Luchador Portrait Series With The 60 Megapixel Phase One IQ160
Few months ago, I did this fun portrait series of luchador fighters from the Chikara Pro Wrestling League. I brought a red fabric backdrop to their gym and spent the afternoon taking photos. Lighting was accomplished with a beauty dish overhead, an Alien Bees ring flash I laid on the ground for fill light (you [...]
Catch My Photo / Video Workshops At Profusion Pro Imaging Expo June 2013 in Toronto Canada
Greetings fellow creatives and Canadians! I have been recruited to teach workshops at the upcoming Profusion Pro Imaging Expo taking place June 18-19 2013 in Toronto. Aside from doing some rad Phase One and Profoto demos, I will also be teaching workshops like: “The Power of Marketing your Personal Brand” and “Shooting a Music Video/Short [...]
LL Cool J Photoshoot Behind The Scenes
Last week I had a photoshoot with rapper / actor LL Cool J. This was another fast session, only having about 10-15 minutes with the artist, but this is nothing new for me! LL was a true class act. Friendly and warm with myself and the entire crew. It made my job very easy. Some [...]
Photoshoot With Cari On The Farm Using New Phase One 75-150 Leaf Shutter
I recently ventured into West Virginia to do a personal (fun) shoot on a horse farm. Just an opportunity to mess around for a couple of hours on a beautiful day. Most of the shots were done with one or two lights, combined with ambient light. You can really see the dynamic range of the [...]
My Rod Stewart Portrait: 3 Minutes Of Setup And 2 Shutter Clicks
My portrait of Rod Stewart: 3 minutes of setup (due to multiple location and schedule changes on the talent side, which is normal on a portrait taking place the same day as a concert) & literally 2 shutter clicks before the shoot was wrapped. Taken with my Phase One IQ140 with their brand new 75-150 [...]
Video Tutorial : Green Hornet Black Beauty Automotive Rig Photoshoot
Learn more about this shoot in detail, as well as a list of tips to use when doing a rig shot here: http://fstoppers.com/photographing-the-green-hornet-movie-car-using-an-automotive-rig
My Camera Maker, Phase One, Loves Me (Birthday Edition)!
Over the weekend, I turned another year older. Hard to imagine, but despite my antics, I have survived to live another year. Coincidentally, the Phase One worldwide team was in town here in Washington DC as well as the US distributor and retailer of digital format systems, Digital Transitions (they sold me my Phase One [...]
Our Latest Music Video! Cedric Gervais & Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better
We shot this a few months ago in Miami under my production company 8112 Studios. Will do a full behind the scenes post for Fstoppers.com!
Our New Music Video Project Release – “Save Me” by Crash Boom Bang
My production company, 8112 Studios, shot this music video for our friends Crash Boom Bang a few months ago. Below is a sneak peak of how we created the earthquake scene. Check out the video!
It’s A Wrap! Was A Great Lighting Workshop In DC This Weekend!
Great intro to studio lighting class today in the Washington DC area! Thanks to everyone that came out and collaborated. We discussed the fundamentals of portrait lighting, light modifiers, shaping light, and telling a story with light. I will be doing more classes in a city near you in the future!
Just Got Back From My Photography Speaking Tour Through China
Phase One asked me to go on a speaking tour through China for a week (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing) to share about my photo career, creative inspiration, and being a Phase One shooter myself, to demo their innovative new IQ2 digital medium format camera back system. Now, many miles later, I am back in America. This was a [...]
I Visited Hong Kong & Did A DigitalRev Cheap Camera Challenge
After flying in to Hong Kong from Washington DC just hours before for my speaking tour, I had the great honor and pleasure to be a part of Digital Rev’s Cheap Camera Challenge. A broken Holga + jet lag + beer + a goof like myself = What could go wrong? 2 days before hitting [...]
Intro To Studio Lighting Class By Douglas Sonders Coming To DC
Have a digital SLR camera and want to FINALLY how to use off-camera flash? You know, something more than that pop-up flash or that hotshoe on-camera flash? I will be teaching the fundamentals of “studio lighting” and how you can take the next step with your photography. Class will be taking place in Norther Virginia, [...]
Visiting DC Schools With My Rescued Pitbull, Emma
Emma, my rescued Pitbull mix, and I got to visit a 4th grade class at Hendley Elementary in SE Washington DC to teach the kids about dog rescue and that Pitbulls deserve love and care (and not meant to be fighters). I was so proud of Emma. She was a perfect lady and the kids [...]
Like Movie Cars? Check Out Christine, My New Shoot
The fruits of my Valentines Day labor! If you follow my various forms of social media, Christine here was my date for Valentines Day. This was a personal shoot as part of my ongoing movie and TV car photo series “The Unicorn Project”: http://tinyurl.com/b4lhsac This photo is a composite of multiple exposures from my Phase One [...]
Capture One Express 7 Announced – Phase One’s Affordable Raw Processing Software For Under $100
Phase One announced their new Capture One Express 7 raw image processing software today and it’s free to try for 60 days and only $99 to buy! Express 7 is actually a streamlined version of their advanced Capture One Pro 7 software, which is what I personally use, focusing primarily on RAW processing. Also, I’m [...]
Monday Moment of Zen – Baby Elephant Playing In The Ocean
I have this playing on a loop on my second monitor. So soothing.
Catch My Video Lighting Tips In The New Issue Of Lite It Magazine – February 2013
Catch my new article in the new issue of Lite It Magazine! I wrote an article and also created a short video sharing tips about affordable and easy ways to set up interview lighting for video and how you can get your hands on expensive equipment without going broke in the process! Pick it up [...]
Valentines Day Bum You Out? Let Me Help!
If you direct msg me your address, I promise Emma (my pitbull rescue) and I will mail you 1 of these valentines & my business card. I normally rebel against Valentines Day, but I mean come on, puppies and kittens? I couldn’t help it. Doesn’t matter if you’re a dude or a dudette, this is [...]
What My Last Two Weeks Have Been Like (Hint: zoom, vroom, brrrr, whoosh)
First of all, apologies for the few blog posts the past month. It has been a wild and diverse 2013 so far! In the past two weeks alone I shot a magazine cover in pittsburgh, taught photography to 250 people in DC (taught over 600 folks in the month of January), filmed a TV ad [...]
Monday Moment Of Zen – Memorex 80′s Memories
Prepare to get tripped out on this crazy 80′s video art. More information about this video below…
Top Web Searches To Find My Blog Of The Week 1/25/12
Every week I look through the web statistics of my photography portfolio website and my photo blog (this one) to analyze what drives traffic to my sites so I may learn how to produce more attractive content and figure out better ways to share with my various forms of social media. Much like a race [...]
