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Lighting is infinitely complex, and crazy simple, all at once.

August 8, 2017 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

It took me a long time in my photography career to “get” lighting.

As in, really get it. Not just understand the technical side of exposure, basic portrait ratios and camera settings.

Something deeper. Something intuitive, eloquent, masterful.

I still don’t really “get” it. Even though I do sorta get it. I do feel a much higher level of confidence with lighting. Took me long enough.

But I seek higher levels of lighting application. That subtle “je-ne-sais-quoi”.

One thing is certain….in portrait photography having control over your lighting and creating images that sell based on your lighting abilities can make all the difference in whether or not your create a steady demand for your photography.

Have you ever looked at a beautiful portrait of a high school senior, or a family, or children and babies, and it just screams quality?

It is instantly something you wish you would have taken. Or, wished you knew how to replicate that “look”?

A masterful portrait starts with masterful lighting. You won’t get away with basic 101 lighting techniques.

Creating high impact portraits means applying high impact lighting strategies.

It’s why I roped in the likes of Fuzzy Duenkel, Brian DeMint, Maggie Habieda, Judy Cormier, Maria Sampao and many, many more.

Including yours truly. Every month I dedicate one of two mastermind meetings to lighting.

Sharing, brainstorming and strategyzing what works in my studio, my photography gigs (all paid of course….not academic fluff)

It’s all in the forum. And it’s cheaper than a cup-of-joe a day to get access.

Join me on my never ending quest.

Yours in photography and success,
Robert Provencher

Filed Under: WrapUp Tagged With: Fuzzy Duenkel, how to shoot a wedding photography, lighting tutorials, photography business, photography marketing

Wrap Up June 17, 2016

June 20, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

 

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WEEKLY WRAP UP June 17, 2016

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

 


Marketing Mastermind and Accountability June Replay

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Watch


Lighting Mastermind June 21 with special guest
Fuzzy Duenkel

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Come join us for the webinar! You’ll find the link in the blue box at the top of the forum.


Cool Video from Chase Jarvis, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Seth Godin
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Rob’s been watching these and has nothing but great things to say about it.
Click to see more.


One Light Commercial Photography… Use The Right Lens!

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We were hired to photograph some quick and easy menu items at a local
restaurant in Costa Rica. I always try and keep it simple, low budget and fast.
Most of these types of shoots are small biz, mom and pop operations. 
Read more


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Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Filed Under: WrapUp Tagged With: commercial photography, Fuzzy Duenkel, mastermind marketing, NoBs Photo Success, photo lighting tips, photography marketing, photography webinar

Wrap Up, May 27, 2015

May 30, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

 

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CANADA - CIRCA 1950s: Reproduction of an antique photo shows girl and boy posing with Christmas gifts in his hands

 

WEEKLY WRAP UP May 27, 2016

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

John Ratchford-Taking the good from America’s Next Top Model REPLAY!
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I love this!  I have been trying on my own to figure out how to have “contest events” that would make
the studio money while promoting a good cause and I’ve done many Google Searches but
haven’t fond much other than Facebook style contests.  – April D.
WATCH


Next Bull Pen Print Competition May REPLAY!

BUll Pen

WATCH


Mastermind Meeting on Prom Photography with Danny Rabalais

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his is a webinar from a year ago, but worth checking out because
there’s a gem in the subsequent posts…
READ

 


Marketing Mastermind May 2016 Replay
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WATCH


The Fuzzy Factor….. Reminder

Fuzzysmall
In case you missed the announcement, the complete Transcend the Ordinary Series
with Fuzzy Duenkel is now in the forum for members only.

Fuzzy!


 

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Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Filed Under: WrapUp Tagged With: Fuzzy Duenkel, lighting tutorials, mastermind marketing, NoBs Photo Success, photo coach, photo lighting tips, photography business, photography webinar

Wrap Up, May 21, 2016

May 23, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

 

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CANADA - CIRCA 1950s: Reproduction of an antique photo shows girl and boy posing with Christmas gifts in his hands

 

WEEKLY WRAP UP May 20, 2016

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

John Ratchford-Taking the good from America’s Next Top Model
Tue, May 24, 2016 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT

This should be fun. John explains the content in this webinar:

*”The webinar will focus on how to listen to your clients, and listen to culture and even listen to divine prompting to come up with new promotions, this one will focus on taking the good from America’s Next Top Model and removing the bad to come up with our own studio’s version of Ratchford Next Top Model.

