Outdoor Portrait Photography

Website for show: http://www.PhotoTips.biz
Tons of tutorials and downloads available there.
Contact me directly from there as well.

Today I decided it was "Take my audience to work day", and took a video camera along for a portrait shoot to clue you on what goes through my head when I'm shooting.

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  Howto & Style

[Alon Humphrey]

what speed lights are you using?

[James Beltz]

Canon 430EX as slaves.

[Dillon Robinson]

Hey I just picked up a 600D with a 18-55mm and a 55-250mm .. I want to do full body portraits and was wondering what lenses do you recommend for that

[James Beltz]

What you have can already do that. So I need more specific information. This is precisely why we advertise a number for the show. Sometimes a real conversation is in order.

[James Beltz]

Thanks for the parenting tips, but I did. This track is closed and I had permission.

[James Beltz]

They had just recently closed this section, but thanks for your great concern.

[James Beltz]

You are right in believing that this was private property. You were dead wrong in believing I did not have permission. You made an assumption and then threw in an accustation. I most certainly did have permission and had a railroad manager standing behind the camera with my other 2 sons. I know of no photographer that thinks they own the world either. You are obviously bitter from something, I am curious as to what it is...

[DRGW168]

I agree 100%, some people have no clue.

[DRGW168]

It doesn't matter. That is private property which is owned by someone/ a company. You were trespassing. You never know, they may be running equipment over the line even though they claim it's closed. Say there's cars at an industry and they need to be interchanged with a common carrier? That means trains are moving. Plus those rails are shiny which means something has been on the rails within a week? You photographers think you own the world, railroad tracks are NOT a photo location.

[Solarfactor]

"Slow down."

Best advice.

[SimplisticMind]

Excellent work as usual James. Thank you.

[Aditya Khanna]

slow down yes.. learned that hard way..