Field Lighting #14: Todd Chambers
Simplicity is nice. One light is nice. One subject is nice. The entirety of this photograph says look at the subject, study his eyes, facial expression, where his hands are, what he’s wearing, and other things about him. Nothing more needs to be in this shot. Another shot might include quite a bit, but this [...]
10.Q Interview with Heber Vega
I’ve been fortunate this past few months to have met several great people who provide fantastic photographic and creative services to not only their immediate surroundings but to those worldwide as well. Heber Vega, a humanitarian and cultural photographer based in northern Iraq is one such person. Heber’s work as a photographer and aid worker [...]
Big Bend Twilight
It’s been a busy week, full of shooting, writing, designing, and some great discussions with other photographers, near and afar! I was going through some old images tonight looking for some submit-worthy photographs to go with an assignment, and I came across this image from the Big Bend Ranch State Park near Lajitas, Texas. I [...]
Jog My Memory…with Jazz.
I saw, it reminded me, and I thought I would share. I like live jazz music. Unfortunately, the jazz train doesn’t stop too much where I live. It’s here, but just not in as big a way as other genres, all great for sure! So, when a few recognizable jazz personas hit the town for [...]
Field Lighting #13: The LIGHT, the LIGHT, the LIGHT!
OK, so at the risk of wearing you thin on the subject in the photographs, I’m going to chronologically detail an evening shoot that serves as the epitome of unique natural light conditions where I live (yes, I wrote the EPITOME, I think it’s the Johnny Winter I’m listening to right now that’s riled me [...]
Aspen Wallpapers
We trekked it back home from Colorado yesterday evening, tired from the road, and ready for rest! The week was spent mostly with family, yet the weather cooperated enough that on our hikes and off-road drives through the Rio Grande National Forest I could walk away with some nice images. As evidenced in a previous [...]
Photo of the Day: Hunters Lake
We’re half way through a week in Colorado, and we’ve spent a good bit of that time hiking around much like we do in Texas…only it’s a nice 60 to 70 degrees F when the light’s right here. Last night we got back to the car and it was 49 degrees F. I live in [...]
Happy 4th of July! New Calendar Desktop.
Happy Independence Day for all of those living within the United States, and happy any other day elsewise! Like many other photographers this month, I’m releasing a few holiday-inspired desktop calendars. Both come in large and small, which you can find below: Have a great one, and be safe! Download the files at will, and [...]
Field Lighting #12: You Don’t Need Tons of Power!
I’ve come to appreciate how little light it actually takes to make some field/environmental portraits work. Take for example the setup above. I shot this for a magazine cover a little over a month ago, and it did not take much light from one Elinchrom Quadra head to punch in just enough light. I love [...]
A Wedding Anniversary and an Ironman Triathlon (yes, they go together)!
This past Sunday was my and Amanda’s first wedding anniversary, and we spent it at the Ironman 70.3 at Buffalo Springs Lake in Lubbock, Texas. To clarify, Amanda (she’s the one smiling, in the pink and blue) participated in the triathlon, and like any proud husband, I went for support…and to take photographs of the [...]
Travel Tip for the Road Warrior: Enjoy the Outdoors
Photographers that spend a good amount of their time on the road will see the significance in this post, particularly those photographers who see themselves periodically popping in the travel photography sector of the industry. When I travel to a shoot, I tend to stake out the towns/areas/ecosystems I’ll be driving through for potential photo [...]
Photo of the Day – Fiery Rainbow
I can’t emphasize enough paying attention to light! It is, after all, what we photographers work with. I drove in from a 1,000+ mile trip full of photoshoots this past weekend, and ended up coming home to a massive thunderstorm. So, I stopped off at the house to drop a few things off, and then [...]
Field Lighting #11: Use Backlight
Here’s one for the folks that appreciate a small dose of plant photography! Photographers often make little to do about photographing the smaller aspects in light of discussing the larger landscapes, and most of the time (online) you usually see, “photograph flowers in the shade or after a rainstorm,” like I did with my last [...]
Photo of the Day: Thistle Time
I thought I would share this colorful thistle while I work on a new Field Lighting post. Thistles are a mix of beauty and danger combined in the same plant, and when they are in full bloom, they take center stage with their vibrancy. If you can find a calm, overcast morning to throw on [...]
eBook Review – VENICE, A Monograph, by David duChemin
If you’ve visited my site recently, you’ve probably noticed the Craft and Vision links on the side and bottom of my blog posts. Over the past half year, I’ve ran across a great deal of photography-related resources that have benefited me as a professional AND as a teacher, and one of the better resources I [...]
Field Lighting #10: Horsin’ Around with Engagements
It’s been a while since I’ve put up a Field Lighting post, and Junction kept me from posting anything too extensive, so I have a little catching up to do. In regards to the last Field Lighting post, nick b pretty much nailed it beyond naming the exact light source behind the model to camera [...]
Gear Review: Zoom H4n
After doing a little looking around for an audio recording device to compliment my photography kit, I decided to go with the Zoom H4n. After holding a few peer products and visiting Best Buy and Guitar Center enough times that they know who I am, I chose to go with the one product that I [...]
June Desktop Wallpaper – Sabinal Blues
The June desktop calendar is now available! Just right click the image above and save it do your designated folder! This shot was actually taken from a location that one of my students came upon during a shoot on one of the most beautiful stretches of the Sabinal River in Utopia, Texas! Several of us [...]
Throwing Hay (a photo essay) and testing new tools
Throwing Hay, by Jerod Foster from Jerod Foster on Vimeo. I spent some much-needed family time back home over Memorial Day weekend. It was a relaxing intersession between the Junction workshops and getting back to Lubbock, and I found time to shoot a little essay on a facet of ranch work that you might not [...]
Junction A-Team: Don’t mess with these photogs…
The Junction courses are about to wrap up, and although there are many photos and stories to share, getting to sleep four hours every night is catching up on us! So, I’ll just share a shot of my class, the A-Team! I ended up with four in the videography course, and they are working their [...]
Living in the Macro World
Our first and second day at Junction saw us shooting quite a bit of flower work. The rain has come pretty regularly, and we take advantage of the overcast skies by shooting on a macro level. I’m engrossed in high-speed sync flash work again, and I’m finding a few inhabitants along the way. Macro work [...]
Back at Junction: 15 Days of Visual Immersion
Early mornings and late nights, little sleep, and awesome light! Wyman Meinzer and I are back in Junction, and over the next 15 days, I’ll try to keep the site posted with little asides from our adventures with 15 college students, all of them here to dive deep in visual creativity! It’s an extremely productive [...]
Field Lighting #9 – Field? Not really…Take a guess!
I’m delinquent again on Field Lighting posts, and I’m unabashedly going to be lazy about this one and let you tell me how I shot it. These two shots were taken from a recent cover shoot for Lubbock Magazine highlighting the colors and tastes of summer. After a few wardrobe changes and a few slices [...]
May’s Free Desktop Calendar: The Road Less Traveled
As always, at least five days late, but nonetheless, a new calendar. This is one of my favorite shots from my recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina. I could have stayed days there just photographing inside the Francis Marion National Forest that runs north from Charleston along the coast. The dimensions are 1440X960 (probably a [...]
