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Shooting Better 38: Lighting Up a Room To Look Like Natural Light

George — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:18:45 +0000

Ok… here is something you can do at weddings and when doing portraits in peoples home. I have done this at on-location headshots too! Watch

Shooting Better 37: Mistake During a Family Session

George — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:06:54 +0000

Ok.. I screwed up in MY opinion. Learn from me! Even though it was a $2500 session, I could have done better SHOOTING…. I need

Shooting Better 36: A Maternity Portrait

George — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:13:14 +0000

This was done at my friends studio. We had three softboxes. We made it work. I loved this shot because its really two MAIN

Shooting Better 35: Engagement Location & A Product Shot

George — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:49:45 +0000

There are two videos this month. One about a ugly engagement location and the 2nd about a product shoot set-up. Engagement Video Sometimes, you’ve got

Shooting Better 34: New Born Shoot

George — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:17:25 +0000

Ok… here is a new born session at Chris Smith’s Studio…. His new born photograher is Shana! Both are good friends in Midlothian, Texas. Watch

Shooting Better 33 – Camera & Backgrounds

George — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:30:10 +0000

This first video is eye opening in MY opinion. Was it shot with my 1Ds Mark II or a Little ole G10? Lesson – don’t

Shooting Better 32: One Year Old Session

George — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:00:34 +0000

This is a long video but I wanted to show you the whole session…. people tell me that its nice to watch a full session

Shooting Better 31: Ambient As Kicker and OCF as Main

George — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:37:47 +0000

Using more than ONE light source can give your images a little spice. One technique often overlooked is using the ambient as a kicker and

Shooting Better 30: Another Cool Use of High Key Lighting

George — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:23:09 +0000

I love shooting high key from time to time. Nearly by accident I discovered that if you get the model to squat down, you get

Shooting Better 29: Lighting a Background

George — Sun, 01 May 2011 07:47:49 +0000

During a recent coaching session with another photographer, I discussed lighting a background. The photographer was “unhappy” with how she was lighting this particular background

Shooting Better 28: A Golf Shot Video

George — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:24:59 +0000

When I know a guy plays golf, I shoot this shot nearly every time. It always end up in his album AND many times, it

Shooting Better 27: Headshots

George — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:00:27 +0000

I love love love headshots! If I looked at my work as a whole & tried to decide, “which shots move me the most”, it’s

Shooting Better 26: Photoshop In My Camera?

George — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:38:59 +0000

Is that Photoshop in my camera OR a camera technique? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don’t gloss over this one! If you are new to this technique,

Shooting Better 25: Dual OCF with a Senior

George — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:18:19 +0000

Our Dual OCF can really give your work a bump in it’s look and style. I use it as a main light normally and a

Shooting Better 24: Watch Those Clothing Lines

George — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:55:56 +0000

Our goal is to flatter everyone as much as possible. Using lighting, posing, composition, cropping, … to the best of our ability. Sometimes, you gotta

Shooting Better 23: Dual Off Camera Flash Tutorial

George — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:52:08 +0000

Dual off camera flash can give your wedding work wonderful “pop” even in a dungeon like this wedding was! Equipment Used: 2 portable flashes

Shooting Better 22: Brides Coverage

George — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:18:35 +0000

Trust me, this was NOT the prettiest room. BUT, I had ONE window! That is all you really need. One thing to note, the lamp

Shooting Better 21: Add Variety

George — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:14:50 +0000

Once again, I am talking about guys. I tend to photograph a lot of guys. The goal: “make ‘em look and feel cool”. James Dean

Shooting Better 20: Senior Boy Lighting Set Up

George — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:45:34 +0000

For guys, I use this lighting set up a lot. Pull a chair, have them sit down, and play around. For girls, I don’t use

Shooting Better 19: Grooms Coverage & In-Studio Lighting Set Up

George — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:11:17 +0000

Grooms Coverage It was INSANE hot so I wanted to be quick and get those guys BACK in the A/C as soon as possible. I

