Whenever I’m with a group of photographers, like at one of my Coffee & Camera events some photographers tell me that they would like to try shooting portrait or glamour images but think they don’t have the right equipment and that makes it an unattainable goal for them. Nothing could farther from the truth…

When teaching at workshops, the number one question I get from students and one that usually permeates the entire event is a quest for perfect exposure.

The most important characteristics that any studio lighting system can have are the quality and quantity of its output. The kind of hardware you use can have an impact on both of these aspects but the quality of the light can further be affected by your choice of light modifiers

The Laowa 7.5mm f/2, produces the equivalent angle-of-view of 15mm lens on the Micro Four-thirds format. This is not an inexpensive lens but the build quality is near Zeiss levels

I photographed Liz during the pre-Daisy Hill home studio days. Everything that we did together was some on location, either in my home, as was the case, in today’s featured image.