I’m back at 30,000 feet after an amazing trip to Big Sur. I joined local photographer and super nice guy David Gubernick on my last day for a quick tour of Point Lobos, several of his favorite stops along the PCH, and an amazing sunset on Pfeiffer Beach. A couple quick images in the full post.
I returned to Big Sur late this afternoon to a bit of a fog layer. I was kind of excited to get some fog in my pictures, but it cleared up pretty well before sunset. I’ve only got one more day remaining but will be meeting up with local photographer David Gubernick tomorrow afternoon. A few images from today in the full post.
My first dawn-to-dark day in Big Sur was awesome. Whereas I felt a bit rushed yesterday having arrived in the late afternoon, today was quite relaxing. After a quick breakfast at the hotel, I headed down PCH 1 to taste more of what this road sign advertises. I’m writing this post via on-board WiFi at 22,000 feet on my way to LA, so it will be long on pictures, short on words.
I kicked off a fairly extensive travel schedule today, starting in Big Sur. I landed at SFO just before noon and could see the Pacific Ocean from the Monterrey Peninsula by 2pm! I’ve got three more full days to go, but here’s a few images I pulled quickly out of the camera before crashing for the night (view images in full post).
A reader of my blog recently asked: “What do you do when there is no wall or ceiling to bounce your flash off of?” A better option than sticking an expensive piece of Tupperware on your flash (like the Gary Fong LightSphere) is to bounce it off the Spinlight 360′s white card. The SpinLight is quite an adaptable device. It’s a flag…it’s a bounce card…it’s a dome or half-dome diffuser…it’s an on-camera flash Superman. View the full post for some interesting videos on this new device.
Weddings. Family Portraits. Event Photography. What do these all have in common? Multiple subjects in the frame, often at varying distances from your camera and flash. For many photographers this results in uneven lighting – a problem that can be solved by using proper bounce flash techniques.
I’ve received several questions about how I setup and managed the photo booth at this year’s Ski 4 Yellow Cocktail Party event. Like most photography gigs, this one evolved as the date got closer. I initially volunteered to coordinate the photography that night, not to actually be the photographer. However, when our planning group became long on ideas yet short on bodies, I decided it would be a fun challenge to accept. I describe the entire process after the jump, including how I put together a backdrop for under $12, what lighting equipment I used, some unique Windows software I found, and how I dealt with the constantly changing light at the event venue.
I just got done processing my photographs from the 2012 Ski 4 Yellow. This year’s event raised over $100,000 for cancer initiatives, adding to an already impressive $1 million raised through the 4 Yellow Foundation in only the past several years. I’m tired, a bit sunburned (after skiing in clear skies and 70 degree weather), and have nothing more to say than: wow, what a great time! View some highlight images after the jump…
This winter turned out unusually dry in Colorado, but I couldn’t have predicted that as I was driving up County Road 5 to Mt. Sneffels in the middle of a winter storm warning last October. I got to my planned campsite without using the hack saw in my back seat to cut through any fallen trees, but the snow was starting to pile up. I thought about my drive in and how many ranchers I saw moving their cattle out. The farmer’s almanac was trying to warn me that old man winter could be starting early this year and in for the long haul. I had snowshoes to trek out, but leaving my car for the rest of the winter didn’t sound good. I decided to cut and run for the comfort of the Ridgway Lodge – a decision that proved very smart. This post is about knowing when to say no.
Since incorporating this umbrella silhouette image into the cover photo of my Facebook Page, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how it was shot. I was in Denver for a week on a business trip and brought my landscape camera equipment with the intent of shooting at Roxborough State Park. For reasons I can’t even remember, that idea didn’t work out, but I did find a flash and shoot through umbrella in my hiking pack from an on-location portrait session I completed the week before. I decided to search for a model at the last minute and try a personal project in portraiture instead.
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