Brian Mullins Photography Blog

I’ve been getting a bit backlogged in my blogging so I’m using today to catch up a bit.  On Thursday, I had the honor of presenting to about 50 photographer at the Cary Photographic Artists meeting at Jordan Hall in Cary. The subject was how to effectively use flash and involved explaing all the different types of artifical lighting out there.  We discussed the use of umbrellas, softboxes and flashes and how to use them to improve your photography skills.  The class is about an hour which is a very short time to try and touch base on all the different concepts, so it was admittedly a condensed version.

After the official class and Q&A session were over, the attendees had a chance to shoot using my umbellas & softbox to get a better feel for how they can use these tools to alter and enhance your photography.  I really enjoyed having the opportunity to present and hope to be invited back again.  Here’s a couple of shots from the evening using both an umbrella & softbox as well as a flash and a wall.

Good afternoon campers!  Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of attending a 3-day wedding photography seminar held by David Williams.  David is a highly respected member of the photography community and came all the way from Austrailia to share some of his knowledge in a very rigorous 3 day workshop.  One of his accolades are Associateship and Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.  We discussed and worked on everything wedding photography, from why we photograph to printing methods.  I think my head weighed about 5 pounds more upon finishing due to the sheer amount of knowledge he shared.

Here’ a few shots of the actual shooting portion of the class.  Yes, that is Mr. Williams himself suffering for his craft in the rain.  Good thing pro cameras are weather sealed. 

This weekend I had the distinct pleasure of photographing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame benefit concert.  Held in partnership with the John Entwhistle foundation, the concert featured many new & classic acts over a 2 day period.  I can’t name all of the artists and bands who attended, but some notable name are:

Jefferson Starhip
Dennis Deyoung (Lead vocalist of Styx)
Joe Lynn Turner (Lead vocalist of Deep Purple)
Buck Dharma (Lead vocalist of Blue Oyster Cult)
Mark Farner & Jack Bruce of Cream

Unfortunately I missed the Connells, who I listed to for quite some time before and after their national success, but the show was not a disappoinment at all.  Also being a Styx fan, I found myself taking blurry shots of Dennis DeYoung due to my sub-conscious grooving to the music.  He may be a bit older now, but he still puts on one heck of a show.  Joe Lynn Turner, Buck Dharma and Jack Bruce closed out the evening with short sets of their music. It was really a rare sight to have so much talent present on any stage, much less in a more intimate venue.

My hats off to the promoters and everyone who worked to get this show into the Koka Booth Ampitheatre.