Chris and I managed to pull off another beach shoot without losing anything – almost. A roll of gaffer’s tape going MIA is not as bad as what the angry seas have swallowed up in our past endeavors. So, to appease the ocean Gods, I decided to post a setup shot, perhaps give you shooters [...]

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We photographers are always trying to soften up the light. Bounce it off a ceiling or a wall, put an umbrella or a big softbox on our lights. Most of us, at one time or another, have resorted to having all manner of white plastic tupperware  type devices hanging off our on-camera flashes making us [...]

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Living near this free backdrop is pretty cool sometimes. Some folks in San Diego shy away from the typical beach location shoot, but I can honestly say it does not get old for me.  Learn how to wrangle your flash and ambient light mixture and the fun really begins. I am still studying this one [...]

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