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Choosing Big Lights

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If you shoot small lights long enough, you will run up against some limitations. You might be trying to light big areas, or trying to get a combo of soft light with a large working distance. Most likely, you might be trying to light against full sun. Or, obviously, any combination of the above. Suffice to say that at some point you might want a big gun in your lighting bag. But how do you choose? Read more »

In Europe? You Don't Want to Miss Pop_UP Berlin in Three Weeks

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At the end of the month, GPP PopUp is coming to Berlin. If you are in Northern Europe, this city is within reach for you. And for a variety of reasons, it's almost certainly the last time Pop_UP will be held in Europe. Here's why you shouldn't miss it. A Compact, Info-Filled Weekend This will be my third time teaching at Pop_UP. Over the course of one weekend—two days—the instructors there work hard to bring you a learning experience that centers on photography, but hits it from four unique and different perspectives. That's important, because no two photographers' environments are the same. And learning from people who have successfully navigated various waters in different ways can be very valuable. The sessions are all pretty fast paced. We each have a lot to cover and only a few hours to do it. For that reason, we each tend to step back from the daily cacophony and concentrate on things that might spark you to think about your own situation in a different way. ...