Why You Should Stop Worrying About People Stealing Your Photos A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in another online discussion about people stealing your photos. That means it must be time to share yet another post about why you should stop worrying about people stealing your photos. The reason it came up took…
Thoughts on Pet Photography Would you like to know my thoughts on pet photography? Here you go. Pet photography must be the hardest type of photography in the world. I bet there are combat photographers who will look at this little ball of fur and ask to go back to war instead of dealing with…
Inspiration or Ripoff? I see quite a lot of folks taking about inspiration these days. I figured that was a good topic to ripoff, even though it’s a topic that annoys me anytime someone promotes it. That’s because I want my inspiration to be a surprise. I never, ever want someone to tell me they’re…
I’m starting to think that portrait lighting techniques are cause more arguments among photographers than HDR. Portrait Lighting Considerations For every little piece of gear in portrait lighting discussions, there are vehement debates about what is “best.” There are even debates about whether you should say what is best or give people information to let…
Studio Lighting Setup Practice Sessions I spent a fair part of yesterday in my living room doing some studio lighting practice for a shoot coming up this weekend. My friend Steve (above) and I hired a model and rented some studio time. For him, it’s a chance to enjoy his hobby. For me, it’s work…
I recently came across the topic of sharpness on a couple of different message boards. People were debating the sharpness of a given lens, and more specifically, which aperture is the sharpest. Personally, I think this argument falls into the realm of “pixel peeping.” Folks get so wrapped up in the technical minutiae that they…