Something a little different today. A bunch of photographer friends and I have formed a rag-tag group called The Photodudes. We try and get together every now and then to make some photos and drink a beer or two. This past Saturday, we met at Doug Stremel’s office to shoot some lifestyle and fashion portraits. Doug had arranged for a few models to stop by — this is Kristen, shown above. Some of us shoot portraits professionally, others (including me) don’t. But that’s the fun of it. We share ideas and techniques and try something different. And it’s a lot of fun.

My brother, Bruce, actually IS a wedding and portrait shooter and he brought his new, tiny lighting kit along for the day. I had as much — or more — fun watching him work as I did shooting myself. And I think I’ll have to put together a light kit like his for the road. It would be really handy for the occasional location portrait.

Thanks, ‘Dudes, for another great day. Let’s do it again soon.