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January 29th, 2011 - Lighting techniques with Frank Veronsky

I spent my morning with a number of other photographers learning lighting techniques at Frank Veronsky's carriage house studio in Belle Meade. Frank spend two hours ( maybe more ) teaching us how to make the best of available light and the proper use of reflectors. Frank has been a photographer for over 24 years and is an excellent teacher.

One of the photographers brought his daughters with him. They were gracious and patient, posing for our eager cameras. This is the one I chose as the best of the set of 100 or so. You can see some of the others in my image gallery here.

Natural lighting from the window on subjects right side with reflected light from the white wall to the subject lefts. Hot light from above with most of the leaves closed to focus light onto a narrow strip on the subjects face.

Composition in the Field with Frank Veronsky

Frank Veronsky is an editorial and commercial photographer who lived in New York City for over 20 years. He recently moved to Belle Meade, NJ and is teaching both beginner and advanced workshops. I found out about the workshop through his photo group on Meetup. The meetup group is sponsored by the Digital Photo Academy. I'm fortunate to live a few miles from Frank's studio and decided to take the Workshop, Composition in the Field.

Frank's studio is a converted barn at the back of his property in the historic Harlingen section of Montgomery Township. Frank and his wife moved here with their kids to be closer to the family. The studio is clean and well lit but Frank's backyard provided the subject matter for the day's workshop.

It rained that morning and the air and soil were still damp and a little cold. The lighting changed constantly as the clouds moved across the sun.

Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8
Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8
Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8
Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8
Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8
Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8
Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8
Workshop - Composition in the Field - Frank Veronsky—Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/5.0
Nikon D40 + 35 mm f/1.8 @ 35 mm, f/1.8

Montgomery Arboretum of Native Flora with Jeff Hoagland

The Watershed Institute's Jeff Hoagland took a group of children from around Hopewell, Hillsborough, Montgomery and Princeton townships on a nature tour of the Montgomery Arboretum of Native Flora.

Shaan and Kiran had a blast learning about small and large creatures that live in the local ecosystems. When they eagerly jumped into the Back Brook to catch any little creatures they could find, I knew that Bhavna would not be happy. Their clothes and shoes were muddy, but I knew from the smiles on their faces that they were having a fun time.

I let them be.

Jeff Hoagland , Watershed, Montgomery Arboretum of Native Flora · 7 July 2007 · Motorola RAZR V3c/m · RAZR V3c/m
Jeff Hoagland , Watershed, Montgomery Arboretum of Native Flora · 7 July 2007 · Motorola RAZR V3c/m · RAZR V3c/m
Jeff Hoagland , Watershed, Montgomery Arboretum of Native Flora · 7 July 2007 · Motorola RAZR V3c/m · RAZR V3c/m