The Right Camera for Terry Richardson?

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Readers occasionally write in and ask for specifics about the camera, lens and settings I used for a particular shot.  Sometimes they want to know exactly how far from the subject I was when I took the photo, what the sensor size was, and whether or not I cropped the image after the fact.  At [...]

Visuals: Adam Wingard

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Something to see and consider.  Filmmaker, Adam Wingard.  Videography is photography afterall.  What do you think?

Yesenia and The Moving Portrait, Revisited

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Yesenia, a favorite model of mine has been participating in several projects over the past year or so with well-known photographers including Nathan Appel and  George Pitts.  She’s also the model on the cover of my book, Taking Your Portraiture to the Next Level.  Recently, she posed for an excellent moving portrait clip (vignette) titled, [...]

Fun With Compact Cameras, Guggenheim

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Nikon P7000 – My favorite walk-around camera The Guggenheim, NYC

Photo Assignment: Silhouettes

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Submit your best photos featuring silhouettes to the About Photography Group. I’ll post my favorites right here on the blog!

Full-Frame DSLRs and Depth of Field

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Kenneth wrote in with a question about the sensor size of the cameras I used to produce the example images in my eBook, Taking Your Portraiture to the Next Level.  He wanted to know whether I was shooting with a full-frame sensor or a smaller (e.g. APS-C) sensor.  I’ve received this question from other people, [...]

Photo Assignment: Music Photography

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Do you like photographing bands and musical performers as much as I do? I’d love for you to submit your best examples of this to the About Photography Group. I’ll post my favorites right here on the blog! James Gonzales by patrickleroy Christian Scott and Eric Gravatt by avbizzguy Courtney Taylor-Taylor by heyheyjk Thao by [...]

Photo Assignment: Macro Photography

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I have to admit, I love looking at Macro Photos of small insects and tiny objects, even though I rarely shoot these kinds of images myself. But if you do, I’d love for you to submit your best examples to the About Photography Group. I’ll post my favorites here on the blog!

Photo Assignment: Forget Your Camera Settings, Just Shoot!

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I want to see your attempts at shooting without concern for camera settings and lighting. Shoot for fun and for emotion. Capture a “feeling” not just a picture. Submit your best examples of this exercise (including shots previously captured) to the About Photography Group. I’ll post my favorites on the blog, too!

eBooks on iPad

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I received a question from one of my eBook purchasers today regarding saving and viewing my eBooks on his iPad.  Here is one way to do it: PDF via Email Method Send yourself an email with the PDF(s) attached Go to the Mail app (Not the browser) on the iPad and open the email you [...]