Archive for February, 2009

I shot this a few weeks ago at The Hotel ZaZa. It was shot hand held, in very low light, but with light like that, who cares if there is a bit of motion blur. I love this image. How to make money photographing weddings.

When I’m creating a portrait, and the subject has direct sunlight striking them, I will meter for the direct sunlight and allow the rest of the image to go a bit darker for effect.

Sometimes a simple can light in the ceiling is all you need.

How to Make Money Photographing Weddings. I am currently working on my next eBook, The Marketing and Sales of Wedding Photography, due to be done in April.

How to make money photographing weddings.

An SB800 flash head was hand held over my head, and another was placed camera left.  We were on a hanging bridge which was only about 3 feet wide.  Very little space to work with at all.

The sun was setting on camera right.  To the left of the subject I had mounted an SB800 flash head to provide some fill.  There was a bit of light leaking into the lens from the sun, but that was removed mostly with photoshop. Let me know what you think.

I flipped this image horizontally.

Taken during my client’s honeymoon in Germany.  This shot was hand held with natural daylight. Want to learn how to book your first honeymoon shoot?  Atend my next workshop.

Always try to use off camera lighting whenever possible.  This will give your subjects a more three dimensional feel in the final portrait.  This shot was taken on my client’s Honeymoon in Germany last December. My first eBook.

When photographing a male subject have the chest facing into the light to make the shoulders more broad and shoot from a lower angle.

Thank you to everyone who took advantage of yesterdays sale!

Today only, use coupon code “sale” for a generous discount on my first eBook. This eBook contains some fantastic money making ideas for any wedding photographer! This dramatic portrait was captured at the royal residence in Munich Germany during my clients honeymoon last December. If you would like to learn how I approach my clients [...]

This portrait has actually been flipped horizontally. in the original capture declines were facing to the left. Talk to almost any professional photographer that competes on the national level and they will tell you that it is best to have your subjects in the lower right-hand corner. This space I was shooting in to create [...]

Today only, use coupon code “sale” for a generous discount on my first eBook. This eBook contains some fantastic money making ideas for any wedding photographer! This formal portrait was created last December on my clients honeymoon in Munich Germany on the steps of the Opera House. The bride is a ballerina, and our goal [...]

Please leave a comment. I absolutely love this photograph. It was one of about ten shots I captured at BMW Headquarters in Munich, Germany. Above the bride is an awning which had a can light pointing straight down. to the camera right in slightly behind the subject was an SB 800. The camera left and [...]

Today only, use coupon code “sale” for a generous discount on my first eBook. This eBook contains some fantastic money making ideas for any wedding photographer!

Today only, use coupon code “sale” for a generous discount on my first eBook.  This eBook contains some fantastic money making ideas for any wedding photographer! I don’t even want to think about the amount of retouching that went into producing this image. This facility is actually a museum, and while we were shooting there [...]

It I love the fact that photography allows me to travel. I love the travel with my clients so much that I have invented a new product. Honeymoon photography! If you can think back and imagine the first wedding photographers. Their cameras, more than likely only held one piece of film. What do you suppose [...]

I love photographing in Las Vegas. Every time I’m there shooting on the strip I always make sure to take my clients to the welcome sign.  During this session I was actually traveling with my couple on their honeymoon in Vegas. I shot this image without an assistant. My camera is mounted on a tripod, [...]

Solaris is located in an office tower filled with doctors and lawyers in the such.  So occasionally we will have the opportunity to create a variety of different executive portraits.  We try and match the style of the finished portrait with the request of the customer.  For instance a portrait created for a book cover [...]

I love this shot for so many reasons.  Normally, a wedding photographer will photograph a bride and her father from behind when they are walking down the isle in order to get a great image of the train of the dress. This shot is a bit of risk, as the image had to be captured [...]

At most Indian weddings, the bride is carried into the ceremony in a carriage.  There are hanging beeds on either side of the carriage to partially hide the bride.  Just before she is carried down the isle, everyone puls the beads away so they can get an unobstructed view of the bride, so it’s a [...]