Flash Basics: Subject to Background Distance
Here’s another video in my ongoing series, Flash Basics. In this video, I show you how you can change the color of your background by moving either closer or farther…
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Rotolight Neo – Real World Review!
In this video, I talk to you guys about the Rotolight Neo LED continuous lighting system during an actual photo shoot. You guys know how much I like off-camera flash…
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How To Get The Best From Portraits!
In this video, I share all of the techniques I use to get the most out of my subjects when shooting portraits. I talk about mentality and a variety of…
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Portrait Shoot With Jared Polin!
In this video, I take you behind-the-scenes for my first ever photo shoot with the Mamiya Leaf Credo 40 and Jared Polin! I set up one off-camera speedlite, a Lumopro…
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Create a Photo Studio ANYWHERE!
You guys know how much I love to crush ambient light! In this video, I set up an outdoor photo studio with a 2-light setup for portraits. The idea is…
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Rockabilly Pin-up Photo Shoot with Commentary!
In this video, I take you on a live photoshoot and show you how I work with a model on set. I also give commentary throughout the shoot to share…
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Fuji X100T Review!
In this video, I go back to Tim Harney’s motorcycle shop in Brooklyn to do a 5-minute portrait demonstrating the amazing new Fujifilm X100T. I share all of my unedited…
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Extended Lightroom Portrait Edit!
In this video, I take you thru my portrait photo editing process from start to finish. I share with you tons tips and tricks and unlock so many excellent nuggets…
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Natural Light Portrait BTS!
In this video, I take you behind the scenes for an outdoor natural light portrait session. I talk about all my settings and share my thought process along the way….
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OMG! These photographers are floating on air!
I went on an incredible trip to Israel with a group of amazing photographers thanks to “Vibe Israel” and Kinetis. Each photographer was handpicked from New York to Australia and…
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Mentality of a Portrait Session
They say the best camera is the one that’s with you. Sometimes that’s just your smartphone, but in this case, I happened to have my Fuji X100s and Canon 5DMKIII…
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Interview with Max Hazan, custom motorcycle builder
Max Hazan of Hazan Motorworks builds one-of-a-kind motorcycles. They’re art pieces. So much so that a couple of his bikes are on their way to an art gallery in Switzerland…
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Tips for Shooting an Editorial Portrait
Jared and I have been working on a beginner flash guide and will be bringing it to you soon. In the meantime, check out this video I made with tips…
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Lightroom 4 – Lightening the Background
Have you ever shot a portrait on a white background that wasn’t pure white and wanted to brighten it up? In this video, I show you the tips and tricks…
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Friday Flickr Photo Critique #029
This week’s photo set comes to us from Clayton Ulmer who shot some killer photos of his friends while they were making a music video. What drew me to Clayton’s…
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Home Studio Headshot
Setting up a home studio can present a challenge especially if your space is limited like my Brooklyn, New York loft. However, that doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker and…
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Lightroom HSL Color Picker
In this video, I show you guys how to use the HSL color picker in Lightroom to get dramatic results with an otherwise boring sky. This functionality exists in Lightroom…
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Off-camera flash balancing Ambient Light
So much about flash photography is creating a scene – determining which elements of your frame you want to have exposed and how you want the exposure to be balanced….
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