I was chatting with a photographer not so long ago. He asked me this question: “Rob, what’s your secret?” As if there’s a “secret”, once discovered, all one has to do is wave a wand and magic happens. Instead of blowing smoke his way, I said this: “There’s a lot a of money on the […]
Become a slave to the technique…
“There is no such thing as ready. Do it scared, and build the muscle of confidence.” I was paralyzed with fear when it came to public speaking. Throughout most of my 20’s I was incapacitated by this fear. And I didn’t really break out of it until I stopped any negative and destructive behaviors that […]
Finding, seeing and using the light you randomly find on location…
When I show up at the brides home for pre-ceremony photos, I look around for creative lighting and posing options. In this example, you can see the light reflecting in my assistant Danielle’s eyes. I spotted that right away, looked to my right and noticed the source. The same light is, in this shot, bouncing […]
Frontline webinar with Thomas Dodd December 3rd, 9:00PM EST
JOIN US….December 3rd, 9:00PM EST OPEN to everyone….REGISTER HERE Thomas Dodd is a visual artist and photographer based out of Atlanta, Georgia who has developed a style that he calls “painterly photo montage” – a method he employs in editing software in which he crafts elaborately textured pieces that have a very organic and decidedly […]
Lighting is infinitely complex, and crazy simple, all at once.
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 […]
How and why I teach photography 101 in my community
I was asked a few years ago to teach a photography 101 class at our local library. At first I was repulsed by the idea. But after some consideration I gave it the green light with a few conditions: *The class had to be for serious amateurs. I didn’t want a basic 101 for those […]
An open letter….
“The most important part of a race car is the tires. Good tires will always beat bad ones. The most important part of a cup of coffee is the beans. The grinder, the machine, the barista pale in comparison to the quality of what you start with. And the most important parts of an organization […]