Workshop at the Ranch – March 2011 – Lightpainting Part 2, Macro Subjects
Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. We are continuing this month with Part 2 of our Lightpainting series, and will be exploring the small world of Macro Lightpaintings. First let me answer the question, why Lightpaint? Why not use a studio strobe or flash? There is something about the way Lightpainting allows the photographer to feather and brush the light onto the subject that makes it distinctively different from a studio flashed image. By moving the light source continually (swirling and brushing) during the long exposure I can wrap light around my subject. I can create pockets of light and soft transitional edges in ways that other lighting systems cannot. The look is very stylized and unique, and produces a one of a kind image. Continue reading article
Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. I spent the better part of 2010 working on projects that involved the fastest lighting technique possible using Nikon Speedlights, High Speed Sync mode, and ultra fast shutter speeds. Well, we are about to make a 180 degree about-face and embark on a series of articles that will cater to the slowest lighting technique of all, Lightpainting. 
Hi and welcome to this special edition of Workshop at the Ranch. This month’s article will depart from the usual blitz of images and technology. I have chosen to feature the photography of my daughter, Haley, who has just graduated from college. 
Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. The Year in Review article is always fun to write. I enjoy looking back and seeing what was accomplished during the past year both in my photography and also in my teaching to all of you who come read WATR each month. Let’s see what 2010 was all about. 
Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. For the past 7 months it has been my pleasure to bring you a series of in-depth articles featuring the capturing of Sports Action with Speedlights. I have explained how to use High ISO, Auto FP High Speed Sync, Fast Shutter Sync Speeds above a standard flash sync speed of 1/250, and the Nikon SB-900 Speedlights all in combination with the available ambient light both at indoor arenas and outside venues. Projects ranged from “Speedlighting” College Ice Hockey, Surfing, Motocross, White Water Kayaking, Rock-Climbing and the US Olympic Training Center’s athletes in training at the USOTC Aquatic Center and Cycling competitions at the USOTC Velodrome. 
Hi and welcome to this EXTRA LARGE edition of Workshop at the Ranch. For the past 5 months I have concentrated on capturing sports action with Speedlights. I have spent many hours writing these in-depth articles explaining the use of High ISO, Auto FP High Speed Sync, Fast Shutter Speeds, and SB-900 Speedlights all in combination with ambient light. Your emails of gratitude have been wonderful encouragement to me, thank you. Many of you have been applying the technique and have captured your own sports action images with Speedlights. Congratulations. 
Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. The learning continues this month as I pack up my gear and hit the road again in my quest to photograph Sports Acton with SB-900 Speedlights. With the success of Speedlighting kayaking on the Arkansas River I decided to stay with the adventure sport theme and reach for new heights. Climbing has always interested me and thanks to my good friend Keith Ladzinski (…you must check out his website at: 
Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. It amazes me what can be done with self-publishing. Thanks to my good friend Bob Smith and Wind River Creative I was able to release my book, 
Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. My quest to capture Sports Action with Speedlights continues in this month’s article as I light-up motocross racing. Although I have been “Speedlighting” motocross for several years the advancement in technology and new products made this day in the dust easier and more consistent than ever. With the last three Workshop at the Ranch articles being long and packed with new information, this article promises to be shorter and more concise, but no less informative. So, let’s get to it and throttle down another sport using Nikon SB-900 Speedlights, the FourSquare, Radio Poppers PX, and Michael Bass Design Fiber Optic Bundles. 
Before I get started on this month’s tutorial I wanted to mention that I have just released my book; The Way I See It … 50 One Page Workshops as an ebook download. Although the hard cover edition of The Way I See It … was very well received, many of you requested a more convenient ebook download. This ebook version is the hard cover coffee table book edition with all the same chapters, large images, technical lessons and stories, and complete camera data with equipment lists. It is less expensive at $29.95. An in-depth 