight out of the camera: Final poster: Here’s my version of the lighting and a […]
High speed synch and off camera flash portraits..using the Sony A7R and Sony flash
Of course, this will work with any brand, Canon, Nikon, or any system that allows high speed synch.The goal is to use flash outdoors in bright light, and set the aperture as wide as possible. This creates a painterly, beautiful soft background with separation and bokeh. Controlling the light is also a benefit by adding […]
Light is light…
Light is light. I’ll take it any way I can get it. What matters is the end results. Case in point, a recent wedding. I noticed the windows facing west in the reception hall. Looks like a huge softbox. See two images below: My plan, which I executed right after supper, was to grab the […]
Playing with fire…
On the beach in Tamarindo, Costa Rica….I set up a shoot with the fire guys. These dragons can often be seen putting on shows around town at various restaurants. They tell me they also do a lot of weddings and corporate gigs, as well as travel all over the world competing. Serious stuff. Good people […]
Beautiful bokeh…you never know where it’ll show up
Here we are, at The DragonFly restaurant in Tamarindo, Costa Rica…. Not much time to shoot since it’s late afternoon, the staff is running around getting ready to open for the supper crowd. One reflector, one wife, a Sony A7R and Batis 85MM 1.8 lens shot at 1.8: The scene more or less from where […]