*How to market to tweens

*how to build relationships with the younger audience and stay relevant, even if your approaching 50!

*How to make everything you do an event!

*Making things an event separates you from the pack and adds excitement to what you do.

*Our annual gala night is a big event in our community, we induct people into our Hall of Fame, where we recognize people from the community for outstanding inspirational contributions. Our local cable channel covers the event too.”

 


Next Bull Pen Print Competition May 26, 2016

BUll Pen

The next Bull Pen is FILLING up! But there’s still room…next Thursday, May 26th your nobull team
Ernie, Maggie, Rob and Ian will critique and judge your submissions….
The top three winners win cash……JOIN US:

Bull Pen


Frontline presentation with Connie Meyers….
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She’s been in the game for over 30 year and shares her hard won wisdom and
insights on running a portrait studio.

Click


Rob’s First Communion Session

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Rob will be posting some pullback shots soon, but click
here to see more of these sessions.


Yeeeaaaa! The Fuzzy Factor…..

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The complete Transcend the Ordinary Series with Fuzzy Duenkel is 
now in the forum for members only.

Fuzzy!


Shot at a bit of compositing

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I’m always fascinated by compositors and how their minds work.  
I do admit that some of the crazy artistic compositing I’ve
seen is not for me, but I had an idea and thought I’d give it a try.

Judy C


Easy Interiors Video
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An oldie but a goodie; learn with Rob how to
do commercial interior photography.
Watch more


 

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Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Filed Under: WrapUp Tagged With: baby photography, Fuzzy Duenkel, lighting tutorials, NoBs Photo Success, photo lighting tips, photography webinars

Friday Wrap Up, May 6, 2016

May 8, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

 

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CANADA - CIRCA 1950s: Reproduction of an antique photo shows girl and boy posing with Christmas gifts in his hands

 

WEEKLY WRAP UP May 7, 2016

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum


Live webcast with Rob (fineart) on posing the bride and groom

 

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Kerry Allan, founder of the infamous Ditto cams
asked me to present this Tuesday…

“Five essential poses you can’t miss….”

JOIN US….Tuesday, May 10th, 7:00PM EST


Next Bull Pen Print Competition May 26, 2016

BUll Pen

Prizes include $200!  For more info, click this


Alicia Birch Fairy Workflow
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This is good…very good…
Rob (fineart) posted a  webinar
….
As a result from an ongoing thread, we had Alicia show us her fairy workflow….


Lighting Mastermind May 11, 2016
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Lighting Mastermind May 11…Got light? Join us….bring any
questions, challenges, curiosities reL lighting and all the challenges that
comes with this simple, yet complex tool in photography.

More…


Fuzzy Duenkel Series
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Transcend the ordinary with Fuzzy Duenkel….Part two is up in the forum.

It’s been said that lighting is everything. And that lighting is infinitely complex, and crazy simple, all at once.
A four part, six hour online presentation by Fuzzy Duenkel, one of the best portrait photographers around today.
Part two  is up……in the forum.


Getting Into This Photo Painting Thang
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Bill Guy, the photoshop guy and super guru posted some cool painted images.
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More from Dang, Joe Buissink is Good thread
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Judy C comments:

“Joe Buissink was my first wedding inspiration when I started 17 years ago.
Super, duper nice man and incredibly talented.  I’m hoping to make Yervant’s
workshop here in Toronto in June if I can afford it.  Joe is on the ticket along with
Sue Bryce, who I’d always enjoy learning from….”
Read on…


 

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Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Filed Under: WrapUp Tagged With: digital painting, fairy portraits, Fuzzy Duenkel, lighting tutorials, NoBs Photo Success, photo coach, photography webinars

Friday Wrap Up, March 4, 2016

March 6, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

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WEEKLY WRAP UP March 4, 2016

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

Coming Soon!  Lighting MasterMind Meeting With Special Guest, Warne Noyce
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Lighting MasterMind Meeting on March 10, 2016
with our very own Warne Noyce.  Stay tuned, more to come…


Rocky MeowBoa

 

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“I noticed I had an old photo of a kitten swatting at a toy. I loved the fact that
he was almost straight on towards the camera so the perspective was very
much like he was punching the toy.  That made me think boxing. A few
hours later and I had this.” Click here to read more about Ernie’s creation.


Another Shirk Attempt

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“Anyway, my hometown basketball team are league champs and their
last home game is March 3rd.   So I decided a week before the last game
to make a banner. Holy crap!” Click here to see how Tom put this
together.


