Home Sweet Home Having a studio in your home is a great thing to consider if you want to start taking more portrait photos without paying to rent studio space. You’ll have to do the math on that one to see where your break-even point would be. If you do decide that a photo studio […]
5 Reasons the f/4 70-210mm Might Be Right For You
Telephoto Lens Choice Most of the time when looking at a telephoto lens option, one must choose between an f/2.8 lens and an f/4 lens. All f/2.8 lenses will be much more expensive than an f/4 lens. Since the lens has to open up wider, there are more elements or more expensive glass inside the […]
Laws of Light: Shooting in Direct Sun
The Difficulty of Shooting in Direct Sun A lot of the times when you’re shooting in direct sun, it’s very harsh on your subject’s face. Many people try not to put themselves in this situation because of it. Sometimes you have no choice, or maybe you like the location a lot so you have to […]
Why You’ve Been Organizing Your Camera Equipment the Wrong Way
The Good Old Days Everyone starts off with one camera and lens. Then everyone moves along and grabs a few more lenses, and a few more, and a few more! Sooner or later you have to upgrade your bag to fit your gear. And then you find yourself in a predicament. Now you have a […]
Correcting White Balance Using a Color Chart in Photoshop
Tesla Coils and ArcAttack Julene and I were in Huston earlier this month and decided to hit up this band called ArcAttack! They use giant tesla coils to create music. I got my gong out to join in on the fun. Being Safe We are playing with electricity here and so the first step was […]
Travel with Seamless Just Got Easier with 86” Savage Paper
Savage Seamless Paper Have you ever had a hard time getting your seamless paper in the back of your car? It can be tough, especially in smaller vehicles like the Toyota Prius. As cars are getting smaller, the challenge of fitting a nine-foot seamless doesn’t make sense anymore. In the past, we’ve bent, rolled, […]
TSA Battery Restrictions – Flying with Lithium Ion
Congratulations! You just got hired to travel for your photography/video services! The question now becomes: how do you get your batteries on the airplane? Does TSA have anything to say about it? Since the Galaxy smartphone explosions, people have been paranoid about lithium-ion batteries exploding on board (you actually have a higher chance of getting struck […]
Action Photography Using the Tamron 100-400mm Lens
Using the Tamron 100-400mm lens The new 100-400mm lens from Tamron is a great choice for the budget sports or action photographer. We decided to test it out here at the Santa Anita Race Track since horses are fast and catching their action in place would really test out this lens. Since the horses are […]
How to Photograph the Moon
The Concept While we were in Bryce Canyon, we stumbled upon a great scene when the moon was just coming above the horizon as the sun was setting. The low moon blended nicely with the landscape and the setting sun. Instead of it being a happenstance, we wanted to see if we could predict where […]
Laws of Light: Shaping Light with Flags
Fun with Flags What do we mean when we say flags? When someone is referring to a flag on set, what do they mean? Other names for flags include scrim jim or silk. But for the purposes of this video, we’ll be referring to them as flags. There are different type of flags that cut, […]
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