The ringlight I used for this article is an 18-inch constant with a gooseneck. The gooseneck is vital to the flexibility of the light, allowing me to bend and direct it. I prefer the 65W with 5400 Kelvin temperature.

Photography has continued to become more diluted over the past several years. Fewer people are hanging wall portraits. Even fewer get images printed any longer. Point-and-shoot cameras are rarely seen anymore in public.

If you’re like me, you’re a visual person and probably have childlike appreciation of the world around you. You’re excited by the wealth of visual content that surrounds you.

One of the things about photography I love the most are the millions of genres and subjects there are to capture. My interests vary a lot. To get an idea of how varied they are, all you have to do is take a look at my music play list at any given time.

When I’m considering investing in a specialty item and incorporating it into my workflow, it needs to do one of two things really well. It either needs to do something that none of the other tools in my studio can accomplish on their own...

Of all the genres I shoot, bridals are one of my favorites by a mile. I love the dresses. There are few things cooler than a super-ornate, well-fitted wedding gown and a happy, full-of-life bride who can’t wait to shoot.

I’m a big fan of great lighting, especially dramatic lighting. Fear not, all you lovers of supersoft light—I’ll be covering that as well in an upcoming issue. I write often about the different methods and tools used to create various lighting styles.