May 2020 - Lenspiration

Waiting for Just the Right Storm

by James Staddon | May 29, 2020 | Assignments

The wind rustles through the trees, revealing the light undersides of every leaf. It starts sprinkling on the windshield. Puffy white and gray cumulonimbus clouds roll along the horizon. Maybe today will be the day? I’ve been keeping an eye on the weather for the past week or so, hoping for an opportunity to... Read More »

Pulling It All Together!

by James Staddon | May 25, 2020 | Updates & Opportunities

Back in January, it was exciting to announce the launch of the Pro Posing Database . . . now, it’s time to announce a big update to the Portraiture Training section of Pro Posing!All sorts of disconnected, portrait photography stuff has randomly gone up on Lenspiration over the years. A blog post here. A forum topic... Read More »

Can You See Yourself Growing?

by James Staddon | May 15, 2020 | Stories & Expeditions, Tips & Tricks

I thought it was pretty funny how, after posting a survey about Lenspiration last week, I got an email from this other photographer who was sending out his own survey. Jeff Schultz is a professional Alaskan photographer, and after visiting his studio in 2014, I’ve been following his blog ever since. He was asking... Read More »

Just Curious

by James Staddon | May 8, 2020 | Updates & Opportunities

Homeschool Summits is wrapping up their online Curriculum 2.0 convention today, and they’ve given me two All-Access Passes that I can give away for free. If you’re into homeschooling and would like one of them, feel free to enter the drawing by filling out this quick little survey about Lenspiration. Survey will be... Read More »

On Assignment: Go Forward!

by James Staddon | May 1, 2020 | Assignments

When I read the details for this month’s assignment, I thought “Hey, this is going to be easy; I have plenty of brothers to use as models, it’s a bright sunny day, and I know exactly where to shoot it!” Well, as usual, it didn’t exactly turn out as expected. . . . The dynamic range between the light and dark areas... Read More »