FREE Budget/Location Lighting Class

The next in the series of FREE Digital Photography Classes is a Budget/Location Lighting Class on February 19th from 6-8pm. We'll be covering how to create beautiful portrait lighting with very little money. The rig we will build (less than $250 with flash) will also be great for lighting on location. We'll discuss balancing fill and ambient light as well as overpowering ambient light. It will be 2 packed hours. The class is limited to 20 students, so email me to register.

neal@inwardstudio.com

No Matter How High You Climb...

As I have mentioned before, I love CBS Sunday Morning. This Sunday included a story on Walter Iooss (pronounced y-long o-s). He is a renowned sport and portrait photographer. He is best known for his work on the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, but that is not what I found interesting.

Iooss has spent decades photographing athletes and models to great acclaim. He has photographed some of the greatest athletes we have ever known. He even got to photograph Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford. It is a very cool image. It shows two greats many years in age in uniforms similar to those worn during their time with the Yankees. Why do I love it? They hate it. Yogi and Whitey hate the image. They think it is very unflattering.

No matter how great you are...someone is there to tear you down. You have to have a very thick skin.

A Weekend of Wishes

Joy, wedding assistant extraordinaire, is expecting her second child in a few weeks. She is ready to meet her child face-to-face. So, Saturday night, we ( Joy, her husband, my wife, and myself) made the journey to Scalini's in Smyrna. As many of you know, I worked there in college. Many of you might also know of its special claim to fame. The eggplant parmigiana has magical powers. It causes women to give birth within 48 hours of eating the massive plate of breaded eggplant covered in marinara and cheese. The myth has been featured in Southern Living, the New York Times, and on Good Morning America but to name a few.

We are only 24 hours in, and I can't wait to see what the next 24 hold. If my time at Scalini's is any indication, we will have a new addition very soon.