Posts Tagged Field Lighting
I live in West Texas. It’s flat. So flat that we don’t use parking brakes, which I’ve come to find out is somewhat of a necessity here in Scotland (no, I have not hit anything or anyone with the car except for the curb, ONCE, on my first day of driving on the other side of [...]
One quick tip from Sevilla for the Field Lighting series: know what time to shoot! I invited the students a few days ago to meet around the Geralda Tower that is part of the Catedral de Sevilla (yes, that’s spelled correctly). During this time, we photographed the comings and goings of the area, largely populated [...]
You can almost consider this the second season of Field Lighting, especially since I haven’t posted one since November of last year! Think of this as a reemergence, then, and since I don’t have to keep some larger portrait projects under wraps anymore, you’ll hopefully see more of these in the near future! The last [...]
If you go back to the very first Field Lighting post, you’ll know that I try to introduce lighting concepts used pragmatically in the field, on assignment. I haven’t strayed too far, and I don’t intend to. Sometimes, it’s nice to revisit some of the more basic lighting concepts, mainly because these “basic” ideas is [...]
On a trip back to west Texas from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, my wife and I ran through a fairly substantial thunderstorm. We were met with a glowing sunset and immediately swallowed up by a wave of rain. We made our way down the highway, and just after dark set in, we were clear of [...]
I was assigned to photograph Brian Smitherman, an orthopedic surgeon and one heckuva nice guy, for the cover of a recent alumni magazine publication. He and his family live in a neighborhood that is populated by older houses, some renovated to more contemporary styles, some holding on to their inherent architectural uniqities. Nevertheless, in any [...]
I just noticed that it’s been nearly a month since my last Field Lighting post! So much for the weekly series, ha! If you read my last post, you’ll know I’ve spent much of the past month inside a vehicle and not at home base. The good thing is that all the time on the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I'm an editorial and natural history photographer based out of Lubbock, Texas, as well as a photography instructor at Texas Tech University. My work primarily focuses on features and environmental portraits for magazines, books, and commercial purposes, and I'm available for both domestic and international travel.
I'm a regular contributor to the Manfrotto School of Xcellence, an educational resource for amateurs and professionals alike. I'm also a partner and editor for Badlands Design and Production, a publishing house that focuses on high-end coffee table photography books.
