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Wedding Photography Guru David Ziser Live on Location!

By Scott on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 at 6:09 am | updates.

The amazing David Ziser has been in town since last week working on his on-location wedding shoot for KelbyTraining.com, and I stopped by and crashed their shoot yesterday at a local church. I stayed just long enough to take a few quick shots (as seen above), but while I was there I watched him tape a short segment and I have to tell you—David Ziser flat out rocks! He is, without a doubt, one of the best teachers out there, and the stuff he imparts in his teaching you just don’t find anywhere else. He makes it all so clear, so simple, and it just makes so much sense. I can’t wait to watch his entire class when it goes online (should be within just few weeks).

Besides traveling the world shooting high-end weddings, and teaching both the photography and the business side of wedding photography, he has one of the most informative (and active), blogs out there (called “DigitalProTalk.com“). I know I’ve mentioned it here before (I even talked about it in my latest book), but even if you’re not a wedding photographer, you’ve got to add to your daily list (David posts numerous times each time. He even makes me feel like I’m a slacker). Here’s the link to his site, and I’ll let you all know as soon as his first online class goes live.

One last thing: David’s Photoshop World pre-conference workshop (and live on location wedding shoot) is one of the very first ones to sell out (he’s sold out every single one well in advance), so if you’re planning on going—make sure you snag your spot right away.

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Scott, I agree 100%. I was at NAPP’s Photoshop world, David is amazing and so his blog. Everyone check it out. Check out Photoshop World, it has changed and supercharged by PShop skills- thanks to Scott and his awesome crew of instructors !!!

ron - sharingmylight.com

sharingmylight.com on January 16th, 2008 at 8:12 am

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As someone just starting out in photography, I read David Ziser’s blog EVERY day! Although I have no aspirations to become a wedding photog, I can apply some of the techniques he uses to the style I’m trying to develop. By far, my favorite one of his is the “Carrot Cake” lighting technique — I shot a bottle of whiskey I got for Christmas bouncing the flash as he describes, and it came out great!

Can’t wait for his series on Kelby Training Online to go live!

Mike on January 16th, 2008 at 8:34 am

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Check out the photography of UK-based wedding photographer Justin Scobie. Justin is amazing. http://www.justinscobie.co.uk/index2.html

Luka on January 16th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

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Scott,

This is unrelated, but I didn’t know where to publish. I see you have some new gear. Please update your Scott’s gear link. I would like to see what you’re using now. Especially photoshop plug ins, and lighting equip.

Thanks.

Phillip

Phillip Ford on January 16th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

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Daves work is amazing.
Mike

Michael J. Colarusso on January 16th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

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Is that a human-light-stand in the background. Can you get one of those at Calumet?

Randy Jay Braun on January 17th, 2008 at 1:47 am

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Hey Scott,
Thank you for the very kind words. It is always a “kick” for LaDawn and I to come down to NAPP world headquarters and visit with you and your great group of people.
All the best, David

David Ziser on January 17th, 2008 at 9:35 am

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