I've always loved the classic Hollywood style light you'd see in movies from the 1930s and '40s. Beautiful controlled light - a lot of deep shadows and then very carefully directed light, lighting only specific areas of the images to really create mood/drama/mystery.I wanted to make this video to share some information about what tools I found from MAGMOD. They offer some awesome lighting … [Read more...]
Night Street Photography & Silhouettes
I got a chance to get out last night and do a little street shooting downtown. It's December but the temperature wasn't too bad and it felt great to get out!Photography is all about light and shadows and most photographers prefer more light as opposed to less. Might be just a phase but I'm starting to go the other way on that issue... I prefer more shadows with selective light. Especially when it … [Read more...]
Trumpet Noir
I love this shot for a couple reasons.One - I love the results I'm getting from using MAGMOD's light modifiers. I know I've kind of gone on a bit about them, but it's just been a real joy discovering them. Two - This trumpet was given to me by Michael Robbins who own's Hanifin's Arts & Antiques up in Carson City, Nevada. I used to do a solo jazz gig at Hanifin's every Saturday before I moved … [Read more...]
The MAGMOD MagSnoot & MagGrid – Loving This Light Modifier System!
I LOVE the lighting that you see more commonly in the film noir genre from hollywood movies back in the 1940s and '50s. More dramatic and moody, really being selective with the light and emphasizing the shadows. Sexy stuff!A couple weeks ago I saw a video that Zack Arias put out in which one thing he talked about was the MAGMOD MagGrid. Because of how easily it attached to the speedlight like a … [Read more...]
Jazz Flautist, Bob Winett
This is my good friend and great jazz flautist, Bob Winett. He's starting to get into photography and I used this shot to show him how, even when using on-camera flash, you can still create interesting shadows. … [Read more...]
Geneva – Black Background Series
Okay, I know I said in the last post that I was finished posting images from the series of shoots that Geneva and I did with the black background and one light setup.... but, here's one more. … [Read more...]