When I started in photography almost 20 years ago, photographing outdoors with natural light was an anomaly. Most photographers had retail studios and practiced traditional, classical posing and lighting.

I’m standing over a Colorado mountain precipice, caught in a sudden blizzard, 45 minutes from the nearest paved road. My fingers can no longer feel the camera they clutch. A mere black suit and white gown...

Flash is the perfect tool for freezing motion. Whether it’s speedlights or strobes, we’ve all seen this in practice, but there’s more than one way to freeze a cat. What if we wanted to repeatedly freeze...

The first time I attempted off-camera flash, I was working for one company and second shooting with another main photographer who was also fairly new to OCF.

As many of you know, I recently returned from a trip to Brazil. While there, I wanted to make sure I got some killer portraits. Wherever I go, I bring my travel kit, which consists of the standard camera,...

After several years of using a reflector outdoors, I began searching for more inspiration. Just like every other photographer just starting out, I knew the time had come for my business to tackle off-camera flash.

There’s always more than one way to solve a lighting problem. Last month we examined how to turn harsh midday sunlight into beautiful portrait light.

As we lighting geeks often say, “light is light.” Readers of this column know I’m a big believer in the importance of knowing how to use artificial light from strobes,

Let’s look at two common mixed-lighting environments: a bride posed in a room during the getting-ready scenes and a formal ceremony shot.

Did the headline make your head spin? Well, it was supposed to, and it’s almost always true. In practical terms,...