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Setting Mood with Shutter Speed

May 14, 2018
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One of the biggest variables in landscape photography is your shutter speed. Not only is it the main driving force in your exposure for this type of photography, it also helps determine the mood of the final image and gives us creative control.

Setting a Mood

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5 Tips for Stunning Outdoor Portraits!

April 13, 2015
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I will be honest with you (well I am usually an honest person), but I need to come clean with all of you. I use flash in over 90% of my outdoor portraits! There I have said it – I have put it out there for all to know [...]

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Figure 1. Senior Portrait using all Manual Camera and Flash Techniques.

Product Review: LumoPro LP180

Recently I posted a blog on “Off Camera Flash, If I Were To Start Over”. I discussed the tools I would recommend getting started with Off-Camera flash. For those who know me, I am a “Flash Freak” or a “Strobe Junkie”. Let’ just say I have played [...]

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How I Shot It – Senior Portrait: Nature

March 14, 2014
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I have been building my photography business primarily on high school senior photography as I really like the energy that these fine young people bring to a shoot! Seniors are interested in trying just about anything. They have an idea of what they want and it’s really [...]

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Figure 1. Sample simple product shot for increased interest.

How I Shot It: Ebay Products

I tend to try a lot of used equipment out to see whether I can use it in my workflow. I usually purchase something on eBay or Craigslist and if the item isn’t what I expected, I sell them back on eBay or Craigslist. The nice thing [...]

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Figure 1. LumoPro LP180 on umbrella bracket.

If I Could Do It All Over Again – My Thoughts on Off-Camera Flash!

February 28, 2014
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I wonder who first coined the statement; “Hindsight is 20/20?” Of course, looking back we can always see how we would do things differently if we were able to do them over again. And this is great because we can learn from others that have already experienced [...]

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