I’m heading West, visiting London, Boston and San Francisco. Along with me will be fresh materials on Guerrilla Lighting, experience of building a studio & brand from a tiny town on the Borneo Island, 10 years of shooting, and the priceless experience of teaching and judging at WPPI. What an honor to be able to [...]

Very happy to announce the London Fusion Workshop to be held 2-5 May 2011. I am honored to join forces with UK’s Adam Alex, the MPA Open Wedding winner 2010, for three days of education, inspiration and lots of fun.
Day 1
We’ll start the day with breakfast and introduction of the speakers and participants. Then [...]

When I mention lighting, most people assume big lighting setup or studio environment. Well I’ve been putting lights in all sorts of places, including a church recently. Yes, got a nod from the Father. All I did was ask. As photographers we like to moan. “Oh, the location suck.” “There is too much light.” “There [...]

It’s day 13 of my road trip. I have been teaching seven of the last nine days. It’s been fun and exhausting. Teaching takes A LOT out of me. It takes energy, boundless energy, to impart. The larger the crowd, the more it takes. The trip affirms me of two things I LOVE. Shooting & [...]

Photography has never been about charts and formulas. It is an expression accomplished with the use of light, posing, composition, & depth. Sure, we can get technical about these three things and get downright serious about them, but techniques serve the sole purpose of sharpening our communication–expressing ourselves via photography. We sometimes mistaken technical knowledge [...]