Thanks to the Gang in London!
Did a Kelby Tour stop in London on Friday, and honestly, it was a blast. Had good talent to work with on stage, and the audience couldn’t have been a nicer group of folks. They even stuck with me for one situation as I once again tilted at the TTL windmill with virtually no chance...
Taking it on the Road….
We took the ever lovely Melissa down to the basement just yesterday, and she was her elegant self in decidedly inelegant surroundings. Really only one flash in the picture. It is a vertically arrayed small strip light, plugged into a Quadra head, with a Light Tools egg crate covering the surface of the strip. It...
Small Flash in Paradise, Part 2
Heading to the Islands again this year, with bud Scott Kelby. Had a blast last year, and I continue to be in love with this piece of the Caribbean I have been blessed to visit now for many years. Scott came last year, and was so blown away, he’s joining us earlier this time, shooting...
The workshops keep rolling..
We’ve been having a blast at the workshops so far, and have been blessed with a wide range of amazing talent in front of the lens. A big thank you goes out to Emmanuel Models in New York for sending them up from the city each day.
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Scenes from the Workshops
A huge thanks once again goes out to our workshop partners: Nikon, Adorama and Manfrotto.
All shots below are basically right out of camera. We’re mixing around lighting systems and styles, moving fast, and experimenting.
Nikon D3x with a 200 f/2. Elinchrom Ranger Quadra into a 39″ Deep Octa for the main light, and two SB-900’s on...
The Lost Boys
Back to Yellow Border dispatches tomorrow. This was just too much fun. We did our first advanced lighting workshops yesterday, and had a hoot. We have a rotating staff everyday of 7, which for a class of 15 folks, is a lot. All are, uh, talented in their own way. They tend to be in...
Coming Through Again…
Typical scene in Dobbs Ferry. Phil, one of our regular subjects, in the studio, lit with one SB900, an Ezybox Hotshoe Softbox, a Lastolite Tri-grip reflector, Manfrotto supports, Kata bag for Phil to lean on, and Mike, acting as a VAL. Actually, he’s holding a reflector, so maybe in this instance, he’s a VAR.
We have...
Workshops Update-
Been shooting like mad lately, experimenting, pushing a bit. Had a great session with Baakari Wilder recently, one of the world’s premier tap dancers. He danced the lead in Broadway’s Bring in Da Noise Bring in Da Funk, and it was simply an honor to photograph him. The above was done with LED’s attached to...
The NY One-Day Lighting Workshops Are Back!
Once again, we’re going down to the Hudson, to that old, ramshackle building, filled with photo possibilities. Back to an 8000 square foot room, with high ceilings, western light, white walls, decrepit hallways, and the Harlem-Hudson line running by, on a sort of semi-regular basis. We’ll be running them again in mid-July. This year, we’re...
Thanks to the Philly Gang….
Had a great time in Philly yesterday. Nice folks, packed house. They even put up with me while a camera exploded in the first hour. Seems it was the one from the sandstorm last week, and it just gave up the ghost right there on stage. Always an interesting moment when you have 600 people...
Scenes from a Workshop
Just returned from the Middle East. Was very honored to be invited by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage to work with regionally based photographers. What it meant for us here at the studio is that Drew and I bounced to the Middle East twice in the last month, first to GPP in...
View From My Window….
In Abu Dhabi, as the guest of the AbuDhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and their wonderful emissary, Bader Alnomani. Teaching here to coincide with the Emirates Photo Competition under the auspices of the ADACH and the FIAP (International Federation of Art Photography). Having a terrific time, seeing portfolios, teaching about light, and in general...
