Is It a Lens Barrel or a Gun Barrel?

Some will say that when 1994 Pulitzer Prize photographer Kevin Carter, 33, claimed his own life from what many believed taking one too many heartbreaking photos (particularly an image of a vulture sitting on the left of a starving Sudanese child, waiting for the child to collapse), that photography is dangerous–is it a lens barrel [...]

Working with Big Egos

On some occasions, you might wind up with a great looking subject who knows she’s gorgeous and blatantly displays her ego, making sure everyone knows she’s hot. These are the types who will also tell you how the light and shadows are supposed to fall on her body, insisting that she knows the right light, [...]

Calumet & California Sunbounce European Tour Comes to an End…

Well I’m finally back in the good ole U, S of A! While I love Europe, the people, food, culture and the countryside, unfortunately I have family and obligations to return to like everyone else and they reside on this side of the globe. Words cannot begin to express my gratitude for the folks at [...]

The Calumet Tour Continues–Germany, Netherlands, & Belgium

What a week, after Berlin and Hamburg, we drove a few hours down to Dusseldorf then high-tailed it to Amsterdam as the Calumet/California Sunbounce tour continued on through Europe. Out of the nine photography magazines Calumet advertised in, so far I’ve collected three, Photographie, fotoMagazine and the latest, PROFIFOTO, which leaves me one German and [...]

Black Reflectors (Flags) Subtractive Lighting

When photographers discuss reflectors, most folks think of silver, white, gold and zebra colored reflectors, rarely do you hear of black reflectors, though you might hear of gobo’s, cutters, and black cards, which are usually black in color, and named more from the concept that they block light, rarely that they subtract and reflect light. [...]

While in Garlstorf, Germany

Today in Garlstorf, Germany, while on my Calumet Europe and California Sunbounce tour in Europe, we took the day off and attended the Erntefest in Scharmbeck. While in America we tend to think of a fest as a big party, this fest is more of a Thanksgiving festival for the local community of Scharmbeck celebrating [...]