Whether you’re a commercial photographer, a headshot photographer or just trying to perfect your lighting in the studio, tethering is a great way to elevate your work, keep your clients happy and increase sales.
Read detailsWhen I was 14 year’s old I wanted to be a lawyer or a naval officer and then I borrowed my mom’s camera and went to summer camp. Having that point-and-shoot in my hands gave me a reason to walk up to new people and make friends, something I couldn’t do at my school because the die was cast for this poor and overweight kid. I quickly realized photography was for me and I set out to make it my career, overcoming some big hurdles along the way as I transitioned from photojournalism to become a commercial photographer.
Read detailsSlowing down and being deliberate can be the key to improving your work and precision framing can reduce time wasted in post.
Read detailsIn today’s video I explore how many watt seconds you may need in each situation so that you can make the right choice when you’re purchasing lights for your studio and on location.
Read detailsToday were going to go over how to mount a canvass backdrop with gaffer tape to a PVC tube so you can easily hang it from a background stand.
Read detailsIn this video I go over all of the hardware you might use to hang a paper or canvas backdrop, including stands, wall mounted racks and how to use two matching backgrounds to form a corner.
Read detailsToday were going to cover everything you need to know about c-stands including some really cool hardware for the studio.
Read detailsIn today’s video I am going to show you how to tether your Canon EOS R5 to Lightroom Classic using EOS Utility.
Read detailsToday we’re going to talk about depth-of-field, not scientifically speaking, but practically speaking.
Read detailsIn today’s video we’re gonna talk about why prime lenses are not just for bokeh.
Read detailsIn today’s video, we’re going to learn how to profile your camera to get accurate color in Capture One.
Read detailsA histogram is a graph that depicts your image’s brightness when you review photos on the back of your camera or computer.
Read detailsPeople ask me about tethering all of the time. In Lightroom it was a struggle, even with Tether Tools cables, but when I started using Capture One, I wasn’t thrilled that the images were only written to my computer’s hard drive. So I set up this workaround so that photos would write to both my Canon camera and computer, creating an instant backup of my data and allowing me to review images in the EVF and on the LCD.
Read detailsWhen the topic of light meters comes up, many photographers are surprised to learn that I used them. While TTL and trial and error can be an effective way to nail an exposure, nothing can be more effective than manually and precisely dialing in your lights before fine tuning them on screen.
Read detailsBreaking down in depth how your camera settings and exposure work to record images.
Read detailsWhen I was just starting out in photography, I really looked up to other photographers who had a lot more experience, because I realized right away that when you looked at their work, you could easily recognize that it was their work, because they had a sense of style.
Read detailsSome photographers have a reputation for being narcissistic micromanagers. Don’t be that guy. And I do mean, THAT GUY!
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