Here is another example of using a front fill card. Its always good to have a little fill card handy in case you need it. It all depends on your lighting and what you want for the shot. Its a matter of preference. Left side no fill card - right side with fill card. Big difference in the ... VIEW POST
Using Fill Cards – My Friend Fill
Bloggers, please get clearance on your music for your videos on Youtube and Vimeo!
Hey there! I just wanted to bring up an important thing called copyright infringement. If you are making video content for your blog or website you have to make sure you have permission on any music or visuals you use. Youtube and Vimeo have software that can find music or visual content that has ... VIEW POST
Little India in Artesia California
It was such a fabulous day in Little India. The Food Bloggers of LA organized a great outing here. We started at Jay Bharat in the morning and had an amazing treat - Khandvi - seen here: This is rolled garbanzo pastry topped with cilantro, green chilies and coconut. You dip it in that ... VIEW POST
Fun on Set with Denise Vivaldo
Last week I had the pleasure of working with Denise, Cindie Flannigan and Tiffany Wu at my studio. We shot a bunch of yummy deserts to make some promo images for our upcoming class. This is what Denise, Cindie and Tiffany call the graveyard, where all beautiful food goes to die! We threw all ... VIEW POST
Do Not Use Go-Daddy for Your Website!
One of the reasons I started MDR Photography Classes is because I wanted to share with people my experiences, good and bad so we can all learn from them and hopefully I can save someone a lot of work or heartache, and maybe both. Now, granted most of the readers of this blog most likely have their ... VIEW POST
Using Fill Cards When Shooting
Here are a few examples that Amy and I did in class this last Saturday showing back lighting and also side lighting. Today I'll be talking about using fill cards. Fill cards are used to bring more light into the shadow areas of what you are shooting without adding another light. I tend to use them ... VIEW POST
