Lighting in Layers – Nudes?

Lighting in Layers – Nudes?

As some of you may know, I have been teaching workshops on still life photography using a special lighting technique I call “Lighting in Layers.” Of course, this technique is especially well suited to objects that don’t move, but everyone always asks...
21st Century Lighting Techniques +

21st Century Lighting Techniques +

Portrait Retouching for the Artistically Challenged While I’m putting the finishing touches on my DVD tutorials I thought I’d share some presentations from this past PMA show. I did an hour long  presentation about lighting techniques that take advantage...
Lighting in Layers Technique

Lighting in Layers Technique

I’m posting a revamped version of one of my older PDF tutorials as a complete step-by-step video. This is a special preview for my sessions at the Florida Birding & Photo Festival  The festival runs from April 26 – 30th, 2017 in and around St. Augustine,...
Simple Fix for Mixed Lighting Problems

Simple Fix for Mixed Lighting Problems

Lightroom Removes the Curse of Mixed Color Lighting from Your Photos I’ve just now returned from the California Photo Festival, but before I share my experiences from that event, I’d like to stay with Bahrain a little bit to share a great technique for...
3 Lighting Design Insights

3 Lighting Design Insights

Some insights for Photography in a TED talk This wonderful TED presentation about lighting design and the importance of darkness reveals some important insights for photography. Perhaps we should strive to orchestrate darkness rather than light in our images. The...