The drop heard around the world was one of the scariest times in my career. After I had told Michael about all that had happened, and after he had mentioned the insurance. I left his house and drove the 20-30 minute drive home in tears. I was broken. My core was shattered. When this photoshoot came around I was wanting to walk onto the set, ready to take on the world with my photography. When everything shattered on that set — and I mean everything — my world got dark real qu

Bokeh is a word you use to describe the effect of the blur or out of focus background that you get when shooting a subject. Simply put, bokeh is the pleasing or aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus blur in your photograph. So, the bokeh “effect” is an extremely shallow depth of field. The difference between a shallow depth of field and bokeh is in the background of your image you will see circular shapes or hexagonal shapes. Now, what those shapes are, are beams of light tra

The holidays are upon us and it’s time to take out your camera and make some fun images. I thought I would share how I take pictures of out of focus highlights and change them into different shapes using cardboard, scissors, tape and a pencil. Continue reading the full article over at Photofocus.com

I was recently sent the Godox MS300 for review and I am going to start by saying I was honestly shocked by this light. For just $109, having a small studio light with so much power is incredible. This light is an affordable entryway level light into studio photography. Now, it is not like a speedlight where you could use it everywhere. It is not wireless like some of Godox’s other systems. I have stated my love for Godox previously and I’ll do it again with this light. If you

If I told you that for the first five years of owning a camera I never calibrated my computer screen, you might have thought I was losing my mind. I couldn’t figure out why everything looked so horrible on my screen. I started to question if I was “getting” the concept of photography and white balance. Things got even crazier when I started to try and print some of my images. It wasn’t until my friend and fellow author Levi asked if I had calibrated my computer screen. I thin

Social media isn’t as organic or effortless as it may appear. Brands and, yes, even “social media influencers,” take a lot of time to plan out their social media. With Instagram seeming to still be at the top of the charts, that’s where most of their focus is centered. I started out by trying a bunch of different apps for planning and posting tools. Then, Kylee Ann, a marketing genius, shared Planoly with me, on her Our Photog Blog Membership website (which I highly recommend

I was recently at WPPI and came across the Savage booth, which had their RGB Light Painter Pro LED Wand for attendees to try. I messed around with it for a bit and instantly realized I needed one. However, I wasn’t willing to spend almost $160 in order to do so. Dreamcolor LED Strip Lights That evening I went back to my Airbnb and placed an order on Amazon, for a pack of Govee Dreamcolor LED Strip Lights. I choose this package for three reasons. First, the strip is waterproof

While wandering around the booths at WPPI this year, I met Paul McKelvey. Paul is the founder of the Kobra Flash Modifier — he designed the Kobra. The Kobra is a flash modifier that is lightweight, flexible and pretty sleek looking. “I felt disappointed as to what the market was offering, so I created this,” Paul said. Design While seeing the Kobra first hand at WPPI three things that really made the product stand out too me. First, it is designed from high-grade, flexible si

After the drop heard round the world happened and I got the nerve to purchase new gear, I decided to make the giant leap to change my whole system to micro four-thirds. At the time, that decision was based on one important factor — money. Now, after almost four years of shooting mirrorless, that decision is backed with the size and quality of the gear. The budget Let’s just cut to the truth. I wasn’t financially prepared for the drop. I had no money saved up for any sort of e