Some photographers think that studio lighting equipment is expensive and complicated to operate but neither assumption has to be true.

What happens if your camera fails the test and you still want to shoot IR images? The best solution, if you’re really serious about IR photography, is to convert a camera to infrared-only capture as was done with the Panasonic Lumix G6 mirrorless camera that I used to make today’s featured photographs.

I’ve found that sometimes maybe the best glamour or boudoir portraits are made using available light, unavailable light, available darkness, low light, or whatever euphemism you prefer to use.

During workshops and PhotoWalks the number one question I’m typically asked by attendees is about how to obtain proper exposure. You would think that with all the automation that’s built into today’s cameras that would be the last question they would ask but it is the first.

Black and white is a wonderful media for making portraits because the lack of color simplifies the image, causing you to focus on the subject’s face of the photograph instead of emphasizing their clothing or surroundings.