Fodor’s 2009 Turkey Travel Guide

Fodor’s 2009 Turkey Travel Guide – Images by David Honl I went to Border’s the other day and picked up the 7th edition of Fodor’s Turkey Travel Guide, and the 3 pictures in the above gallery appeared throughout. I had almost forgotten about them, as it was some time last year that had long since [...]
Free lighting workshop in my Los Angeles studio

UPDATE: This workshop is filled- please sign up for our e-mail updates below to be informed of the next one (date to be determined) I’ll be holding an absolutely free afternoon lighting workshop in my Los Angeles studio on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Yes, I know just seeing the words twenty-ten sounds light years away, [...]
Step back and be thankful folks!

I set out on my Thanksgiving week with grand plans of a blog post of how my little Black and Decker AC converter-charger for my camera batteries in the back of my SUV will help you in your photography life, along with an hourly update of my photos along the way to Claudia’s parent’s place [...]
How I started Honl Photo

As each week passes, fellow photographers ask me how I started Honl Photo so I thought my blog might be a good place to start explaining the whole process from the beginning, in hopes of enlightening and inspiring others to follow their dreams- whether it be photo related or not. It’s been almost a 25 [...]
An incredibly touching National Geographic video

Our friend Trish sent this link to us this morning. Breathtaking pictures by National Geographic contributor Paul Nicklen, and an even more breathtaking story behind them.
Rockwood = tattoos

When my brother Ryan and I were in Hawaii in September, I tracked down Hawaii’s #1 tattoo artist to get some ink, and as coincidence always rules, turns out Rockwood founded Studio City Tattoo, a place I drive by every morning on the way to my studio. Ryan and I shot video of our portrait [...]
Up with the birds, and the new Photoflex Octodome

I woke up at my usual 5am wake-up call this morning, drove down to the studio, and set up a quick 1 light setup with the new Octodome. Claudia was a real trooper and joined me a few hours later for portraits. I’ve been anxiously awaiting a tiny Octodome to use with my Nikon Speedlights- [...]




