guest blog, MPEX Experience

A Triumph of Triangles – A Magazine-Style Photo Shoot with a 1957 Triumph TR3

Our friend, Leonardo Carrizo, is a multi-media storyteller who travels around the world capturing the story behind the destination.  In this stateside 2-part blog entry, Carrizo take us behind the scenes of a vintage car photo shoot with Fuji and Lumopro gear!   It’s Sunday June 11, 2017.  Instead of packing for Monday, when I’ll be […]

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guest blog, MPEX Experience, Tips and Tricks

Guest Blog: Shooting Jewelry with Daniel T. Jester

This a guest blog by Daniel T. Jester. Check out more of his work on his website danieltjester.com One of my favorite things to do is leverage my skill set as a product photographer and help small businesses with their photographic presence. A business’s image identity ties directly in to their brand, but the challenge of […]

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MPEX Experience, MPEX Photo Contests, Photography News

We are giving away a complete on-location lighting kit – DIY Photography

via We are giving away a complete on-location lighting kit – DIY Photography Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know about an awesome contest that Midwest Photo is offering over at DIY photography. We love DIY photography and we definitely love LumoPro. Click the link above to enter the contest and a chance to win […]

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TEDx Portraits Gallery Show March 18th with Spencer Lookabaugh and Angela Smith

Editor’s Note: The MPEX Learning Studio is proud to present an evening with the artists, Spencer Lookabaugh and Angela Smith.  Click here to register for the free open house, Friday, March 18th to hear the artists talk about the work and the process of getting these large format portraits produced. Written by Spencer Lookabaugh Through November of 2015 […]

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Gear Review, guest blog, MPEX Experience, Tips and Tricks

Speedlight Teardown: Why Quality Matters

This is a guest blog post by Mike Bock, Product Specialist at LumoPro. Today’s flash market offers a wide variety of options for anyone looking to dip a toe in the off-camera flash pool. While there are plenty of things to consider while shopping for a speedlight, one factor that doesn’t always receive the most […]

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MPEX Experience, Tips and Tricks, TJ Hansen's Blog

TJ’s Daily Blog #65- Headshot Photobooth at the Clintonville Chamber Awards Dinner

The Daily Blog #65 Headshot Photobooth The Clintonville Chamber of Commerce had an awards dinner Friday night celebrating the Business of the Year, Business Person of the Year, and Volunteer of the year. Since the Chamber is all about supporting small businesses, we decided to set up a business-savvy ‘Headshot’ photobooth. I decided to use the projector screen that was already set […]

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Gear Review, guest blog, MPEX Experience

LumoPro LP605M Review with Guest Blogger Jayesunn Krump

Jayesunn Krump is an internationally published photographer and educator based in Portland, Oregon. You can find Jayesunn’s work at http://www.jkrump.com/. The LP605M is a new multipurpose light stand from LumoPro. The stand can extend to 7.5 feet tall with five sections, four metal locking collars, and has the unique feature of doubling as a monopod. This stand […]

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MPEX Experience, TJ Hansen's Blog

TJ’s Daily Blog #55- Michelle Dean

TJ’s Daily Blog #55 Michelle Dean Meet Michelle. Michelle is the Marketing Manager at Midwest Photo, which means she makes sure as many people as possible know about our little store. Michelle know how to stay organized even in total chaos, and never drops the ball. She will work day and night if something needs to […]

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TJ’s Daily Blog #53- Kwame Freddy

TJ’s Daily Blog #53 Kwame Freddy Meet Fred. Fred is the newest member of the MPEX Rental Department, which at this point, is probably the most helpful and friendly rental department in all the land. Fred is cool as a cucumber. He is a portrait photographer, and a musician, and is always looking to do something creative, or at least […]

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The Daily Photo #48- Jesse Michael Barr Trio

The Daily Photo #48- February 17th, 2016 Jesse Michael Barr Trio I have shot Jesse once before for the Daily Blog, and this time I also shot the musicians he is gigging with. This is a band of amazing musicians, with talent for days. In front is Jesse Michael Barr, lead singer and guitarist of […]

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