Eleven years of working notes — lighting diagrams that worked, colour decisions we stood by, frames we killed in post, and the occasional opinion on running a studio that ships slower but better. Not a blog. A working archive.
Setup · 04 Oct 2025
Soft does not have to mean flat. A working note about why a hard silk still beats a soft box for portrait work on a clear day — and the one modification we make to every silk that ships.
Read noteEach note lives in one primary discipline — but the best ones bleed across boundaries. Select a tag to filter, or scroll through the full chronology below.
Newest first. Each card links to the full note — approximately 1,500 words, working diagrams, contact sheets, and the occasional video embed from the shoot day.
We are always looking for working photographers, retouchers, and producers who want to contribute a note to the journal. Pitch us a working title and a frame — we will handle the edit.
