by Kevin Thom | Jul 17, 2011 | Tips, Travel
As you might have guessed from my recent posts, Laura Hollick and I were in NYC last week. We decided to take advantage of this situation to shoot some photos and video in that most iconic of Manhattan locations, Times Square. As a photographer, the challenge was...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 26, 2010 | Advanced, General, Intermediate, Tips
A few months ago, Laura Hollick and I worked with talented makeup artist and painter Sue Upton to create a photo of Laura taking off with her red bird spirit. In the shoot, we merged Sue’s painting and body-painting skills with Laura’s vision and my...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 12, 2009 | Beginner, Intermediate, Tips
There’s a secret that most photographers know, and that you should know too if you want to start taking great photos. It’s the secret of “The Golden Hour.” What is the Golden Hour? Put simply, it’s that time of day when everything just...
by Kevin Thom | Oct 8, 2008 | Photography
Here’s the anatomy of another collaboration with Laura… She created a “money forest” in her studio, and it was truly spectacular. It was my job to photograph it, so I really wanted to do it justice. The lighting was tricky in this one. We...
by Kevin Thom | Sep 29, 2008 | Photography
Well, I’m a little sad to see that Vivitar has gone the way of the dodo bird. I credit Vivitar with giving me the first tantalizing taste of studio lighting. I started out with one ancient Vivitar 280 flash that my uncle gave me. Using a weird little proprietary...