Shooting Better 18: Natural Light Tutorial

George — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:19:36 +0000

Natural Light Tutorial Sometimes, I just want to shoot NATURAL LIGHT. In fact, in every session, I like to shoot a VARIETY of lighting as

Shooting Better 17: Studio Lighting Set Up

George — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:46:40 +0000

New Lighting Set Up Here is a new lighting set up with the main light set up completely different. There might be a couple tips

Shooting Better 16: Video of In-Studio Childrens Portrait Session

George — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:17:30 +0000

Children’s Portrait Session Video I video recorded half of this photo session. Children is not really my specialty but these two were great. I hope

Shooting Better 15: Dramatic One Light Portrait

George — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:04:03 +0000

Dramatic One Light Portrait. I LOVE putting my softbox above the subject shooting down. It gives a different look because the shadows are different. In

Shooting Better 14: High Key Lighting

George — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:19:04 +0000

High key lighting is not something I do often but I do enjoy it from time to time. However, high key is very clean looking.

2009 Best Shots

George — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:21:48 +0000

Here is a collection of some of my Best Shots for 2009. I was hoping to show a variety of lighting, posing, & composition. Watch

Shooting Better 13: Off Camera Flash Video Training (In the Shade)

George — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:48:44 +0000

Off Camera Flash Training Video. This video series we will cover shooting with Off Camera Flash (OCF) in the shade (I will do OCF shooting

Shooting Better 12: Light Direction & a Senior Shoot

George — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:43:06 +0000

Lets touch on lighting direction. I think this is important and sometimes overlooked on certain images. Since the dawn of time, light has come from

Shooting Better 11: Reception Hall Lighting

George — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:17:45 +0000

This is how I do a two light setup at a reception hall for weddings. I also use this same lighting for any big room

Shooting Better 10: Homemade Background System, Off Camera Flash Set Up, & Studio Lighting Tip

George — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:38:30 +0000

Three Videos this Month.

1. Homemade background system. Works great!

2. Set up video for shooting at a Football Camp this Summer. One light. Off Camera Flash. I charge these guys by the hour and give them a CD that night of the edited images. I charge for set up, the shoot, take down, and one hour of

Shooting Better 9: College Sports Team HeadShots and Team Shots

George — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:24:31 +0000

This month, I am going to show you how I shot a college sports team headshots and team shots. This account was my first commercial

Shooting Better 8: Angel Wings Photoshoot

George — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:07:01 +0000

Here is an angel wings session with my twin daughters. I needed to do their angel wings session and I wanted to try out my

Shooting Better 7: Four Seasons Wedding

George — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:19:08 +0000

This month, I’m going over some of the images from a recent wedding and show you the lighting. Photography is about LIGHTING. I always strive

Shooting Better 6: Broad Light or Short Light?

George — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:42:02 +0000

This is SO crucial yet people just do NOT KNOW THIS. Is it short light or broad light?? You don’t always have to follow it

Shooting Better 5: People of Size

George — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:06:54 +0000

Photographing people of size can be one of the most profitable things you might ever photograph. For seniors, my main market, if I can make

Shooting Better 4: Off Camera Flash I

George — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Learning to shoot off camera flash (OCF) will surely help set you apart from your competition. It gives your images POP and DEPTH. You can

Shooting Better 3 – In studio Lighting Set Up

George — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:09:59 +0000

Here is a popular studio set up I use. I sell these pictures every time I do it. Sometimes I get bored with it b/c

Shooting Better 2 – Natural Light Tutorial & Video

George — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:17:17 +0000

You guys asked for it, you got it. Natural Lighting Video & Tutorial. You should be able to take one camera body and one lens (85mm 1.8

Shooting Better 1: Photography Lighting Video

George — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:11:34 +0000

This photography lighting video will show you how I lighted this 9 month old and 2.5 year old. This is NOT my normal clientele but