I made a special request to a good friend I was shooting with to send any photos of my in his frame, and it sparked a good example of how the same moment can indeed be very different when taking photos. I am a huge fan of before-and-after’s, and this kind of fits into that criteria as well. There I am, getting nearly trampled by storming football players in the center of the photo. Making the Photo As you probably know, a photo will always be rooted in composition- and... Read the Rest →
Finding good resources for this topic seem to be fairly difficult, and to be honest, the resources I did find simply didn’t cater to my aesthetic or style. Of course one of the best ways to get into a new type of photography is to simply go through photos you like, and deconstruct them in terms of lighting, composition, and figure why you love the way they look. Thats half the battle, and the other half is going out there and doing it yourself, troubleshooting problems, and making photos you... Read the Rest →
As a young photographer, and maybe as a photographer in general, every shoot seems new and different. My take is that [one] I owe it to my client to deliver a great product, and [two] I owe it to myself to be the best that I can be by practicing and studying. I have taken interior photos before, but I always like to do a quick refresh before any shoot no matter how comfortable I feel, and it is either glancing at some things online, or in most cases, finding... Read the Rest →
We had our first photo meetup tonight, and because of all the varying weather going on (yea, its Michigan) it seemed like a fun idea to use some snow, and why not throw a little fire in there? Long story short, we made a sweet photo, with some post processing that is in the video. Our studio still smells like burnt nylon and lighter fluid, but it was well worth it, and we had a great time. If you are near Northville, make sure to get in touch with us... Read the Rest →
This is a short photo retouch video sped up about 800%- packing about an hour of work into 5 minutes. It is a hard lighting setup with two back lights creating that arm and shoulder rim light, and then one small umbrella with a Canon 420ex right overhead. Hope you enjoy it, heres the final product: Are you a company or sports team that needs some high quality dramatic photos like this? Be sure to visit our homepage and get in touch with us. We can help you advertise your... Read the Rest →
It was one of those days where I had an idea for a photo, knew exactly how I wanted it to look, and only had an hour to go out and take it. Luckily I came back with a set of in-focus shots, no broken bones, and was able to check this one off the list. You can click on the photo below to see it in Flickr, and of course all our EXIF data is pubic domain! In short, I underexposed the background and used a large depth of... Read the Rest →
It’s always fun to unwind a night with some photos. In this video I go through my thoughts on lighting a copper sculpture found in a corner of our office building/mall. I started with a fairly high shutter speed (1/160s) and a fairly narrow aperture (f/16) to block out a lot of the natural light, so I could “build” the photo as I wanted. This sculpture called for some drama, but I wanted to still retain a lot of the color and detail. The second task was to plop a... Read the Rest →
Photography and web design have to get along, because we [as humans] have a tendency to consume and invest in good looking things, and photos on a website can be an insanely effective marketing/sales tool (Apple). However, just because you have a great photographer, and a great web designer, doesn’t mean they will come together and make beautiful things. This is why we think having web savvy photographers is very important these days, and here’s what makes us different: 1. Edges Your photo will be sitting on top of some... Read the Rest →
We just got in our Black Rapid RS-7 camera strap, and really like all the thought behind this little piece of gear. Like many, the stock Canon strap wasn’t cutting it; it wasn’t comfortable, it wasn’t natural to shoot with, and worst of all, its the same as everyone else’s. After hitting up some reviews and YouTube’ing for a minute, the RS-7 seemed like a good choice, and we want to give people some of our thoughts. Our first concern was how the strap performed with a massive lens, and... Read the Rest →
1. Grocery Bag Your on a shoot and the clouds start to roll in, you feel the moisture, and you know its about to get wet. Don’t be stuck with no options, all you have to do is remember to jam an old, used plastic bag from the grocery into that miscellaneous corner of your camera bag. Use a rubber band and poke a hole for your viewing pleasure. You do know all your buttons by heart, right? 2. Grey Paint Sample Card If you are moving a lot and... Read the Rest →
