I attribute a great portion of my rekindled interest in photography to the late Bill Simone, a phenomenal commercial photographer whose work for one of my previous employers was dynamic and emotive, especially to a young adult whose previous exposure to photography had primarily been relegated to a 35mm camera. Some of my favorite images […]

A quick setup on my kitchen counter using printer paper propped up on drinkwear and natural light. (The antique pipe is compliments of my wife’s Father’s Day present.) Final Image

Tired of paying premium prices for waxed canvas? Grab an old messenger bag, a cheap camera insert, and some paraffin wax… and in under an hour you can turn it into a rugged, water-resistant, good-looking camera bag.

Every day we encounter situations where the thought “If only…” runs through our minds. If only they made practical flying cars…If only I had unlimited funds…If only women could know what it’s like, just once, to get kicked in the nuts… But, alas, very seldom do our wishes come true. This camera, however, is one […]

Get great results from your photography while saving a ton with this great little do-it-yourself alternative to the Gary Fong Lightsphere!

There are often times when you need to place a light or other piece of equipment in a location that just does not facilitate a light stand or tradition mounting apparatus. Enter the invention of the ever-so-versatile super clamp. This device allows you to mount anything from lights to cameras in a variety of locations, […]

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 […]

Creative professionals are continually pressured to “think outside the box” in order to push the limits of their creativity. But, sometimes, it’s thinking inside the box (pun intended) that produces some great results. Photographer Murry McMaster created a very simple softbox with nothing more than a styrofoam cooler, and the results are fairly impressive. While […]

Anyone think it’s difficult or expensive to get professional quality lighting? Here are a couple lighting setups to debunk those myths. I was inspired to try out a couple ideas that I had generated on the drive home from the office recently, so immediately upon arriving at my abode I furiously turned the living room […]

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 […]