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I think it’s obvious that LED studio lighting is a trend that isn’t going away any time soon. But if you’re new to working in the studio with LED lighting systems, such as the Fotodiox Pro LED100WB-56 Studio LED light, it brings you face-to-face with terms like lux, lumens and foot-candles.

The myth of the 50mm lens and Henri Cartier-Bresson was that he preferred to use that focal length with his Leica because it allowed the photograph to “breathe,” whatever the heck that means.

One question I’m often asked is where did I learn studio lighting? If you haven’t figured it out yet by the title of this blog post, I’ll repeat it— I strongly believe that the best way to learn studio lighting is by doing it.

There appears to be a consensus among many lovers of cinema that there are not many great films being released these days.

Kodak’s GC/UltraMax 400 is a high-speed daylight-balanced 35mm color negative film that I have been wanting to try again.

As I head into my twilight years. I have decided to share some of the stories and images that caused such a kerfuffle with these various editors, publishers and art directors who fought me tooth and nail over specific photographs.