New Digital Lighting Book: Super Sexy Marketa Belonoha
  
 
Learn to emphasize true beauty with a glamour lighting technique created by Jarmo Pohjaniemi. This unique lighting technique has been handed down from “father-to-son” and is responsible for countless famous published pictorials and previously known only to masters of light, but is now available to you. “This specific lighting technique was one of the key factors that landed me my 15-year-long Playboy photography career,” says Pohjaniemi. “Knowing lighting and business gave me wings.” Marketa Belonoha was rated one of the sexiest women alive by the French editions of both Playboy and Lui.

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More great news for our Bahamas seminar/workshop attendees!
  
 
We’ve recently learned a new private lodge, the Paradise Sands, opened its doors last week and just in time for attendees that haven’t yet booked a hotel room. Even better still, the accommodations  are a scant five-minute walk from the seminar location! While the official opening date is set for June, the owner has graciously agreed to make the cabanas available for STC seminar attendees.  

Here are few images from the Paradise Sands lodge in Eleuthera, Bahamas. Unfortunately, you can’t share a room with one of our lovely models, but you can still split the cost with a fellow attendee if you'd like. (Only two people per room!)

Paradise Sands is a Bahamian style cottage lodge with traditional Island athmosphere, colorful and cozy for one person or couples. Prices start from $125  per each night’s stay (plus a 15%  room tax).


For availability, contact 305-849-2349 Ciggy or 242 470 3187 Harrold.

  
 
Driving Directions for STC Seminar Attendees!
Eleuthera, Bahamas • May 25-26, 2013
  
 
Shoot the Centerfold Guests and Attendees,
  
 
Last Minute Things to Remember!

  
 
▶ Make sure that you have a valid Passport and check to see if you require a visa to enter the Bahamas.
▶ Rules: the Bahamas follow the standard British rules of transportation. This means that driving is done on the left side of the road and navigating the roundabouts can be tricky.
▶ Essentials: you will want to make sure you pack sunscreen, suntan lotion, sun glasses and a hat. Light footwear, shorts and sandals are the suggested seminar attire.
▶ Make sure to have extra memory cards and batteries for your camera.
▶ Recommended lens choices for your camera are: 24-70mm and 70-200mm. Any other lens in similiar focal lengths will also do the job.
  
 
In case you missed our blog posts!
  
 
Survey Reveals the Average Day Rates of US and UK Photographers
  
How do you become a famous photographer?
  
     
 
Eposure, a UK company that brings commercial photographers together with the companies that need them, recently released the results of a survey they conducted about the day rates of UK and U.S.-based photographers. And even though some might expect that the vast majority are charging a pittance in our photography-saturated world, the outlook isn’t as grim as you may think.
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This is a very tough question to answer in just one simple article. However, we believe the fundamentals of becoming a famous photographer should be fairly simple to follow. So, we answer this question in several parts because it’s not just about the “how,” but also about the “why” behind what you do.
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Brad Pitt's Black & White Portraits of Angelina Jolie
  
New Canon 45mm and 90mm tilt-shift lenses coming in 2014
  
     
 
If the guy wasn’t already talented enough, now Brad Pitt is showing off his ability to shoot photos of his gorgeous “wife” and family using black and white film. The photos are quite spectacular and give us all an interesting insight into his life behind closed doors. You will want to see these.
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Canon is working on new tilt-shift lenses, which will be introduced at the beginning of 2014. This is not the first time we have heard through the grapevine that the Japan-based company has such plans, but the last time it has been said that the lenses will be launched sometime in 2013.
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