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Lighting that ROCKS!

Direct afternoon sun NO PROBLEM!

Expanding window light with inexpensive daylight bulbs!
In last week's Photographing People Part 3 class we had a lot of fun playing with a bunch of different light sources. When we come to part 3 it's time to put into practice what the students have learned in Part 1&2. They work 2 and 2 together spending 45 minutes at different workstations with different kind of lights. They trade off shooting and assisting. This is a great way for them to experience how an assistant can help improve their work. MaryLyn and I go from group to group giving input. Class by

Lighting that ROCKS 2!
  Tuesday this week I photographed 22 Wedding dresses for a 13 page editorial in a magazine. I only had about 15 min pr. dress so I had to think how can I light well and change it fast without adjusting to much power etc. I came up with this 5 light set up (see overview) after lot's of thinking the night before. From left a 74inch Elinchrom Octa Bank working

Nobody Does it Bestor
I promised a few weeks ago to post some images from my super fun shoot with Kurt Bestor. The shoot was done at the Covey Art Center. When Kurt came in I introduced myself, and Kurt said: "I know you, you photographed me back in the mid eighties, I still have the picture, I like it but not the clothes I was wearing in it :-)))" We both connected back

Fun with 650 watt Fresnel spot outside
The Photographing People Part 2 class last Saturday was a blast. We went through so many different light sources and ways to use them. The craziest moment was photographing a wedding couple a few feet from a train passing by full speed ( Image 1). You can also see in image 2 the same technique under more normal circumstances. This lamp is a Lowel 650 watts Fresnel spot, one of many great things about fresnel spots is that they can be focused. It's so excellent to use in cloudy weather to replace a nic

"Maximizing Your Potential as a Wedding Photographer"
Are You Ready for The Wedding School                                        The International School of Photography presents the Wedding School, November 16-18th @ InStudio in Orem, Utah. If maximizing your potential as a wedding photographer is your goal then this course is the answer you've been looking for. Three days of intense instruction from internationally renowned photographer Kenneth Linge M.Photog. Cr. CPP. PFP.XXV. is just the thing to take you to the next level. This course includes both classroom theory and actual application demonstrations on