David Hobby is a lighting guru-- seriously-- he is the author of the Strobist.com lighting blog. Early in his career he was a photojournalist for The Baltimore Sun, but now he's got bigger fishes to fry like sitting down with our host, Marc Silber, and passing along his photography lighting wisdom onto you. Today's lesson, of
In this interview, Bob Holmes explains one of the biggest things that he wanted to share was to always be prepared. Preparation is key to getting the shot that you desire, because if you're not prepared, you'll miss it. Read an excerpt from our interview with him to learn more. You can watch the video
Make your Photographs Pop With Angles 7th Grade Geometry © Marc Silber 1964 Framing is the most basic of tools for composing a photograph, or for that matter in any visual art. You are looking at life through your camera and select out the rectangle (or square) that you want your viewer to see. Remember that framing can include the angle you choose in order to tell your story, this
© Brian Smith. All Rights Reserved Last fall I had a chance to sit down with celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith who gave us some great tips in his video, be sure to catch it. Here's a few key words on the importance of starting with the foundation of lighting. Marc: What are some of
The 4 Divisions of Photography Photography can sometimes appear to be a huge complex mixture of lenses, composition, post production, printing and even how to sell your work. But to learn any subject it's best to break it into its part or divisions and learn one at a time, in a continuing cycle. The good
Surfer off the Face © 2011 Jeff Johnson. All Rights Reserved Let's face it being a Patagonia staff photographer must be a dream job. As a surfer and climber myself, I was drawn to the movie 180 Degrees South, which lead me to contact Jeff Johnson and arrange my interview with him, be sure to
All rights reserved by strobist Here's a few more tips from David Hobby from our interviewon the FlashBus, be sure to watch it and check out his books. Marc: Composition: We're all looking for that mojo, for the secret sauce, the thing that makes your image really stand out. What is it for you that gives
One of my favorite video shoots of all time was with Bambi Canrell, a top tier, multi award winning wedding and portrait photographer. Why? She is a joy to be around, full of life and energy. Yes, she thoroughly understands lighting, cameras, lenses, and in short, is a master of her craft. But what makes
© All rights reserved by strobist This image blows me away, which is why I asked David Hobby how he lit it. Be sure to watch our full interview for more of his tips, but this is what he told me about making this image: That's a mistake. A lot of my best pictures are mistakes,
5 Tips from David Hobby for Exceptional Lighting Watch the full Interview with David Hobby, buy books by David Hobby I recently had the pleasure of meeting up with David Hobby who is the master of small strobes and author of the blog Strobist. What follows is a transcript of some of some of his tips
