The Best Camera is… An iPhone4?

Even though I have said for years that the best camera is the one in your hands…I have to give Seattle Based commercial photographer Chase Jarvis credit for his recent book and web site The Best Camera. Chase has not only proven the point beyond a shadow of a doubt, but he has published a [...]

Shoot People? There’s an APP for That!

It’s official – I have an iPhone App! Come on… you know how it is today – I have an app – therefore I am. Simple <grin> Read the description from iTunes: If you are serious about modeling and/or photography then this FREE and informative app was made for you. Award winning and nationally renowned [...]

One Light Wonders #1

I will admit to being a light monger. I love to play with lights and often use lots of them. Truth is that sometimes less is MUCH better. You know… the “KISS it” plan… “Keep It Simple Stupid.” This post will be the first in a series of One Light Wonders posts that will deal [...]

Who says white has to be boring?

I admit that at some point in the late 1980′s I swore that I would never shoot a model on a white background again. My reason… it was boring! Modeling portfolios had become a boilerplate template of standard poses on plain white backdrops and the images were nothing more than PG versions of cheesy glamour poses with the model smiling at the camera.

Behind the Scenes at a Makeup Test Shoot

New images from a recent makeup and hair test shoot. Model: Tabitha Rubin – Jersey City, NJ Makeup & Hair: Morgan Chalfant – Philadelphia, PA This group of images is from a recent makeup test shoot that I did with the multi-talented Philadelphia based Morgan Chalfant. Our model was the beautiful Tabitha Rubin of Jersey [...]

New Beauty Images From a Recent Makeup Test

3 new images from a recent makeup and hair test shoot. Model: Gretchen Funk –Manheim, PA Makeup: Carmina Christina – Harrisburg, PA Hair: Nicole Raptapolus – Harrisburg, PA «« Click images to enlarge »» Clam shell Lighting – AlienBee 22″ Beauty Dish on Top and AlienBee Ring Flash under a Photoflex Diffuser on the bottom. [...]

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