Apr 4, 2012 Posted by regina

Goldilocks And The Don

Another of Brooke from the workshop at my studio with Don Giannatti. Don will be appearing on CreativeLIVE this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday (April 5, 6 & 7th) from 9-4 pm. I absolutely CANNOT wait! It’s FREE to watch while it’s happening live (all three days) and it also reruns again each evening for those in a different timezone. You can also purchase the workshop for $99.00 while... read more

Mar 29, 2012 Posted by regina

Hair Masking The Calvin Hollywood Way

Some of my friends on Flickr have inquired what technique I use to mask the hair. Here’s the secret, from Calvin Hollywood: The photo must be shot against a gray background. Make a rough selection of the subject with the quick select tool, it doesn’t have to be very precise. Drop in a new texture, and change the blend mode to either soft light or overlay. That’s it! Better yet,... read more

Mar 29, 2012 Posted by regina

Salvation Mountain Revisited

Remember this place? Located near the Salton Sea, just outside of Niland, California. Fred & I visited it a couple of winters ago. This past December, Leonard Knight, the artist who built and maintained the mountain for the past 30 years moved to a nursing home in San Diego county. The future of Salvation Mountain is in jeopardy Photo by Regina Pagles Here’s the article: The Fight To Save... read more

Mar 20, 2012 Posted by regina

This Is Jeremy

Jeremy’s not ours, but I wish he was So proud of him! Thanks Torrey & Shan for having such a wonderful son and grandson… jeremy hottinger on... read more

Mar 20, 2012 Posted by regina

Yay For New iPad!

Well, I’ve got a buyer for my iPad 2 and I’m gettin’ the NEW iPad… YAY! Now if they only had them in stock This is too funny… read more

Mar 8, 2012 Posted by regina

Fstoppers Features Don’s Videos From The Workshop

Oh yeah! Don’s videos from our workshop featured on Fstoppers! Eight Quick Lighting Setups You Can Use read more

Feb 28, 2012 Posted by regina

Thank You Don Giannatti

So if you remember, a while back Don Giannatti from Lighting Essentials held a contest titled ‘Winner Gets Me‘. Well, I won… and I got Don! This past weekend, Don drove from his home in Phoenix to my micro studio located in Springdale, Utah. He brought with him Megan (Just Fab on Flickr), also from Phoenix and the three of us moved A LOT of lights around. Well… Don moved a lot of... read more

Feb 21, 2012 Posted by regina

Scott Kelby Likes Me!

Well my life is complete! Scott Kelby commented on one of my photos. My head is so big right now. It’s gonna to be real hard to come back to earth and wash those dishes that need to be washed. Damn hard. Here’s the comment, left on my Google+ “I love this!!! You did a great job, and if I had even a tiny part in teaching you one of the techniques you used, then I’m very proud indeed.... read more

Feb 13, 2012 Posted by regina

Peter Hurley: Inspiration And A Compliment

So once again I mention a huge inspiration…Peter Hurley. If you photograph people, you need this: Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD from FStoppers on Vimeo. It will change forever the way you approach portrait taking. I just joined his PH2 Pro program. What is it, you ask? What is ph2pro.com? “The PH2 professional photographer community is a serious place for photographers who are... read more

Feb 9, 2012 Posted by regina

Joel Grimes Inspiration

I SO love Joel Grimes! Joel Grimes – BEHIND THE SCENES – Lauren from Joel Grimes on Vimeo. read more