Boudoir Rates $$$
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Is there an average rate or figure that boudior photographers can command?
Boudoir photographer Judy Cormier chimes in on this post.  Click here to read
more.


Advanced Training Series Classic: Margaret Bryant

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From the Advanced Training library…a favorite….Margaret Bryant and
“Dogs and the Business of Pet Photography” series….One of the best training series.
I’m sure you’ll agree. Check it out.


Family Behind House
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Found this half baked tutorial I created last summer and forgot about it….
I didn’t use the actual first area I first thought I was going to use, but the
points are still valid nevertheless. Check out Rob’s video.


Latest News from the Fuzzy Duenkel Lighting Series
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Last presentation by Fuzzy Duenkel..(free live viewing for members…)
Marian posted this re: the second presentation.
“I have to say that, I have seen a lot of seminars in my life.
Fuzzy is just spectacular!!  He really opens your eyes to portraiture
and what can be accomplished!

Wow!

5 Stars!”

Thread and summary by Rob here.


Critique with Brian DeMint Replay:

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We had a critique presentation of the Brian DeMint kind with the
Feb Creative Cross Training…with another full roster of willing
participants and submissions.
Worth a watch…scroll to the bottom for the February
Brian DeMint Creative Cross Training replay.

 


Inferno Replay: Ben Shirk: Skyrocket Your Senior Marketing/Images

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Click the image for access.


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Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Filed Under: WrapUp Tagged With: boudoir photography, brian demint, Fuzzy Duenkel, NoBs Photo Success, photo coach, photography business, photography forum, photography webinar

Friday Wrap Up, February 26, 2016

February 27, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

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Winner dog

WEEKLY WRAP UP February 19, 2016

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

If this site doesn’t spur with you with creative ideas, that you could toy with, I don’t know what will.
Click on editorial choice, to see the different Volumes. WOW!! CLICK HERE

Coming Soon!  Lighting MasterMind Meeting With Special Guest, Warne Noyce
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Lighting MasterMind Meeting on March 10, 2016
with our very own Warne Noyce.  Stay tuned, more to come…


Mastermind Meeting On Prom Photography With Danny Rabalais
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Ready for Prom season soon? How about something outrageously different…
full green screen to create something totally unique with Danny Rabalais

Click here to read more.
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Clam Shell Lighting

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“2 weeks ago, I was asked to photograph a surprise 50th
birthday party for a woman at a local club.
As with any of us working a job, I asked about the event and
what was needed. They wanted just basic coverage of the night.
(They hired a DJ, a caterer brought in food, etc.)  It was very casual,
so lots of people were wearing jeans.

I decided to try something to see how it would come out. I went a
“little overboard” and brought in a white background and setup
my lights in a “clam shell” formation.”

Click to read more and see Marian’s results.
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 Warne Rocked It, So I’m Sharing It…. AGAIN!
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Michael said, “I was looking for some inspiration for some
dance images coming up and I remembered that Warne did
an amazing setup for a dance studio shot a few years back.
It is so simple and awesome I just had to share again.”
Click here for more.


February Bull Pen Results Are In!
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In case you missed it, we’ve got the February 25
Bull Pen replay up on the forum.  Click here
to see the other winning images.


The Enchanted Forest Fairy Portraits with PSH
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There’s some new info in this post, including the link
to make your own fairy wings.   We’ve also got
good news about Enchanted Costumes.
Click here for the scoop.


30 Days of Sales Tips From Tyson
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This post is chock full of great sales
info from Tyson.  Click here to catch
his videos.


News from the Fuzzy Duenkel Lighting Series
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Part one with Fuzzy…a summary. I’ve attended many, many
webinars, most of which I was the main organizer. I love
putting on webinars and presentations….it helps me help
others and as a super side benefit I learn a ton!As I was listening
and watching part one with Fuzzy last Monday (in case you
missed it, you’re gonna wanna go login and watch the replay HERE…)
I found myself reaching over, grabbing my pen, and taking notes.
This happens when the speaker and the info they’re sharing is
captivating, useful and practical. Fuzzy’s first presentation was
all that and more. Click here.


Adobe Portfolio Anyone Tried It?

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If you’re enrolled in any of the Adobe CC plans
check out this free feature which allows
you to build a site featuring your work.
Click here for more info.


Selling Made Easy
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Here’s a great, and still timely, article
by Rob on selling.  Click here to
read on.


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Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Filed Under: WrapUp Tagged With: fairy portraits, Fuzzy Duenkel, photography business, photography forum, photography webinars

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