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Houston Strobist Meetup

01.22.2010 by James // Leave a Comment

The lighting presentation for the Houston MugtoMug went well this past week and i hope i shared some of my passion and love for lighting at the event. Now there is another chance to get some key pieces of lighting information to take home with you (like these guys are doing from some strobist experimentation in 2007):

I am pleased to announce that the Houston Strobist meetup for January is open to all who wish to either practice what we learned this past week, to share new projects that are built, or who just want to learn and practice how to light their photography. It will be at the Coffee Groundz once again, on January 24, 2010 from 6:30 to 9:30pm.

If there is anything you want us to work with you on, please leave a note here in the comments or on our Houston Strobist Flickr group.

Strobist 101 at the Houston MugtoMug

01.06.2010 by James // 1 Comment

I have been asked to speak and give demonstrations of off-camera lighting at the January 19, 2010 meeting of Houston MugtoMug at The Coffee Groundz from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. So if you have ever wanted to know how to add light to a portrait or other photograph besides the harsh, flat light of the flash mounted on the camera, then please come.

As an example of what I have been able to do since I started on the Strobist journey, please consider these Senior Portraits and other images:

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Photographing Dinosaurs

03.03.2009 by James // Leave a Comment

Q: How do you light a Tyrannosaurus Rex?
A: Anyway he wants you to

I have been impressed with the way the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) has taken to social media with their blog and twitter access and reached out to photographers. Some time ago, Erin at HMNS and I had a phone call and HMNS is doing something that I am so excited and jazzed about. On Sunday, March 8, 2009, HMNS will open its doors to those of us in the Houston Strobist group for four hours of after-hours lighting and fun.
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