Help Portrait

If you're a photographer, I hope you will consider this great idea by Jeremy Cowart. Watch the video and then get involved!

http://www.help-portrait.com
http://www.twitter.com/help_portrait

Father of the Bride

The Father of the Bride plays such a special role in any wedding. Here's a look at Ashley's father on the day of her wedding:

Clint Kirby

My friend Clint Kirby and his wife, Missy, will be leaving next month with a team to plant a church in Gdansk, Poland. They are being sent by an organization called Avant Ministries. The Avant magazine is doing an article on Clint and needed some pictures so while he was in town this weekend, we went over to Orlando and took some pictures. The first place we went was Infusion Tea which is a great little tea/coffee house on Edgewater Dr. If you're ever down there, stop in. Here are my favorites from the day:

Corporate Head Shots

I was hired this past week to do some head shots for a local business (60 head shots to be exact). This is actually one of the easiest things to do because once you set the light, it doesn't change... as long as you're in manual mode with the camera AND the flash. If you're in manual, once you get the correct exposure and color balance, you just snap a picture and say, "NEXT!".

In a situation like this, TTL is not your friend. Neither is aperture priority on the camera. Why? Because things will change on you based on the skin color, hair color, and outfit of each person who stands in. Exposure is exposure. So when you aren't moving around, manual mode is the way to go.

Here's a setup shot. I used a 28" softbox with an SB800 in it at 1/4 power. I added a reflector on the other side for fill. Shot all the shots in manual mode f/5.6 and 1/250.

Katie & Josh's Engagements

We had a really great time with Katie & Josh at Uptown Altamonte. They are a beautiful couple and are getting married on April 3rd, 2010. Here's some of the keepers from the session:

Ashley's Bridals

We did Ashley's bridals back in June. A few different locations around Orlando and Altamonte. She didn't want me to post these until after the wedding so Josh wouldn't see her dress!

Within The Frame

Wanted to tell you about a book I bought recently. It's called Within The Frame: The Journey Of Photographic Vision by David duChemin. Go ahead and click on the picture of the book above and buy it now! This has to be one of the best books on photography ever written. I love how duChemin mixes the how and why of photography so seamlessly. You WILL BE a better photographer just from reading this book.

duChemin also has a Within The Frame Podcast on iTunes that is worth subscribing to as well. After you read it, you can come back to this post and thank me!