Best Registration Table Photo I've Taken


By now you know me as one who makes pictures rather than takes pictures.

Here is the last picture I made at the Maui Photo Festival - in the lobby, no less . . . and with my Canon G10. It's also the last picture I took for my next book, "Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter," due out this holiday season.

When I saw the red painting behind the registration table, I knew I had to use it as a background for a portrait – for two reasons: 1) the background itself was beautiful, and 2) the beautiful natural light in the area. Before the general session, I spotted a potential subject, who willingly volunteered for my "Registration Table" photograph.

The only Photoshop work: a bit of selective softening.

The message of this short homily: make pictures everywhere.

Explore the light,
Rick

Almost as Cool as Woodstock

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When I was at Woodstock in 1969 I never imagined that I'd be doing what I am doing now – nor could I have imagined what I did tonight.

I gave my "The Camera Looks Both Ways" presentation at the Maui Photo Festival - outdoors, on a huge screen . . . wind blowing and sky filled with stars. Almost like Woodstock, except now I can and will remember the details of the night :-)

Explore the Light,
Rick

Quick Video From Maui Photo Fest


No doubt the coolest guy here is Zane. First, he's a most wonderful person. Second, he's a cool graphic designer, who designed the logo for the event. Here's a quick video that I shot with my Canon G10 that shows Zane's custom-built graphic design chair... complete with WACOM tablet and Quick-Access Adjustments pad.

Good fun!

Explore the light,
Rick

Making Pictures in Maui

Today is pre-con day here at the Maui Photo Festival. Right after lunch (fantastic fish tacos) I made the picture on the right with my ever-ready Canon G10 - as an example of making a picture rather than simply taking a picture.

We used this technique earlier in the day during a workshop run by Judy Host and Eddie Tapp, whose picture graces the cover of my book, Studio and Location Lighting Secrets for Digital Photographers.

I simply asked two helpers to hold a red tablecloth behind this scary looking pirate – not Russell Brown, who indeed is here and also dressed like a pirate, but rather Zany Zane Matthias, one of the directors of the Festival.

Scott Bourne, with whom I host the Photo Focus podcast, shot a video of the making of this picture. Good fun. (The video and Scott.)

Remember, the background can make or break a picture. Arrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Explore the Light,
Rick