The exploded view image, definition and its use in design Using exploded view photography in your design projects, especially product catalogs can dramatically enhance your designs as well as help readers understand the benefits of the product. But first, what exactly is an exploded view? Chances are you have used a set of instructions to [...]

Anytime you get a a group of creatives (or in this case creative photographers) in one location, rushed for time and shooting in a close environment, you’re bound to run into personality conflicts. However, I have to say, this months photo shoot with a group of very talented iStockphoto.com photographers went smoothly, and without any [...]

In part one of Lighting Wine Bottles with a Single Flash, I demonstrated how to light two wine bottles with a single Nikon SB800 flash and two home made bounce cards. The result was stunning for using a single flash. In part two, Lighting A Wine Bottle and Wine Glass, I will demonstrate how to [...]

I was asked by a client to create a series of photos using wine bottles and wine glasses for their eating establishment. I was pleased with the results and thought I would share how I created the lighting for the shoot in a 2 part, Lighting the Wine Bottle and Glasses, series. Part one will [...]

If you have ever used Adobe Photoshop, then you know there are many ways to sharpen a photo in Photoshop. However, most are destructive methods; that is, they affect the photo itself and if you’re not careful, you may destroy the image to a point to where you are not able go back to the [...]

If someone would have told me in my high school photo class that I would be photographing people, I would have laughed…and hard. I can remember when I first began learning how to develop film and take photos in photo class back in high school. My only photographic interest was to capture scenic images.  Mainly [...]