The Pixels in Pete's World

I generally test my gear thoroughly before heading out and using it on jobs. In the case of a light modifier like a soft box,  I would be wasting invaluable time assembling and disassembling it at every assignment. So with my Photoflex Octodome extra small, I keep it assembled. For my portrait session with UC [...]

I’m always on the lookout for ways to get the most bang for the buck since many of my students are on a very tight budget. I’m always helping them figure out ways to get a photo shot without buying unnecessary equipment. Whether it is recommending they buy a bulk film loader and loading their [...]

Overpowering our sun is a tall order even with the most powerful of studio strobes. So to attempt that with small flash units or speedlites that run off 4AA batteries requires either the sun to be covered by clouds or one has to wait till the sun is past its most powerful noon hour. In [...]

Group photos tend to be documentary in nature i.e their primary purpose is to record who was present at some place and time. For that reason, I take a quick group photo with my point-and-shoot camera as an attendance record whenever I’m teaching. It cures the most camera shy instantly. What if you are aspire [...]