Monthly Archives: February 2010

28 Feb

baselining your strobe for quick exposures

baselining your strobe for quick exposures

Digital cameras have been a great boon to photographers working with off-camera lights.  The ability to review an image instantly on an LCD (with histogram!) …

 
By Ed Z
Filed under: technique
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20 Feb

the solution to the elinchrom quadra umbrella mount

the solution to the elinchrom quadra umbrella mount

When I was looking at reviews of the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra, one of the most common complaints people seemed to have was the fact that …

 
By Ed Z
Filed under: photography
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19 Feb

darkly inspiring…

darkly inspiring…

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs, and maybe …

 
By Ed Z
Filed under: art/creativity
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18 Feb

Pinup with Brittany

Pinup with Brittany

Just a fun shoot testing out some concepts for a classic “Vargas style” pinup…  thought they came out nicely… Tweet This Post Stumble This …

 
By Ed Z
Filed under: photography
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16 Feb

Negotiating for photographers

Negotiating for photographers

One of the issues that always comes up for emerging photographers is dealing with contracts and negotiation.  Let’s face it – most of us are …

 
By Ed Z
Filed under: photography
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10 Feb

Shooting in the Snow

Shooting in the Snow

For years now, I’ve had this concept of a shoot at night, under the streetlamps with snow coming down… dramatic light and environment… the whole …

 
By Ed Z
Filed under: photography
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