Understanding High-Key VS Low-Key Lighting In this post, we will look at two different, yet very popular, lighting techniques: HIGH-KEY and LOW-KEY.  High key lighting is just what you would imagine - very bright and...

How to Find the Best Lighting for Outdoor Photos A couple of weeks ago my daughter and two of her friends wanted me to take some photos of them.  I was thrilled to do it.  They are 13 and any chance I have to take ph...

Off Camera Flash For Beginners When I first became interested in off-camera flash, I was completely overwhelmed by the amount of information I found online, and didn’t even know where to begin! But I was determined t...

How to Take Photos in Bright Sunlight While taking photos in the bright mid-day sun presents a certain set of challenges, it can still be done with great results - if you know what to look for.  Unfortunately, taking...

4 Tips to Master Indoor Photography Lighting I was not one of those photographers who got a camera as a teen and followed my dreams to art school.  Actually, it was quite the opposite... Like many photographers, I am...

Photography Lighting Equipment for Beginners The world of studio lighting can be an exciting aspect of photography for some people, while others are intimidated by what seems to be a never-ending stream of equipment ...

When I first became interested in experimenting with off-camera flash, I was completely overwhelmed by the amount of information I found online and didn’t even know where to begin! While off-camera flash techniques a...