Techniques

Palm Springs Photo Festival

Photo Enthusiasts Gather in the Desert for The 2013 Festival

By Vince Gonzales | May 08, 2013

The Palm Springs Photo Festival was held this year at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Palm Springs for 6 days drawing photographers, vendors, lecturers and players of all types involved in the creation and business of photography.  The event director, Jeff Dunas created an environment... Read More

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Simplify Your Creative Business

By Dan Carr | April 03, 2013

As a self-employed creative professional I wear many hats on a daily basis.  My virtual hat rack includes photographer, accountant, marketing manager, administrative assistant, video editor, writer, lawyer and business development manager.  You can see why I need a whole... Read More

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Working The Red Carpet

"Game of Thrones" Premiere at The TCL Chinese Theatre

By Vince Gonzales | March 29, 2013

Publicists, executives, starlets- oh my.  I covered the recent red carpet for the upcoming season premiere of HBO’s "Game of Thrones" at the TCL Chinese Theatre and after party at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.  As a contributor to FilmMagic and... Read More

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Creating the Action Image

"Death of Summer" Comes to Life

By Vince Gonzales | March 22, 2013

Inspired by a publicity graphic from the Guy Richie movie, Rocknrolla, I re-imagined a new image that tells the story of a middle aged man-child on the losing end of a water balloon fight with the neighborhood kids.  Our back yard warrior would be defending himself armed only... Read More

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Giving Back

Visiting the students at Orange Coast College

By Tony Donaldson | March 14, 2013

I recently had a chance to talk to the students of Leslie McCall's Professional Digital Techniques class at Orange Coast College. OCC has an amazing facility and great faculty. The school is amazing, there are tons of 5D, 7D, Canon AE-1 (film bodies) cameras and lenses, all Profoto... Read More

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The Basics of a One Light Setup

A Lighting Tutorial

By JPMorgan | March 06, 2013

In today's TSL lesson we are going way back to the very basics of a one light setup to light a face.  Our talent Tiffany Taylor is beautiful and it's very easy to demonstrate on her face. Everything in the world is a ball, a cube or a cylinder. The human face is nothing... Read More

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Tech Art 2 Exhibition

Creating The Mutoscope Print

By Vince Gonzales | February 16, 2013

Early last year I exhibited 35 Tech Art photographs at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  This series explores the design and craftsmanship of antique motion picture equipment. Tech Art 2 curated by Maryrose McMahon was my second exhibition hosted by the... Read More

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Behind The Scenes On A Glamour Photoshoot

Kikey Castillo Glamours Up

By Vince Gonzales | February 14, 2013

For my glamour shoots, women walk in wearing sweats with a scrunchie in their hair, sit down to professional hair and make-up and are transformed in to their inner cover girl.  I thought it would be valuable to have a behind the scenes video in... Read More

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Iconoclasts: Wedding Photojournalists

rebels vindicated: the most maligned photo specialty worth deeper look

By Sara Frances | February 04, 2013

The commercial photographic community has long looked down its collective nose at the wedding photographer without realizing this skill combines just about every other specialty. A much harder job, if practiced to the hilt.

Food photography and... Read More

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Freezing Action Photography

A Lighting Tutorial

By JPMorgan | January 29, 2013

This post is a lighting breakdown of a shoot I did last year. I had the opportunity to shoot Rafael Marquez in Mexico City for the FMF. He is a world class soccer player for Mexico and a great guy. We were going to shoot several shots that would need to freeze him in mid air as he... Read More

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Shooting in the snow.

Try these tips the next time snow starts falling during your photo shoot.

By Tom Bol | January 24, 2013

I was recently shooting skiers, and as often happens, the weather got nasty.  No splitter skies this time, but instead horizontal snow.  Sometimes blowing snow can create really interesting images, the trick is just trying to shoot during the snowstorm.  I had a lot of... Read More

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Posing & Lighting Wedding Cakes

How to apply magazine quality food photography techniques at a wedding

By Sara Frances | January 18, 2013

If you think “posing” and “lighting” are an odd choice of words when photographing wedding cakes, think again. Cakes are sculptural, with the added challenge of fine, subtle surface details, executed usually in white on white. The cake image should be delectable, fun and... Read More

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Creating Bokeh

A Lighting Tutorial

By JPMorgan | January 18, 2013

In today's TSL lesson we are back in New York City shooting in Times Square. I wanted to explore shooting Bokeh with all the intense lighting of Times Square. Not to mention the incredible energy you feel just being there. The term "bokeh" comes from Japanese and means "blur" or... Read More

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Behind The Image - Through Their Eyes

By Dan Carr | January 14, 2013

Another image of mine with a bit of a story behind it was just published this month in Skier magazine.  In March 2012 I headed to Austria to cover an event called Nine Queens.  The event brings together... Read More

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Creating Fire Special Effects

A Lighting Tutorial

By JPMorgan | January 11, 2013

I shot a commercial for Los Gringos Loco on the Red using one of my favorite special effects...Fire! In this back yard barbecue we see everything go up in flames. The goal was to shoot both video and stills that the restaurant will use for advertising purposes. Creating fire is one of... Read More

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6 Speedlight Accessories

Create stunning speedlight shots on the road with a few simple accessories.

By Tom Bol | January 10, 2013

I travel a lot each year on assignments and teaching workshops; a major priority for me is traveling light.  A lot of trips I might be traveling alone, so I don't have a fleet of assitants to help carry my gear.  With this in mind, I have narrowed down my minimalist... Read More

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How to Light a Large Space at Night

A Lighting Tutorial

By JPMorgan | January 08, 2013

1. Today's TSL lesson is a look at how to light a large space at night. Some may think it takes a tremendous amount of equipment to shoot a large space at night but this is not the case. 2 or 3 well placed strobe heads will create a very effective look.... Read More

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Elinchrom Skyport WiFi

Use your iPhone or iPad to control your Elinchrom flash packs.

By Tom Bol | January 07, 2013

I'm a sucker for anything that streamlines my workflow and photo assignments.  A simple photo shoot can get complex quickly; one main light on the subject, one accent light on his left side...better add a few lights to illuminate the car in the background.  Before I know... Read More

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Car Photo Retouching Masterclass

Incredible work by GF Williams

By Dan Carr | January 04, 2013

I just HAD to share this !  Sometimes I'm just browsing Facebook and you find an interesting link that leads to another interesting link and a subject you don't know much about and then BAM ! Incredible photography.  This just happened to me as I discovered GF Williams'... Read More

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Behind The Image - Racetrack Startrail

By Dan Carr | January 04, 2013

A few weeks ago I decided at the last minute to head to Death Valley to shoot some images for a book project. I had 5 spare days in my calendar and that was just enough time to get some meaningful work done somewhere.  I jumped on a flight to Vegas the... Read More

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