Today Morgana Creely is taking over my blog to entertain you guys with his guestblog, not for the faint of hearted….. just kidding…. well actually not so enjoy.

Sometimes it all too easy to get so focused on our own style of photography that we don’t stop to think how other styles and techniques could really help. My passion is creating images that tell stories.  To help me achieve some of the images I want to create, I have turned to a very different genre:  Food Photography Food photography is something that we see every day but probably don’t think a lot about. Yet it definitely has a skill set all of its own. Any shot that includes food is essentially food photography, even if the intent is completely different.

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While we’re filming new instructional videos for Kelbytraining the blog will be featuring some guestbloggers, today it’s time for Leo Koach with an interesting guestblog.

Thank you Frank for the opportunity here… I keep reading your blogs and your guests’ blogs but never thought I would be a part of it one day. I only hope that your readers will enjoy the show

Very quick introduction: My name is Leo Koach (www.leokoach.com)… a very long time photographer who lives in Arizona. I take photos of the school kids from kindergarten to high school every day when schools are open. I also shoot in the studio for seniors and models. I had my portrait studio in NJ and AZ in the past. I have tremendous love and passion for photography and I LEARN new things every day. I believe photography is not something that will die soon. It doesn’t matter if the cameras walk around and take photos by themselves… it’s the kind of art that will live for a long long time.

First time I saw Frank’s name in a Digital Photography Challenge website forum (www.dpchallenge.com) and couldn’t stop following his blogs. He is a very talented “one light source-meter using” photographer who inspires me a lot.

In this blog, I would like to talk about “composing through the view finder”.
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Today a great guestblog by “atomic dots”.
I’m sure you’re gonna love this one.

It’s From the mind of a Photo Nomad
no·mad (noun nō-ˌmad): A person with no fixed residence who roams about; a wanderer.

When I first encountered the term “nomad” years ago it was used in a negative connotation, referring to a man who could not hold down a job and simply roamed. And yet now I firmly believe that, depending on your calling, being a nomad can be both noble and exhilarating. I have never been one for sitting still. I have always enjoyed traveling, exploring, and trying new things. Such desires have often gone hand and hand with my passion for capturing images through my lens. Growing as a photographer means constantly working on your craft, trying new techniques, experimenting, and exploring new venues and locations.

When this opportunity to share with a new audience on Frank Doorhof’s blog was presented to me, I immediately thought it would be fun to share some lessons I have learned in the last 9+ months of living out of the backpack in various parts of Oceania and Asia.

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Today a guestblog by Brendan Maunder.
During our stay in the states for Photoshop World the blog is taken over by guestbloggers to entertain you as a visitor while we’re gone and have less time to update the blog. I’ve chosen the guestbloggers personally to give you different views from different people in different areas of photography and I think combined they will be a an interesting read during our time away from the Netherlands.

Brendan Maunder
First and foremost I would like to thank Frank for giving me the opportunity to not only be one of his selected guest bloggers but also allow me to share with you some ideas that will help you not only with your skills behind the camera but also your skills in front of the camera while having a heap of fun along the way. My name is Brendan Maunder and I am a freelance photographer located in Canberra Australia, with a particular interest in portraits and event photography and in particular the use of both speedlites and studio strobes to shape light so as to enhance the subject matter contained within photos.

Before we get started I just want to set the scene so we both know what to expect.

Here is what I will not do:
Bore the pants off you with some mumbo jumbo about photography and how you need to be in the moment or be at one with your camera.
Rabbit on about inverse laws.
Use more words that I need to, to get the message across.

 
Here is what you can expect:
To the point instructions
Creative ideas on lighting
Some wild and twisted humour
Explicit examples of how I create my images.

With that out of the way, lets get into it. J

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Today a very special guestblog, a video….
Watch the video “models are made” by Stephan Bollinger and I think there is some interesting stuff in there for everyone. Visit Stephan at http://www.stephanbollinger.com