Author Archives: David Huff

People photography on location

I have been photographing people on location recently. This has ben both rewarding and a challenge. The reward is coming up with images that exceed the clients expectations. The challenge is making those images using different light sources. The light from the room, the light you bring and the light from outside. Lets talk about [...]

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Product Photography

This discussion is about product photography specifically table top products. These are shots that a fairly small and you shoot them on a small set usually a table. I guess it’s in the name. This particular shot was a challenge because of the reflective surfaces. Not only was background reflective so were parts of the [...]

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Landscape Architecture Photography

I am in the process of shooting some landscape architecture for some apartment complexes. The problems that I have encountered are working around the buildings themselves. The buildings block the sun in the early morning and afternoon light. I prefer shooting in the sweet light of morning or just before sunset but this is not [...]

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Architectural Photography: Interiors

I am working on a new project right now that presents some of the challenges architectural photographers face on the job. I am shooting the interiors of small apartments. Some with blinds on the windows and some without. The first problem you encounter is working in a tight space and needing to make the room [...]

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Business Photographer

I am a business photographer based in Phoenix Arizona. I have been working in the Phoenix photography market for about six years. I have been in photography for over twenty-four years. The Phoenix market is very interesting in that the slower period for me is in the hottest part of the summer. It seems in [...]

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Working on event photography

I have been working on some event photography lately. I just completed the project and sent it off. The lighting conditions went from great to totally bad through the evening. I guess in corporate photography there is always some challenges. Other wise they would not need a photographer and just use someone with a camera. [...]

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Product Photography: The use of limited focus

Product Photography: Limited focus or all over focus in product shots. I have two photographs to look at. One has a very limited depth of field the other one has focus throughout. In product photography a photographer might use a shallow depth of field to highlight certain areas of the the product. The benefits of [...]

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