An unusually well-rounded photographer who has mastered commercial and portrait photography and is a wonderfully skilled sculptor of light that runs a successful studio in Minneapolis. He is also the author of the finest book ever written on digital lighting and presents his classes the same way he writes - in a smooth, comfortable manner. Chris' long track record shooting client assignments both big and small, his depth of knowledge of lighting coupled with his top notch ability to relate and communicate to photographers makes him the finest digital lighting instructor in the country.

Stephen Dantzig is a nationally renowned lighting expert and author of Lighting Techniques for Fashion and Glamour Photography for Film and Digital Photographers and Mastering Lighting Techniques for Outdoor and Location Digital Portrait Photography (Amherst Media). His third book is on creative uses for softboxes and is in production.

He has written more than thirty articles and lessons on photographic lighting and ethics. He is a frequent contributor to RANGEFINDER Magazine and his lessons have appeared in Professional Photographer Magazine, PC Photo Magazine, Studio Photography and Design, ProPhoto West, ShootSmarter.com and the Photoflex Web Photo School. His work has appeared on more than 22 magazine covers including local, regional and national markets.

Current Author Promotion: Visit Jasmines super popular blog at www.jasminestarblog.com

Jasmine Star is an international photographer who is best known for her fashion-forward perspective on wedding photography and modern spin on an otherwise traditional day.

After leaving law school in 2006, Jasmine started her photography business armed with nothing but a single camera and lens, booked her first 12 weddings without a website—instead opting to market her services via a blog—and has since developed a thriving business.

She booked 36 weddings her first year without formal advertising and has become an industry starlet, earning the title of Photographer of the Year by Blu Domain and other awards for her work.

Current Author Promotion: The Book Has Landed!!!!!! The white truck trundled up to my studio on Monday and delivered my four “Author’s advanced copies” of Minimalist Lighting, Professional Lighting Techniques on Location.  From cover to cover the book looks amazing.  The folks at Amherst Media did a great job with the design and the layout.  I’ve been showing it around to fellow photographers and they’ve all given me the “big thumbs up!”  The cover price of the book is $34.95 but for a limited time (during presale) you can reserve the book at Amazon.com for only $24.95.  This in not just a volume of my greatest hits with a little copy thrown in.  There are tons of “how to’s” and examples with diagrams to show just how shots were done.  There’s a ton of information about using portable flashes indoors and out and much more.  Click this link Amazon.com and you’ll be directed to the book.  When you’ve read it please take a moment to email me at KirkTuck@KirkTuck.com and let me know what you think.

My second book, Studio Lighting on a Budget, is just about wrapped up and should be out in early Spring of 2009.  For more information about book signings in Austin and the surrounding areas please check on my website at www.kirktuck.com

Kirk studied Electrical Engineering, English and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin.  Began teaching in the college of fine arts at UT in 1981.  Left the University in 1984 to become the director and creative director of a regional advertising agency in Austin, Texas.  The agency was Avanti Advertising and Design.  We did retail advertising for the first "category killer" book store,  Bookstop, Inc.  Their 124 stores were purchased by Barnes and Noble in 1987 and I took advantage of the sale and transition to leave the advertising agency and begin a career as a freelance photographer.

By every definition Wes Kroninger brings a fresh outlook to every one of his images. Despite his relatively recent arrival on the pro photography circuit he’s already had work appear in Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine, Rolling Stone, Rangefinder Magazine, Studio Photography Magazine, and a range of trade publications.

Current Author Promotion:
If you would like to learn in a personal environment,spend 3 days with Bambi Cantrell & myself in San Francisco this June.
We would love for you to join us for this extraordinary week. For Details visit www.payitforwardworkshops.com

Jim Garner, international award winning photographer, began his  career as a commercial photographer in the late 90’s, and soon decided to pursue wedding photography as well.  A few years later, Garner succeeded in establishing one of the top commercial & wedding studios in the Pacific Northwest.
 
In addition to photography, in the spring of 2007 Jim Garner launched BODA, a professional photography lens bag (goboda.com).  BODA is a company dedicated to bringing products to the active photographer enabling them to better do their job.
 
As a studio their primary goal is to create beautiful work for their clients, and have a ton of fun doing it.  Garner is also dedicated to sharing is knowledge with up and coming photographers and reaps great reward from helping others in the photography community.

Current Author Promotion: Check out Pauls latest course offerings at www.betterphoto.com

Paul F. Gero is a documentary photographer who shoots commissioned weddings and portraits from his home base in Ladera Ranch, CA. Prior to this, he spent nearly twenty years in daily journalism – first on staff for The Chicago Tribune (in Chicago and in the paper’s Washington, DC bureau), then as a contract photographer for the French photo agency Sygma in DC, and finally he spent 12 years on staff with the Arizona Republic in Phoenix. He also has freelanced extensively for magazines such as Time, People, US News & World Report and Sports Illustrated.  He currently teaches two courses at betterphoto.com and is the author of the book, Digital Wedding Photography available through amazon.com. A Canon Explorer of Light, Lexar Elite Photographer and a member of the Fuji Talent Team.

Current Author Promotion: Struggling with Photoshop or have Photoshop Questions visit Tony's Website www.photoshop-help.com

Tony Hertz is an award-winning photographer with over 20 years experience as a professional - of which ten years were daily newspaper photography. He shares his time doing Landscape and Corporate/Editorial photography. His work has been published throughout the world in magazines, newspapers, books and postcards.

Tony's been teaching photography and Adobe Photoshop regularly at colleges and private schools since 1993. He's a Trek Mentor with the American Photo Mentor Series workshops. He's also worked as an assistant instructor at the Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging and assisted with Photoshop workshops for the Photo Marketing Association.