Since we’ve been talking about portraits the last couple of days I wanted to share a story about a particular portrait with you.
Cleaning up the studio (getting ready for the move) has unearthed some forgotten mementos. Hidden in a stack of memories was the October, 1997, issue of Mountain Biker Magazine.
In this issue was an article I wrote and photographed …

Today, I’d like to share a few tips for taking better portraits (as mentioned last Friday, the Monday videos are on hold for a bit). Looking back at the many entries on prophotolife, I was surprised to see that the psychology of making portraits hasn’t received it’s own post. This is a huge topic (a personal favorite) and one of …

The posts this week were chock full o’ links but there are a few more left for today’s around the ‘net. First, a few quick links and than an update on a new home for prophotolife.
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Famed photojournalist James Nachtwey speaks about the voice of photography and his work in this video on TED (thanks for the link, Kat). There’s no …

Another week, another installment of the location photography gear saga. This week we’ll look inside our kit of portable strobe units. This kit of 2 strobes and accessories doesn’t get used a ton but it’s invaluable when we need it. It’s rare that we use these as main lights since we rely more on studio strobes (primarily the Travelite 125 …

A few days ago I came across this 30 second video of images from Southern California wedding photographer Ira Lippke (subscribers view video here):

Ira Lippke Studios from Wedding Life Photography on Vimeo.
Though I’m not a wedding photographer the images were inspirational because of their unique style. I can’t imagine any photographer that wouldn’t be moved by his style and presentation …