© Brian Smith. All Rights Reserved Last fall I had a chance to sit down with celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith who gave us some great tips in his video, be sure to catch it. Here's a few key words on the importance of starting with the foundation of lighting. Marc: What are some of
The 4 Divisions of Photography Photography can sometimes appear to be a huge complex mixture of lenses, composition, post production, printing and even how to sell your work. But to learn any subject it's best to break it into its part or divisions and learn one at a time, in a continuing cycle. The good
Surfer off the Face © 2011 Jeff Johnson. All Rights Reserved Let's face it being a Patagonia staff photographer must be a dream job. As a surfer and climber myself, I was drawn to the movie 180 Degrees South, which lead me to contact Jeff Johnson and arrange my interview with him, be sure to
All rights reserved by strobist Here's a few more tips from David Hobby from our interviewon the FlashBus, be sure to watch it and check out his books. Marc: Composition: We're all looking for that mojo, for the secret sauce, the thing that makes your image really stand out. What is it for you that gives
One of my favorite video shoots of all time was with Bambi Canrell, a top tier, multi award winning wedding and portrait photographer. Why? She is a joy to be around, full of life and energy. Yes, she thoroughly understands lighting, cameras, lenses, and in short, is a master of her craft. But what makes
© All rights reserved by strobist This image blows me away, which is why I asked David Hobby how he lit it. Be sure to watch our full interview for more of his tips, but this is what he told me about making this image: That's a mistake. A lot of my best pictures are mistakes,
5 Tips from David Hobby for Exceptional Lighting Watch the full Interview with David Hobby, buy books by David Hobby I recently had the pleasure of meeting up with David Hobby who is the master of small strobes and author of the blog Strobist. What follows is a transcript of some of some of his tips
Tips for Exceptional Portrait Photography From Brian Smith Brian Smith is a Pulitzer prize winning photographaper who has photographed one luminary after another: Bill Gates, Anne Hathaway, Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Richard Branson and the list just goes on. In our extended version of my interview with Brian Smith, he discussed his process for getting
Eiffel Tower at night, 2005, Black and White and in color... We were talking the other day about the joy of black and white photography, and the next day I came across these two different versions of the same image. Also, Allison had her recent post on Paris so I thought this would be a good
I wanted to take a moment on this rainy day here in the mountains above Silicon Valley, to let you know what we've got going on here at Silber Studios. We have a slew of new shows shot and are busy editing them, you should see them soon. And you may have caught our quiet