Category Archives: Michigan Photography Training

Photography and the impact of Ai

Photography and the impact of Ai

  The person above showed up for the office staff photoshoot in a quarter zip fleece instead of business casual like his counterparts. I photographed him and then back in the studio I used Photoshop AI to change his quarter-zip into a shirt and jacket. Photoshop AI improves week to week. You probably can’t see… Continue Reading

How to use artificial light

How to use artificial light

Working with artificial light scares many photographers, and I don’t really understand why. Sure there are some unknowns at first, but suck it up and figure it out…if I did, so can you.  It can be a little intimidating initially, but once you start to learn how it works there are tremendous opportunities to experiment… Continue Reading

How do I sell my used photo gear

How do I sell my used photo gear

  As photographers we all tend to accumulate gear over time. We hold onto things thinking it may be useful at some point. Eventually you may come to the realization that you simply aren’t going to use some of the items. I had been holding onto a coupe of carbon fiber lens hoods for two… Continue Reading

Can varying Lighting Modifiers make  a difference with Studio Lighting

Lighting Modifiers

Studio Lighting provides the opportunity to shoot excellent quality images indoors without having to resort to high ISO and the image degradation associated with it. You don’t have to make a significant investment to get started with studio lighting. Most starter kits include 1-2 lights and some type of basic modifier. Over time you can… Continue Reading

What Camera Should I Buy?

What Camera Should I Buy?

  I often get asked “What Camera Should I buy?” People get frustrated when I tell them “It depends”. There are so many factor that play into the decision it is impossible to quickly tell someone what camera to buy. Factors to take into consideration include: How a person plans to use their camera How… Continue Reading

Fundamentals of Exposure

Fundamentals of Exposure

I recently announced a Fundamentals of Exposure workshop for March 12th.   I have some great examples of why this knowledge is so helpful. We had a big wet snow fall yesterday, so I went out this morning to capture the snow capped trees. My first shot (shown above) was woefully under exposed, so I… Continue Reading

Artificial Lighting opens doors to creativity

Artificial Lighting opens doors to creativity

Most photographers only ever work with natural light or on-camera flash. Meaning they shoot with the light they find outdoors or in their homes. I have taken many of my favorite images in natural light to be sure, but learning to take control of light and craft an image is an incredibly rewarding experience. This… Continue Reading