You can create a very dramatic photo if you can create your own light. Using a couple of small strobes on location make this simple alley a great location.

I've heard it said that if you can photograph food you can photograph anything.  I don't know.  I think that is more applicable to kids, and even more applicable if you and the kids are fishing, but I digress...  This photo-blog discusses how to light food photography.

Understanding a couple of different methods of using Fill Flash. We look at ratios and the effect of changing ambient to flash exposure.

In the images we are looking at today, there are two ratios at work. Both are fine and have their own look....

Remember the old expression, "a picture speaks a thousand words"? Photo blogging is the embodiment of this concept. Instead of people voicing the stories that they want to share by writing them out, they do so using photographs.

Photography is the art of light and shade. A photo is basically a record of the light conditions at a certain period in time and space. That is why the lighting plays a very important role there.

A couple months ago one of my favorite persons on the planet came through Austin to play a gig at the famed La Zona Rosa in Austin, TX. Andy Davis, whose Latest album is now available (currently #4 on the charts) at Barnes and Noble, is not only one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet, but perhaps one of the most talented musicians around. He plays pretty much every instrument and he writes the catchiest most heart-felt music I've heard in quite some time....

With the Holidays upon us I decided to try and capture some of the action. After all, there are tons of photo opportunities.