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Charge What It’s Worth… Or Shoot it For Free
A gift is a gift. If you want to gift your photography, I have nothing to say about it. Your right and good for you for gifting your gift. When you pull the plug on pricing, you bring everyone else down as well, and mostly you hurt yourself worse than anyone. If you...
Best of Project 52: May 14th, 2017 Edition
A new ongoing feature on Lighting Essentials; Best of Project 52. Project 52 has so many wonderful images posted each week and I want to feature the best of the best here for you to enjoy. Whether it is portraiture, product, still life, food or conceptual imagery, the...
I Nearly Destroyed Two Vintage Cameras in One Stupid Move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsZG_DZmimQ
What I’ve Learned So Far: Twenty Eight; “Photography is Jazz With a Camera”
[ REPOST FROM 2014. ] JAZZ... with a camera. Let's start out by saying I love jazz. I love the swing, the blues, the instruments and most of all the improvisation of jazz. I listen to all kinds of music as well, from Opera to Country, but jazz is where I return to get...
How To Find Your Style (Video)
How to Find Your Style in Photography. We find it looking back at our output, not ahead at someone else’s. Imitate. Assimilate. Innovate. - Clark Terry It is not what you shoot, it is how you shoot what you shoot. Most of us start out shooting everything that comes in...
15 Things To Consider When Leaving Your Corporate Gig
Going Pro Photographer from a corporate gig is not as easy as many think it is. Here is part one of things that you should think about before making the switch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Ddh2-BBnw The List Turn a 9 - 5 job into a 5 - 9 job Do not underestimate...
Behind the Image: Shoes
The assignment was to shoot men's or women's shoes. Keeping in mind all the parameters that shooting footwear demands, the photographers did a wonderful job. Here are a few of the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2kIe9nvemM
The Headshot Ebook: For You
John McAllister is a talented and hard working photographer in High Wickham, Buckinghamshire. He specializes in product and people photography for commercial clients who expect exacting standards and high creativity. In order to serve his corporate and headshot...
My Utah Trip With Maciej
A few weeks ago, photographer Maciej Blaszczuk and I took a road-trip together. This was a consultation with him on how to grow his business, where to go with his new ideas, and how to implement them in order to be more manageable. I help photographers focus, and I...
27 Images That Show the Diversity and Power of Black and White Portraiture
27 Images That Show the Diversity and Power of Black and White Portraiture Black and white portraiture is not simply the decision to desaturate the color from an image, it is a decision to remove color to create something powerful and artistic. Monochrome portraitists...
Behind the Image: Pour Shots
The assignment was to shoot a pour shot, and the P52 members really stepped up. These four shots caught my eye not only because they are really fun but because their approach and setups were quite well thought out. I hope you enjoy the little critique and BTS shots by...
“Understanding Photography in a Social Media World”
I was asked to speak at CapturePhotoCon in Phoenix a few weeks ago. This is the slide deck for that presentation. If you have any questions, let me know in the comments. UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY IN A SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD: KEYNOTE
