Posing
I don't put a lot of emphasis on traditional posing with most of my portraiture. For some types of work (e.g. boudoir, formals, etc.) it's necessary, but for the freestyle…
Retouching for Portraiture?
As a followup to this article, this podcast focuses on retouching for portraiture. Sometimes retouching is expected, or even necessary. But I've learned that not everyone wants it. I can…
Too Much Retouching
Everything doesn't have to be Photoshopped. And by that I mean, pictures of people don't have to be run through the digital retouching process all the time. I don't like…
The Shoot Must Go On
You're about to do a photoshoot but you're just not feeling it. What do you do? I mean, we're all human; we have good days and bad days. But if…
Blur
My guess is that the obsession with image sharpness started somewhere around the time digital photography hit its stride. People used to accept cameras and lenses the way they were.…
Will CG Kill Photography?
I created the following images as an exercise in lighting and composition for still life pictures. I wanted to see what I could do with several of the tools and…
Nailing Exposure Isn’t Always Important
For me, a photograph is something that should express an emotion or tell a story. I'm not very interested in using a zone system, or doing histagram analyses. These things…
Editorial Boudoir Photo Shoot Video
This video is NSFW. Mature content. https://player.vimeo.com/video/222052873 Several years ago it started to look like DSLR video was going to become something important, even for the average still shooter.…
Nude
I decided to look for some quotes about nudity in art to open this post with. But most of what I found was just a load of pretentious bullshit. This,…
