Yes in Hawaii one time it rained in the middle of an outdoor shoot and ruined three lights, several battery power pack and a light meter. This was all the light I had with me on location and on the island. Can you say break out the reflectors? The job must go on! Ask me [...]
Some girls have it naturally, some have to be taught and sorry to say there are people that simply are not photogenic. Also I don’t care how good a photographer you are there are people you can’t make stunning images of… you can make great images of that individual. But let’s be honest those images [...]
Yes I remember my first ( paid ) nude shoot! I was 18 and she was a fashion model, and she wanted to make some extra money and had submitted to penthouse. She was accepted and came to me to shoot it for her. I was happy to do so. No at that time I [...]
Chicago Workshop Are you frustrated with your stale lighting? Are you feeling like you are no longer creative? Do you get totally tongue tied when a beautiful Model steps in front of your camera? And oh my god, it’s even worse when she’s nude! I am looking for 10 people that are willing take two [...]
I have not looked recently, but I normally hit over a hundred thousand on a body. Yes I carry a back up body at all times. i don’t carry back up lens because I have enough over lap that I can get by if one fails. Ask me anything
I know of photographers that have, models talk… heard of Twitter, FB? I have seen reputations ruined in a matter of hours. I would not say its often but believe me the models share info about jerks. Ask me anything
LoL I don’t know of an anti viagra, except that if you approach your work with a serious attitude and professionalism things seem to take care of itself. Plus I have so much on my mind with lighting, posing, clothes, makeup and everything that getting aroused is the last thing on my mind. Ask me [...]
I guess some of it is natural but most of mine is basic rules of portraiture and photography. I would suggest going back to the older basic books and look at what the classic masters used both in photography and painting. You have given me an idea perhaps I’ll do a DVD on the subject, [...]
I wanted to post the dates for all the remaining workshops this year. For more info: http://markdaughn.com/workshop.html dates workshop / seminar june 26-27 2 day workshop in ft lauderdale july 29 – 30 2 day workshop in chicago july 30 – 31 glamourcon shooting workshops in chicago aug mid – late 2 day workshop in [...]
Q: How many lights are used in a typical shoot? Strobist or something else? A: I use as many lights as I feel adds something to the image and still looks natural. In a lot of my images it is only one light and the ambient light. I use dyna lite strobes, both indoors and [...]
