PAST WORKSHOP: Street Fashion & Urban Landscapes Workshop

I’ve been looking forward to and planning this workshop all winter, and am really pleased to announce a set of Morning & Afternoon Workshops highlighting creative Story Portraits and Fashion using downtown Cincinnati’s wonderful alleys, doorways, and architecture as backdrop.Shadows, bright light, our light, and models in period wardrobe. Great locations already scouted and models […]

ProDesign Tools is Giving Away CS6 Master Collection Suite

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Pro Shoot/You Shoot

A number of members have said they’ve enjoyed watching me work when I get in and shoot during workshops and that they’d like to observe a Pro Shoot someday. To see for themselves what it’s like to work with a model in a pro shoot environment and what has to be considered to make it […]

The New Stars of Photography: Smithsonian, Mar 2012

If you’re interested in making interesting and unique images, this article is worth the read. If you’re not, well, then why take pictures at all. . . In the Mar 2012 issue of Smithsonian: “In a camera-phone world, serious photography matters more than ever. To capture the medium’s vitality, Smithsonian asked 13 acknowledged masters to […]

The Buzz on Pocket Wizard Plus III

Pocket Wizard 801-130 Plus III Transceiver It’s always interesting to read the buzz on new photo products, especially when those products come from well-established gear like the PocketWizard Line. Photographers can be pretty vocal and public about the pros and cons of the gear they use or try out, and very often have a huge […]

One Light: I Just Want To Use ONE Light!

There are two workshops coming up with the same goal: to help local southwest Ohio photographers learn new ways to make creative imagery using only one Speedlight: One Light: I Only Want To Know How To Use ONE Light! This is a One Light Intensive aimed at those wanting to maximize the power of using […]

Nikon Speedlight Nights

21c Studio is offering a small group (5 photographers max) Nikon Speedlight Nights workshop based on the successful Understanding Nikon Speedlight Menus: Get the Most From Your Speedlights Without Breaking Their Little Necks workshops. (Canon Speedlite Nights coming soon…). This ongoing small group workshop, led by experienced photographer Porter Manring, is tailored to the specific […]

PhotoPro Expo 2012

It’s been all over the web and email the last week or two, but for those who have not yet heard about it…the Midwest’s biggest, baddest, and best gathering of industry leaders and speakers for 2012 is going to be happening right here in Greater Cincinnati. Who would’a thunk it. PhotoPro Expo 2012 is taking […]