I’d like to take a second to showcase the man behind the scenes of Thomas Lester Photography. My favorite assistant. This guy works 16 hour wedding days with me. He hauls my equipment around and acts as my “voice activated light stand” (i.e. he holds my lights). It would truly be difficult for me to…
Happy New Year! I know everyone is doing a “New Years Resolution” post on their blogs. I guess this is going to be kind of like that. However, it’s going to be a simple post. I learned from Gary Fong that setting arbitrary goals in life, sets arbitrary limits on your success. So, this year…
When I shot Matt & Brittany’s engagement photos it was blistering hot. However, for this December wedding, it was quite chilly. It actually started to feel a bit like winter (rare for Florida). However, it was still a beautiful day! The sun even peaked out during the ceremony to warm everyone up. It was particularly…
It’s really an honor when a very talented photographer asks you to photograph her family. This week I did a family portrait swap with local photographer, Stephie Joy. What’s a portrait swap? That’s where I photograph her family and she photographs mine. Us photographers get busy photographing everyone else that sometimes we forget to get…
I had my first business portrait session at my BNI meeting. I think it was a great success. I packed up all my lighting gear, backdrops, triggers, stands, softboxes,umbrellas, etc. and hauled up to the Holiday Inn where we meet. Here are a few examples from the shoot. I’m sure I’ll do this again throughout…
