Using video lights for creative photography

I mentioned awhile back how the first dance and some of the dancing at a wedding as one of my favorite times to shoot (creative wedding reception lighting article here). The reason is with a nice dark dance floor is the the perfect opportunity to get creative with lighting. One thing that I [...]

Awesome example of light painting and portrait

The couple, originally uploaded by AndWhyNot.

This is such a great portrait that I came across on Flickr awhile back. I think its a great example of a really unique portrait that combines a lot of perfect lighting skills. This was taken with a camera mounted on the cars hood as the car was [...]

Photo of the week 12-21-09

The photo of the week this week is another off camera lighting example. So many times when shooting weddings you don’t have the time to get all of the shots you would like of the bride and groom during the day. At night there can be so many really creative things you can [...]

Creative lighting for first dance photos

One part of the wedding day that I really love to photograph (actually I love it all, but for the sake of this article one part I really love) is the first dance and father/daughter, mother/son dance. Normally these are in the reception venue where the lights come down, creating a nice dark room. [...]

Photo of the week 10-26

Our photo of the week this week is a nighttime portrait image that was created using all artificial light. When photographing a wedding you always don’t have the best time set aside to shoot images of the bride and groom. Sometimes by the time the ceremony ends the sun is going down and [...]

Vivitar 285 HV Flash

Sometimes people think with off camera lighting you need expensive, big gear to slug around all day with you. They get scared of off camera lighting because they think it is too difficult to learn or for wedding photographers that it will slow them down too much. Today we are going to review [...]

Intro to lighting (The Art of lighting)

The Art of Lighting is such a key part of photography and unfortunately sometimes overlooked. WIth all of the progressions in technology in cameras and in on camera flash, you can get a decent image even in a dark reception hall without knowing much about lighting. But for your wedding photos who wants [...]