At the beginning of this year Aaron Dieppa started a daily video project he called The Big Picture, and even had me on as a guest a few months ago. In this podcast David and I talk to Aaron about his motivation and inspiration to take on a big project like that, lessons learned along …
In this show we talk to Michael Clark, an adventure sports photographer. Michael talks about what it takes to do adventure sports and shares some of the ’secret sauce’ that went into some of the shots. If you want to follow along when we talk about some of his specific images go to http://michaelclarkphoto.com. You …
This year I led a Photowalk through Old Town Tustin with about 25 photographers from kids to adults. The purpose of a Photowalk is to walk around an area and shoot photos basically. I always encourage everyone to try new things, shoot from different angle, approach people on the street, and basically do things they …
In the forums Benjamin Trevor asked for an article on how to properly clean your lens so thanks for the suggestion and here we go. First off, the best thing to do is keep your lenses clean in the first place, always keep your front and rear caps on when not in use. Secondly, you …
The snom MeetingPoint is a new conference room phone from snom. With a slick design and top-notch features, we decided to go for a shot that made the phone look at home on a conference room table. Not having a conference table in my house, our dining room table would have to suffice. For those …
Kerry and David talk to Mike about building client relationships and how important this is to building your business. Mike knows a thing or two about this since he is getting 100% of his work from referrals these days. Books Mentioned: The 4-hour Work Week The E-Myth Revisited Never Eat Alone Mike Larson’s Website: http://mikelarson.com …
I get asked all the day what gear I have in my camera bag so today I put together a video of going through my camera bag and seeing everything that is in it. If this is popular, I will get other photographers to show off what’s in their bags so let me know if …
In this video I walk through the process of doing a typical product shoot. This tutorial uses the Westcott Spiderlite TD-5 constant lights. Constant lights are great for product shots because you can easily get your lighting setup and see exactly in the viewfinder what you will get when you press the shutter. During this …
Kerry and David talk to Thomas Hawk who has a goal of having a million images published before he dies. To put this into perspective, that is 300-400 images posted online every week! You think putting up 1 image a day is a cool project, try 30-40! Thomas talks about his gear, his workflow, and …
While product photography may not be as glamorous or fun as shooting weddings or engagements, I still enjoy doing it and it is the bulk of my daily work. There is quite a challenge in getting lighting and exposure dialed in that I really get a kick out of. Here are some shots I did …