Lighting Setups

November 13, 2014

Shooting a Commercial Image with Trash and Walmart Gear

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 […]

Cheap, quick, DIY light tent for product photography

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

Speak No Evil [featured]

Self Portrait – Oftentimes the simplest of words get people into trouble. For some of us, we wait to have something to say until it’s enough to ensure our demise. This particular setup was rather simple and consisted of: The camera on a tripod utilizing a 10-second timer A 9-foot seamless backdrop, although a smaller, […]

A Simple 2-Light DIY Photography Setup

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 […]

2 Cheap and Easy Studio Lighting Setups

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 […]

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I, thee, do love

Forty-one years of marriage. Countless trials, tears, and shadowed valleys which seemed impassible. Yet, countless joys. Countless laughs. Countless memories […]