I am super-pumped about the upcoming release of my new E-book, Garage Portraits. It seems like I’ve been working on it forever! I just put the finishing touches on the individual E-book covers and thought I’d give everyone a sneak peek. First there’s the new logo which, if I say so myself, is pretty awesome. [...]
As much as I like writing and/or recording those inspirational messages I need to remind myself occasionally that you’re here to learn about photography. Certainly we need to remain inspired – but we need some meat once in a while too. Today in this longer-than-I-expected video I talk about Cowboy Studio radio slaves. Pardner, if [...]
by: Dave Meir – The Portrait Expert My career in portrait photography has come full circle. Starting in the basement of my home where I photographed 25 high school seniors in my first year. Then moving to a storefront studio where, at our peak, we were doing 350 seniors a year. And now back to [...]
Your Photography Questions Answered – The Walmart Conundrum Received two lengthy emails;-) from a member recently and both really tugged at my heart. (Yes, I have one.) It tugged because it’s how so many of us – as artists – feel . . . “Here’s the real meat of my question, I guess. I’m having [...]
Question #5 . . . in the continued “Your Questions Answered” blog posts. “This question is about lighting…. you mentioned using a piece of rope that is connected to your lights to help with aligning your lights with your subject to get the right placement for both. How long are your pieces of rope that [...]
Seamless Paper Backgrounds Question #3 “My next question is about seamless paper. At the moment that is about all I can afford. If I were going to get a handful of different colors… which colors would you suggest? Which ones or colors do you find you use the most? I do not want to waist [...]
Off Camera Flash Units This is a continuation of the answers to questions I received from a Portrait Expert member. Question #2. “What is your thought about using off camera flashes as your lighting sources? So far that is what I have. I shoot with a Nikon D300 and have an SB 900 and SB [...]