David Hobby
David Hobby (born January 30, 1965) is an American photographer and author of the Strobist.com lighting blog, a site which promotes lighting techniques — such as off-camera flash — among photographic enthusiasts, often with an emphasis on the practical knowledge rather than the gear.
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[edit] Professional life
Until July 2008, Hobby was a staff photojournalist with The Baltimore Sun. He runs Strobist.com, a popular blog devoted to photographic lighting techniques. The blog has an on-line monthly readership of over 300,000 photographers from 175 countries, and was named one of the 25 Best Blogs of 2010[1] by Time Magazine.
In June 2007, he took a year-long leave of absence from The Sun to blog full-time.[2] On August 3, 2008, Hobby announced in a posting on his blog that he had taken a buyout from The Sun along with about 100 staffers who left the paper at that time. He explained, "There was a hard staff reduction quota in effect, and given the way the blog has gone I thought it would be best if I counted toward it when they started lopping off heads..."[3] Hobby said he planned to use the blog as a platform from which to explore various photographic projects.
In June 2009, Hobby was named one of "The Five Biggest Photographers on the Internet" by Photo District News.[4]
Interviews:
- Jefferson Graham for USA Today,[5]
- Bill Crawford and Ed Hidden for StudioLighting.net,[6]
- Bill Millios for Rangefinder Magazine,[7]
Hobby has authored an article on a DIY photo studio in the December 2007 issue of MacWorld,[8] co-authored the book Columbia: A Celebration with wife Susan Thornton Hobby,[9] and produced a 8-disc DVD lighting tutorial, "Strobist Lighting Seminar".[10]
In 2011, Hobby released a new 6 DVD set entitled Lighting in Layers. [11]
[edit] Personal life
Hobby studied photojournalism at the University of Florida.[12]
He currently lives in the Baltimore area with his wife Susan and two children.
[edit] References
- ^ Time Magazine: Best Blogs of 2010
- ^ Blog, Newspaper, Family. Pick any Two.
- ^ Will Shoot For Food, Strobist.com. (Accessed on 04 August 2008)
- ^ The Five Biggest Photographers on the Internet
- ^ In a flash, Strobist blog about lighting photos hit it big - USATODAY.com
- ^ LightSource Photography Podcast E020 - David Hobby aka Strobist (Accessed on December 05, 2007)
- ^ [1]
- ^ DIY photo studio, December 2007 issue of MacWorld
- ^ Published by Perry Publishing in 1995, ISBN 0964372819
- ^ In partnership with Hopeland Studios, released in May 2008; Strobist blog announcement
- ^ Jefferson Graham, USA Today. "Review: 'Lighting in Layers' DVD and download." July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ Strobist FAQ
