by Kevin Thom | Mar 24, 2013 | Beginner, Intermediate, Tips
If you’re a photographer interested in shooting people, one of the most useful educational tools you have is yourself. Taking self-portraits is a great way to learn the art of portraiture. When I first started getting serious about photography, I used myself as...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 31, 2011 | Beginner, General, Tips
My shoot with Laura Hollick the other evening was a multi-purpose one. We were aiming to get three things out of this evening’s shoot: a video, a “magazine cover” photo and a more artistic photo. Sue Upton did a great job with hair and makeup,...
by Kevin Thom | Jun 27, 2010 | Beginner, General, Intermediate, Tips
I had a shoot with Shan the other day at one of Hamilton’s many waterfalls. Shan wanted to have photos of himself doing yoga at Albion Falls. Albion Falls is a great place to shoot because it’s big and has plenty of dramatic platforms at different levels....
by Kevin Thom | May 23, 2010 | Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Tips
When I work with Laura Hollick, my job is as the photographer is to be the visual editor. A lot of photographers talk about editing as the process that happens after the shoot, with choosing and touching up photos. While I agree that’s something that needs to...
by Kevin Thom | Apr 14, 2010 | Advanced, Beginner, General, Intermediate, Tips
I had some fun today. It was a beautiful spring morning, and the parking lot at my building was mostly empty. I decided to play with my new car and my Hartblei Super-Rotator lens. I picked up this lens on eBay last year, but haven’t used it a lot. The Hartblei...
by Kevin Thom | Mar 1, 2010 | Advanced, Beginner, General, Intermediate
Laura and I are continuing to shoot our series of photos depicting scenes from her inner world, like the ones we exhibited at the Birth Your Dreams exhibition in August. We work well as a team. She comes up with these brilliant and beautiful concepts and I refine...
