Zack Arias – Simon Pow

July 12 2013

Feed Your Fire

Being inspired is a crucial part of being creative. The more things you feed your brain with, the more chance a great idea will bubble to the surface. I try to take inspiration from many sources but in this first instalment of what will probably become a sporadic series, I want to share with you a few photographers that never fail to give me an inspirational and motivational shove in the right direction. David Hobby (aka The Strobist) If you are into photography or lighting enough to be reading my blog, you are bound to have heard of The Strobist. David is the man […]

June 21 2013

Sage advice from some amazing photographers

Anyone aspiring to be a successful photographer needs to invest 16 minutes of their life and watch this video shot at Gulf Photo Plus. Then rewind and watch it again. Lee Morris and Patrick Hall took the opportunity to sit down and talk to Zack Arias, John Keatly, Joe McNally, Peter Hurley, Scott Hargis, David Burnett, David Hobby and Gergory Heisler and ask them just what it takes to be a success, not just in photography, but in any field. If this doesn’t inspire and motivate, you might want to check your pulse. Here is the link the original FStoppers article with lots of background info.

May 21 2011

Photography Sucks!

The fact you are here, reading this blog, probably means you are like me and you love photography. Not just like or enjoy, but love. Put a camera in my hands and I’m happy. I love being able to unleash my creative side that starts to scream from inside if I keep it bottled up too long. I love how it makes me think on my feet in changing light and situations. I love being able to make a picture that looks nothing like the actual scene my subject and I were standing in at the time and seeing the […]