Behind the Scenes: Children Eating Cereal
Here's a quick behind-the-scenes of a shoot I did last month. Some of the background was moved around after this initial setup shot, but the lighting pretty much stayed the [...]
Re-creating Diffused Sunlight with a Studio Light
As a stock photographer who shoots mostly lifestyle and food images, a big part of what I do is I try to light my subjects so that they don't look [...]
Behind-the-Scenes: Traveling with Borrowlenses
I have a pretty good relationship with the guys over at Borrowlenses.com (an online camera equipment rental business). I've used their services in the past, and every once in a while they [...]
Panini with Studio Lights
Here's a behind-the-scenes of a food setup in my studio using studio lights. I've done a lot of window-light photography, but wanted to start using lights when photographing food. (This [...]
First Studio Shoot
Today I used my studio for the first time and put together a food setup (pasta). I have North-facing windows on the front of the room which is perfect light for this [...]
Studio Lighting Wrap-Up Video
Jeremy Hall put together this awesome video on our recent "Studio Lighting Photowalk". It's one of the largest Photowalking Utah events of the year and he really did a good job of [...]
Using a Reflector
When I photograph food I do my best to use as much natural light as possible. The images above both have natural, diffused sunlight coming in from the right with a reflector [...]
