New Project Coming

It's been a few weeks since I last posted. I have been very busy and just haven't had the time; however, I have something coming that will surely make the wait worth it.

I can't tell you exactly what it is, but trust me when I say, its' an interesting twist on an old trick! I can't wait to unveil it. I do feel compelled to offer a hint of what's to come. I've done it before!

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New Studio Shots

Today was my first day taking advantage of my new studio space. Although I am becoming more familiar with controlled lighting, I still chose to keep the set up basic for this test shoot.

Pen Tablet vs. a Mouse for Photo Editing

For a little over a year I have been using a Wacom Intuous4 pen tablet to edit my images and absolutely love it. As a digital photographer, I enjoy the entire creative process from the moment I power up my Nikon D90 to the final clicks in my Apple Aperture software and now that I can remove the restrictions of using a traditional mouse, I'm having more fun with my digital work flow.

Studio lighting Portrait Photography Tutorial

This This is a great video on using a large softbox. In the video the instructor demonstrates several lighting techniques as well as a trick for metering the balanced output of the light to avoid a "hotspot." I actually use this metering approach to ensure that I don't run into dramatically un-even light in my images. As always, be sure to check back for more blog updates! -Julian

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