Links before ’10
We watched Afghan Warrior on the National Geographic Channel last week. It follows National Geographic photographer Reza Deghati throughout one of his return trips to Afghanistan, and he finds the cave where he made his famous photograph of guerilla leader Ahmed shah Massoud. A must watch, if you have the NG Channel- you can see [...]
New packaging, for a new year
We threw away alot of wasted paper and plastic from under the tree this year. With all the wasted garbage from the season, it’s a good time to admit my hindsight 20/20 on consumer packaging mistakes. With the New Year, I usher in new packaging, which allows the end user some re-usable packaging, as well [...]
Another decade- yikes!
I was asked to put together my most meaningful pictures of the decade for a couple of photography magazines/websites- is it another decade already?! Here’s some of mine- I probably have another 20, but in any case these are selfishly the ones that evoke my own emotions while I shot them.
Links of the week, just before Christmas
In a way to organize and structure all the e-mails I get, I’ve dedicated myself to passing along the most memorable ones each week, so hold me to it- if I fail, kick me in the ass once in awhile- trust me, I can take it! My dear friend Neil Shea e-mailed me from Bagram [...]
Let’s talk body armor
Body Armor – Images by David Honl As I get my travel documents in order for a trip to Afghanistan, I wanted to start an open discussion on body armor for the very small group of photographers that are looking for advice. If you comment here or e-mail me personally, I promise to help to [...]
Actress Shannon Day
I was grateful to photograph actress Shannon Day in my studio yesterday. Lots more edits to show you as I play catch-up on some earlier shoots, but this one struck me right away so I wanted to share… Lighting is again very simple. The light was still setup from my shoot with Claudia, so what [...]
Man of a thousand flashes
When I first glanced at the picture sent to me by Joe McNally’s 2nd assistant Will Foster, I immediately thought- oh boy- Joe’s going to shoot another National Geographic cover of an X-45 with a thousand speedlights! Turns out, even cooler than that (maybe only to me at least), it’s a picture of all the [...]
Nikon vs Canon
I got a Google Alert for a pretty damn cool music video with a Nikon vs Canon theme, and I went one step further and searched “Nikon vs. Canon” on YouTube and found another one to boot. Here’s a great perspective from the other side of the world, then the music video (they’re unrelated). Yes, [...]
January 9 workshop filled!
We announced the registration for my free January 9 lighting workshop yesterday, and it filled up immediately (like, in 10 minutes!). I’m thrilled that so many folks want to spend time with us at the studio, and I’m sure we’ll try to make this as regular a habit as possible. We’ll also shoot some video [...]
Video: One light speedlight setup
Here’s a quickie little video we shot of our portrait shoot at the studio one morning. It was my first try with the new Photoflex Octodome and as usual we had alot of fun. Please do ask any technical questions through comments and I’ll share them with all. Enjoy! Gear used in this shoot: Nikon [...]
