LightSource Photography Podcast E013 - Neil Cowley

LightSource is our lighting and photography podcast that introduces photographers to studio lighting and digital photography techniques and equipment.

Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer and inspector (Flickr)

Special Guest:
Special Guest Neil Cowley, Award winning Visual Artist

Neil is a Rochester, NY-based Lifestyle and Wedding photojournalist who aims to provide a look at "people with perspective" in his inspiring photography. Neil also provides educational information for photographers on his web site neilcowley.com. Neil is not a graduate of RIT.

LightSource Episode 13 (Interview Series) [31:02 minutes]

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Ed and Bill discuss:

Special Guest Neil Cowley, Rochester NY based visual artist discusses:

Leaving biology for photography
Teaching yourself to be a professional photographer
Shooting 40 weddings per year
How being untrained can be a benefit
Creating natural artificial light in large rooms
Using Pocket Wizard channels for phased lighting setups
Dealing with mixed lighting using gels
Using contrasting light color for effect
Using portable flashes indoors
Never following directions
View camera technique in photojournalism
Using multiple web sites for marketing
His upcoming lighting and composure workshop
Advice for beginner photographers
Rapid Fire questions

Visit Neils many web sites:
Lighting Information and workshop
Neil's Blog
Main web site
Studio Information
Portraiture

Email your lighting and photography questions to: studiolighting@ gmail.com or leave a voicemail with your SIP phone at (747) 600-3900 and we'll try to answer your question on the show.

Thanks for listening to LightSource!