by Damien | Aug 31, 2009 | Flash, Location, Wedding
When the weather is bad, or it’s dark outside don’t let your creativity evaporate. Rise to the challenge and embrace a whole new set of opportunities. There really is no escape from the fact that if you are going to shoot weddings you need to have total command of...
by Damien | Aug 24, 2009 | Business
A wedding photographer is a person first and foremost, one that a bride and groom would be happy to have at their wedding. Their photographic ability is important for certain but not necessarily the most important aspect of their professionalism. How can you test and...
by Damien | Aug 17, 2009 | Flash, Location
Jonathan Phillips, one of my Evolve group 2 members had a bridal fashion shoot near Oxford today and I was on hand as a sort of technical director. I loaned Jonathan my Canon 5DMK2 for some exterior shots so we could make use of, and further try out the high speed...
by Damien | Aug 17, 2009 | Flash, Location
Having control of the contrast and punchyness of flashlighting at the shooting stage is one of the key elements I teach on my location lighting workshops. It’s really not that hard once you have been shown how to do it. These pictures were shot by me on a 1:4...
by Damien | Aug 15, 2009 | Flash, Location
Here are a few more pictures and techniques from last Monday’s creative shoot. I could have shot this frame with the ST-E2 as a trigger but why when I’ve got Pocket Wizards? The PWs are easier to set up because they don’t need the Speedlights in...
