The “Magic Hour” For Outdoor Photography

You will see many amazing shots done outdoors with pleasing shadows, very rich colors and a generally subtle warm tone. There are two times of day that is unarguably the best light for shooting anything, anything at all. The Magic hour (also known as the Golden Hour) is the first hour of the day at [...]

Surviving Concert Photography

When people ask me what the most difficult scenario is to photograph, 360 days a year my answer will be concert photography. (The other 5 days I’m busy shooting aliens at Area 51.) There is no constant here, no venue is the same with lighting (all of it is low light) and no band ever [...]

5 Ways To Improve The Amateur Model – Photographer Experience

There are an increased number of photographers that are working with models these days, most often amateur models that haven’t had much, if any, real world modeling experience. Currently we are compiling stories from models to build “Things not to do when working with models.” But in the meantime we are going to discuss how to work [...]