I know it’s been a while since my last post but I have been hard at work at the studio. Last week we had two big shoots we were working on. One was for Coke’s global point of purchase and billboard photos. This was my first official shoot on the job. It was a great way to break me in with 15-20 hrs/day that week. It was a really exciting experience knowing I had a part in something that will be seen around the world. There were actually two sets built, one was simulating a kitchen and the other was simulating a living room.

For my photographers out there that may be wondering about the lighting. It was set up in order to emulate a kitchen in the daytime backlit by a window. The four magnums are pointed into the ceiling to create a huge soft light. The two lights in the front are primarily lighting the people. The octabox coming from the back is creating the effect you would normally get from a window, and then there are grids pointed at each coke bottle.

The concept of the next shoot was supposed to be a 1950’s/60’s pin up girl poster like the ones Miller used as advertisement back in those days. I actually worked on some retouching for this shot, and I’ll post the final version later. It came out pretty dope. Check out the photos, and leave a comment. LA and Utah next week for some really exciting shoots.

As some of you may know, I have finally made my move to Boston. Shortly after graduating photography I am blessed to have a job in this economy. And not just any job, but one where I will learn more about the business and the art of photography than I ever did before. It is a full time assisting position with Gary Land.

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As you can see from the image below, his style is creating a very surreal environment mixed with action and movement you might see in a big budget film. The shoots often star some of the hottest athletes or celebrities shot for the biggest brands in the world. This means that I will have the opportunity to travel and experience the world in ways I never thought was possible.

With that being said. It is important to me to make a full commitment to being the best assistant I can be and working on myself in order to be a better photographer. So, for a while I will be stepping away from the camera, and focusing on learning as much as I can. I know that this is about to be a great experience and can’t wait to get started. The blog will temporarily be switching gears on subject matter. I will be blogging less about MY own pictures and more about the job and things I learn from day to day. I may be able to also feature some of the light setups we use and explain what’s going on. New material should be up starting next week, thats when I’ll be hitting the ground running with the new gig. Wish me luck ya’ll!

Here’s my light set up for todays shoot. Photos of the actual shoot should be up sometime next week. More stuff from today’s shoot coming soon!

So, in today’s commercial photography market, a question often asked by new comers such as myself is if it is still necessary to have a print portfolio as well as a website. It’s almost obvious that today you NEED a website in order to be a professional photographer, but it isn’t so clear whether or not you should have a printed portfolio. In this post, I will briefly discussed the importance of having a printed portfolio as well as where you can buy one and about how much to expect to spend. CLICK READ MORE TO CONTINUE….

I took this shot last night, and I like it….Hope you do too. No editing, just b/w conversion.