Portfolio

Constructing a Runway Set

Dave — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:15:22 +0000

Every sense Jim, published his article on Shooting in Small Spaces, we have had several letters requesting more. I’m personally a studio snob. I love large rooms with high ceilings, but occasionally I am forced to shoot in smaller rooms myself. One winter I was driven out of my studio [...]

Shooting with a Beauty Dish

Dave — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:39:32 +0000

Revised: 4.21.2012 I’m asked all of the time how I get that beautiful “glow” in Photoshop, I wish… I haven’t figured that one out yet, I use a special light modifier called the Beauty Dish. Ten years ago a photographer on ModelMayhem wrote and asked me how I get such [...]

Aleccia’s Slideshow

Dave — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:44:47 +0000

Aleccia: has the unique European/Russian facial features and bone structure I was referring to in my Beauty Shots article. She’s Drop-Dead Gorgeous, walking in off the street without makeup. She’s also a very talented makeup artist in her own right. Aleccia excels with body language and facial expressions, she has [...]

Britteny’s Slideshow

Dave — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:54:20 +0000

Britteny: is a hard working, professional actress and model from Northern California. At only eighteen years old Britteny, already has several years of commercial fashion experience and a long list of printed advertisements to her credit. Britteny was formally trained at John Robert Powers, school of Modeling. She has the [...]

Cierra Slideshow

Dave — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:52:58 +0000

Cierra Peel: is new on the Bay Area modeling scene, very talented, very dedicated, with a professional attitude and willingness to give whatever it takes. She keeps her body in such great shape by playing Collegiate basketball. Besides her obvious beauty and flawless completion Cierra, is very creative and consistently [...]

Shooting The Club Boudoir, Bombshell’s

Dave — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:50:20 +0000

I recently took a short vacation, my first in well over seven years. I met with two of my photographer buddies, Steve Wetherbee and Jeff DeHaven, in San Diego, CA. Steve hooked us up with a special treat. We shot at the Hottest night club in San Diego - The [...]

Easy GreenScreen Plugin for Photoshop

Dave — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:37:06 +0000

Shooting on Chroma-key or Green Screen backdrops have come a long way with today’s technological advances. The purpose of this article is to explore the advantages of one plugin in particular; the Easy Green Screen 3.0 plugin, available from: photoshopgreenscreen.com, as Freeware. The plugin is available for all versions of [...]

Lighting Patterns (Lighting Basics 101)

Dave — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:20:13 +0000

Studio Lighting Fundamentals: I’m receiving a lot of mail asking me to explain a little more of the thought process that goes into the “methods of my madness, when deciding how to configure lighting setups“. I skipped a few important steps when I fist started writing lighting tutorials. Perhaps I [...]

Psychology of Portfolio Design. Part I

Dave — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:01:33 +0000

Now that you are an independent business, you need to identify and connect with your clientele. Various tools are available to assist you and your Portfolio is the most valuable! You should consider your portfolio as you would a storefront. This is what your customers see and will hopefully attract [...]

Photo Greeting Cards

Dave — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:56:23 +0000

I love the Holiday season and this is a wonderful opportunity to share some of my photography with family and friends. Making your own cards couldn’t be easier with blank InkJet or Laser printer cards, available everywhere. Creating perfect holiday photo cards should be an enjoyable experience and not [...]