The more I work with light painting the more excited I am with the possibilities that the technique offers. This latest light painting session was with a replica 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 based on Dick Smiths – #198 CSX3035. The Cobra was built locally using a Factory 5 racing kit. Light painting is not a particularly efficient lighting…
Complex Studio Lighting… … or maybe just a simple flashlight. Much of the early part of my photography career was spent doing studio photography. Large powerful strobe systems running through any number of light modifiers such as umbrellas, light boxes, snoots, etc. It was challenging and fun to get the most out of these complex…
Shooting from the moving deck of the Lago Pehoe Ferry There is an abundance of spectacular scenery in the Patagonia regions of Chile and Argentina. A region known for rapidly changing weather and high winds the conditions for photography are not always ideal. Such was the case when I found myself shooting from the deck…
It would be hard to overstate how dominate the Washington monument in the heart of Washington DC is. Especially at night this tall white obelisk stands like a massive pin around which the rest of the United States capitol spins. Getting a great photograph of the monument proved to be a particularly difficult task when…
The rule of thirds is really a set of guidelines… literally. One of the most basic ‘rules’ of composition is seemingly easy to understand, but in practice many have a hard time putting it to good use. Even a simple ⅓ grid is useless if the complexity of the scene overwhelms the photographer. So… here…