Hey guys, Thanks for your feedback to my question about what you'd like us to cover.  Here's what some of you said: Metering with your camera when you don't have a handheld meter I'd like the above - posing and metering. Is it worth it to buy a light meter? If so, can you recommend

Ken "Skindog" Collins at the "Hook" near Santa Cruz Jeff Flindt-- Senior Staff Photog for Surfing Magazine, sent me an email last Thursday that he was here is Santa Cruz to get the south swell that was coming in--and indeed he did as you can see here.  BTW the guys on these waves are big

We'll be shooting an episode covering fashion photography, a fascinating world, and one quite different than those we’ve covered to date. RC Rivera has an intriguing portfolio and sent me a sample of his work with note about his lighting: "Katherine" "When I was starting out I thought the more complex the lighting, the better

Whispering Secrets I Know I'm Not Supposed to Hear, originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk. Thomas Hawk posted this amazing photo taken at the end of our very cold shoot! He was out in the water with a long exposure, as you can see from my iPhone shot: . Here's what he said: I had a

Tune in to to Thomas Hawk on Marc Silber Show A few weeks ago  as the sun was about to set into the Pacific, Thomas Hawk and I, along with our producer Rocky, met up at Baker Beach in San Francisco--a tremendous view of the Golden Gate Bridge. With the bridge as our backdrop, I

In late January, Del Mar surfer girl Elizabeth “Lizzy” Clark set sail in her 40-foot sailboat on the adventure of a lifetime — San Diego to Baja, Baja to Mainland, Mainland to Central, Central to South American, South Pacific to New Zealand, and on and on — in search of waves, in search of adventure,

Amazing to see these shots coming my way--look at these two just taken today (that means TODAY as in May 20, well, OK with the date line not exactly our today, but dang close) in Tahiti by Jeff Flindt. As an avid surfer I can't resist these waves but, but look at how Jeff uses

Well dang-- nothing like fresh work! Jeff Flindt sent me this shot of Kelly Slater yesterday, casually saying "I shot this photo this morning." Nice work Jeff, say hi to Kelly for us! Bet sure to catch our video here

As an avid surfer myself,  if was especially fun interviewing Surfing Magazine's Senior Staff photographer, Jeff Flindt check out the video here. I love doing these interviews and learning how each photographer got started, their stories and tips. Jeff got his start working for Surfing Magazine, under the close direction of Larry "Flame" Moore who

I had a very enlightening talk with Ken Rockwell this afternoon about focusing in on composition. He said that whereas painters have rules they go by, their objective is to put elements into the painting, building on each for the overall composition; photography on the other hand is more about taking things out of the