In similar fashion to my other diagrams, this lighting setup is very minimal and easy to replicate while at the same time providing maximum results. I used this layout on a recent maternity shoot to illuminate the mother’s belly while doing some indoor shots in a formal dining room. However, this setup can easily be [...]

I dug this out of my archive while continuing to work on further organizing my image library in Lightroom. The Setup This is a very simple (and cheap) DIY lighting setup that I executed in our living room near the front door entrance. Using my daughter as a model, I placed her in front of [...]

DAILY PHOTO – As I

While I often fantasize about expensive equipment and a large studio layout, I operate on a very minimal budget, which often leads me to be creative and develop my own equipment, dubbed “FrankenFoto.” And, this is one of my lovable “monsters.” What brought this particular model about was necessity. As I’ve said before, necessity if [...]

Here is a preview of the wedding I photographed on June 12th at the antique auto museum. There is more to come, and I think I’m winding down on the post-pro.

As most any parent knows, children love to go to parks, and in the interest of Father’s Day we all decided to pay a visit to our local community park this evening. I viewed this as a great opportunity to do some photography, so I quickly packed a few items, grabbed my homemade FrankenFoto umbrella, [...]

DAILY PHOTO – Yesterday was like Christmas for me, in that I received a variety of toys via USPS. So last night and today have been spent testing out my new RF wireless triggers, my new speedlight, optical slave triggers, and the like. Naturally, my family is my first prey, much to their often boisterous [...]

DAILY PHOTO – Yesterday was an enjoyable and relaxing day, albeit very hot (I spontaneously combust at 93 degrees F).  My cousin, William (commonly referred to as “Buddy”) graduated from high school, so we attended his ceremony in the morning (more photos to come) and then hung out at his graduation party in the afternoon.  [...]