The Penumbra Project

The Penumbra Project

Index to Articles


Justin Bieber Grows Up Time constraints and 29 million Twitter followers + detailed Lighting Diagram of the studio session.

Turning a $1000 investment into $391,154 The incredible benefit of investing in yourself.

Making Up for Having a Small…Sensor The clone stamp, photography gurus, and sensor envy.

The Day I Needed the Professor Photographing six icons of photography using whatever I could beg, borrow or steal + detailed Lighting Diagram as well as a short video from the Lucie Awards in New York.

The Face in So Many Photographs A nine year-old, a new softbox, and using grandparents as light stands.

The Grandeur of the Golf Course Light, architecture, dry shoes, and a Wacom tablet.

Surviving in the New Economy Discovering your worth as a photographer and how to maintain a thriving career.

The Enduring Fight Inside Victor Ortiz + detailed Lighting Diagram
From foster care to a fight for the title.

Hangin’ Out—Without Falling Out
Helicopters and why fifty cents worth of gaffer’s tape might save your life.

The Decisive Moment
The enduring power of the 175-year old still photograph.

The Power of a Workshop + detailed Lighting Diagram
How a workshop can change your life and make you money.

Richard Helmstetter + detailed Lighting Diagram
The Mad Scientist of Golf.

Tara Dakides + detailed Lighting Diagram
The Snowboarding Goddess.

The Scariest Thing I Ever Did with a Camera
Torpedo Rays, Helicopters and the Electrified Swimming Pool.

Bill Coore + detailed Lighting Diagram
Speed Lights, Studio Strobes and Shooting the “Right” Way.

Deontay Wilder + detailed Lighting Diagram
From a beer truck to the boxing ring—and an Olympic medal.

Good Enough
Staying ahead of other photographers by asking whether “good enough” really is.

Jimmy Kimmel Gets It + detailed Lighting Diagram
How to make a 2:00 p.m. portrait look like the wee hours of the morning.

86 Seconds With Derek Jeter + detailed Lighting Diagram
Making the most of the time you’re given.

Teens, Tweens and 1200 Captures
Working with celebrities, publicists and the two-hour hairstyle.
 


 
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