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 [...]

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 [...]

Self Portrait Tips When my new Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite and its companion ST-E3-RT transmitter arrived, I couldn’t find locate a model. I’m not so fond of self-portraits for obvious reasons.

One Speedlight used judiciously can open up a whole new world for your photography. The key is knowing how to combine it with available but directional light. Cavannah Richardson was recruited by one of my students to be her model during our location shoot,  but when she arrived with her mother, my student wasn’t ready [...]