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The Academy with John Gress
Gear
Hardware Studio: equipment that will make your photo studio hum!
Everyone has a light stand, even make up artists. Some photographers have boom arms but when you really want to refine your work, or...
A garbage can full of modifiers, that’s perfectly normal right?
Let’s pretend for a moment I am sitting inside a reality show confession booth. Instead of disparaging the other characters on the show, I’m...
What ARE those lights I keep putting in my photos…
One of the most popular questions I am asked is: what are those lights in the background of my portraits? Aside from the one...
Powering a Canon C200 with Gold Mount Brick Batteries
After picking myself up off the floor following my discovery of the sticker price for Canon's C200 batteries, I decided to look at other...
Upgrading to the Canon C200 (Test Footage) from the C100 and 1DX Mark II
I recently purchased the new Canon C200 and decided to shoot some test footage to compare it with the Canon C100.
Broncolor Siros 800 S v Profoto D1 500 AIR Review
The first time I showed my old assistant my Profoto D1 Air 500 Monolights he remarked how sexy they were…. that’s all he kept...
Elinchrom vs Profoto: Why I Own 4 Octaboxes
If you were expecting a side-by-side head-to-head comparison of these modifiers, this review is not for you. Over the course of 10 or so...
The Photek Softlighter II Umbrella… the Best $115 You’ll Ever Spend
When I received a Photek Softlighter II for Christmas in 2015, it quickly became one of my most treasured tools. I first became aware...
Does using a Profoto Glass Cover D1 Frosted dome or a Acute / Pro head make a difference?
Test results & review showing if using a Profoto Glass Cover dome or a Profoto Acute or Pro head makes a difference compared to...
It’s Christmas in March – New Cameras!
It's an exciting day! Right before I left town I got a call from Adorama saying two Canon 5D Mark III cameras were on...
Rice Saved The Day
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am the clumsiest person on earth. After I finished shooting the Kentucky Derby Saturday I knocked over...
