ASMP Philadelphia Chapter

I'll be in Philadelphia, PA in the next 2 weeks. Not only will I be conducting my Small Strobes, Big Results Workshops at Eastern State Penitentiary, I'll be speaking to the local chapter of the ASMP in Philly. I'll be speaking at the commercial studios of "Power Plant Productions" the evening of March 19th. The event starts at 7 PM, I'll be there for a meet and greet starting at 6 PM. It is my understanding that ASMP members are free and there is a small cover charge for others. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you that attend, should be a fun night.

I should also mention that I have 4 space available for the second Eastern State Penitentiary workshop being held on the 21st of March.

Since I'm mentioning availablity of workshops, I also have space available for the, April 13th workshop in San Francisco, CA. We'll be shooting in and around the pier buildings along side the docks. This will be a unique location with lots of potential.

I have just two more workshops to mention, Orange County, CA. April 16th and Denver on April 25th. Please contact me if you are interested in attending any of these workshops.

Realizing Your Dreams in Commercial Photography

About two weeks ago I had the pleasure to speak with Dr. Audri Lanford, host of the podcast "7 Photography Questions". Audri interviewed me for her podcast that airs each Tuesday on iTunes. We spoke at length about breaking into the field of professional photography and realizing your dreams and goals in photography.

I've had an opportunity to noodle around the 7 Photography Questions website and I can tell you that there are some wonderful interview in the archives. Past interview include: Tony Sweet, Joe McNally, Brenda Tharp and many others. Do yourself a favor and subscribe to this wonderful resource of information.

As a reminder, I have a few spaces remaining for the April 13th San Francisco and Orange County, CA Small Strobes, Big Results workshops. Please email me for more information or visit SSBR.

Dave Cross Online - "Finish the Sentence"

World famous Photoshop expert and all around nice guy Dave Cross has included me in his blog series "Finish the Sentence". Thanks Dave for including me in your series.

2nd Eastern State Penitentiary Lighting Workshop

Due to the overwhelming response to the up coming "Small Strobes, Big Results" workshop at Eastern State Penitentiary, I've decided to add a second workshop on Saturday March 21, 2009.

I have space for an additional 5 participants for the second workshop, if your interested in attending I will need to hear from you in short order. Just email me for details. Thanks so much for the wonderful response for this workshop, this is truly a wonderful location to be shooting in.

Mentor Series Ends

I have just completed my first Mentor Series Trek and I must tell you, I had a blast! I really enjoyed myself, making new friends, laughing and sharing stores.

The evening prior to the trek the staff met for dinner to go over the details of the trek. It was here that I met the other two mentors and trek organizers from Popular Photography. The other mentors, Bill Durrence and John Reddy are terrific guys and excellent teachers. Our organizers for the trek, Erica Johnson and Vanessa Vazquez from Popular Photography are sweethearts.

The organization of the trek was fantastic, thank you Erica and Vanessa for all your hard work, you are true professionals. I can see why so many of the trekker's where returning to do their second, and in some cases their 4th and 10th trek. The Mentor Series provides wonderful travel locations, fantastic photographic opportunities and experienced instructors to teach photographic techniques and answer questions.

I had the opportunity to provide two light demos using the Nikon CLS method as well as a bit of light painting while on location with my group one morning. This old dog learned a few new tricks from my fellow mentors on the trip. Wow, I just can't say enough.

This is a photo of Kate, one of my trekkers from day two. We did a quick 2 light set-up. Below is a photo of Trever after an evening of image reviews. This also was a two light set-up, SB-800 shot through an umbrella for the key and another SB-800 with a CTO on the back wall.

Shown below is the light painting I did of several photographer setting up for sunrise at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. The exposure was around 30 seconds or so.

The Mentor Series of Treks are fantastic, they have several new destinations to choose from. For more information regarding their treks, click HERE. Up coming treks include: Alaska, Mexico, Chicago, Nashville and many others.

Here are more images for the trek.

My First Mentor Series Trek-Day One

I'm currently sitting at the gate on concourse B at DIA and wouldn't you know it, my flight is late. I'm headed to Las Vegas to meet up with the other mentors and representatives from Popular Photography for my first Mentor Series Trek. I'll be participating on my first Mentor Series Trek, where headed to Death Valley, CA for 5 days of shooting and instruction. I'm really excited to be involved with the Mentor Series, I hope this will grow to more treks for me in the future.

Usually there are only 2 mentor per trek which allows for a maximum of 20 participants per mentor. We have added an additional mentor due to the Park Service requirements of limiting the number of persons at any given location to 12 persons. I'll be learning more about this later this evening during dinner in Las Vegas.

I will try to continue posting while out on this trek, I know my days will be long and the morning will be arriving early. I'll do my best to keep you informed what I'm experiencing and how things are going.

I made it to the hotel an hour late today, the room is comfortable and I'm looking forward to dinner.

Until later. DT