Tag Archives: painting with light

Class Lighting Demo: 02/25/2018

Posted on February 27, 2018 by ndking

On Monday night we did a demo in the studio to prepare students in the Introduction to Lighting Class on their first product assignment, shooting something that is solid with texture or detail. I had decided to try two things: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged City College, David King, monolights, painting with light, photography, powerpack, studio, wood plane | 2 Comments

TWO OLD CAMERAS… Painted with Light

Posted on April 14, 2016 by ndking

This past Tuesday I did a demo for the lighting class at City College involving Painting With Light. There are several photo techniques that go by that name but the one used by product shooters and photo illustrators involves taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cameras, Eric Curry, Harold Ross, Nick Nacca, painting with light, photography, product, textures | 2 Comments

Bristlecones and Brooks

Posted on July 21, 2014 by ndking

What a wild week. I just returned from our workshop to the Ancient Bristlecone Pines. There were 20-odd participants for this year’s workshop and due to a conflict in lodging instead of a first night in Lone Pine we had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bones, bristlecone pines, painting with light, photography, skull, still life | 2 Comments

Prelude to the Bristlecone Pines Workshop

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ndking

The location scout trip (mentioned in the last post) went very well. It was a 2-day rocket run to Ridgecrest (CA) and environs to scope out an alternative to the usual itinerary for the first day of travel due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged painting with light, photography, Randsburg, Ridgecrest, Trona, Trona Pinnacles | 1 Comment

Wagons and Wagon Wheels: Painting the Past

Posted on May 28, 2014 by ndking

Thursday (29th) I will be leaving for the location scout for data to plan night one of the Bristlecone Pines Workshop in July. And I really need to get Spring Semester’s grading done and turned in. But c’mon, I had a chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antique museum, farm implements, painting with light, photography, steam engines, wagon, wagon wheels, wheel wright | Leave a comment

Judging at the Fair 2014 and Old time Roses

Posted on May 26, 2014 by ndking

Memorial Day 2014. To all vets and those currently in service: THANK YOU! Judging Observations This week on Sunday was the second tier judging at the San Diego Fair’s International Photo Contest. The good news was that out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Balboa Park, color management, critique, digital photography, judging, painting with light, photography, printing, rose, rose garden, San Diego Fair | Leave a comment

Back to Alabama Hills…

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ndking

If you have been reading this blog for any period of time then you are familiar with the famous “Alabama Hills” in the Owens Valley of California. Site of location shooting for countless movies from westerns to sci-fi to costumed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alabama Hills, landscape, Lone Pine, Mt. Whitney, painting with light, photography | Leave a comment

PAINTING WITH LIGHT OVER SPRING BREAK 2014

Posted on April 5, 2014 by ndking

San Diego — This past week has been Spring Break at City. I had a few “must do” tasks, like taxes and turning in grades for the short HDR class the first of the semester, then there was a list … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CA, Campo, HDR, macro, painting with light, photography, Presidio, San Diego, Transportation Museum | Leave a comment

A Great and Powerful Sea Serpent!

Posted on March 28, 2014 by ndking

In the desert areas near Borrego Springs stand life-sized metal sculptures that depict the animals that roamed that area eons ago. Mastodons, giant sloths, smilodon (saber-toothed cats), cameloids, etc. all now populate this part of the desert just as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anza Borrego, Borrego Springs, Dennis Avery, HDR, night sky, painting with light, photography, Richard Becerra, Sculpture, sea serpent | 1 Comment

Light and Leather… and a Hamburger…

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ndking

OK, what can I say? The experiment with the silver jewelry hooked me big time. I went online to look at other photographers using the “Painting with Light” techniques and came across two practitioners of the arcane art: Harold Ross … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bowie knife, food photography, leather, painting with light, photography, Ruger Blackhawk, saddles, six-guns, Uberti Cattleman | Leave a comment