David Hobby
Encyclopedia
David Hobby 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.
. 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 by Time Magazine.
In June 2007, he took a year-long leave of absence from The Sun to blog full-time. 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..." 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
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Interviews:
Hobby has authored an article on a DIY
photo studio in the December 2007 issue of MacWorld
, co-authored the book Columbia: A Celebration with wife Susan Thornton Hobby, and produced a 8-disc DVD lighting tutorial, "Strobist Lighting Seminar".
In 2011, Hobby released a new 6 DVD set entitled LIghting in Layers.
at the University of Florida
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He currently lives in the Baltimore area with his wife Susan and two children.
United States
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photographer and author of the Strobist.com lighting blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
, 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.
Professional life
Until July 2008, Hobby was a staff photojournalist with The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
. 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 by Time Magazine.
In June 2007, he took a year-long leave of absence from The Sun to blog full-time. 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..." 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
Photo District News
Photo District News is an American monthly trade publication for professional photographers. PDN was first published in 1980. The publication takes its name from New York City's photo district, an area of photo businesses that was once located in Flatiron District.Originally named New York Photo...
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Interviews:
- Jefferson Graham for USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, - Bill CrawfordBill CrawfordWilliam Crawford is a Canadian-born former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League....
and Ed Hidden for StudioLighting.net, - Bill Millios for Rangefinder Magazine,
Hobby has authored an article on a DIY
Do it yourself
Do it yourself is a term used to describe building, modifying, or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals...
photo studio in the December 2007 issue of MacWorld
Macworld
Macworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California...
, co-authored the book Columbia: A Celebration with wife Susan Thornton Hobby, and produced a 8-disc DVD lighting tutorial, "Strobist Lighting Seminar".
In 2011, Hobby released a new 6 DVD set entitled LIghting in Layers.
Personal life
Hobby studied photojournalismPhotojournalism
Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
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He currently lives in the Baltimore area with his wife Susan and two children.