10 Questions with… Don Komarechka
I have had a lot of guests on this show, but few I know as well as Don Komarechka. Don is a great friend, which seems odd considering we have never met in person. We did our critique shows together for about two years, in honestly, chatting with him is always a blast. for that reason, I figured he was a perfect guest for my new “10 Questions” series.

Don has been on the regular show too, a few times. The first was way back in February of 2018, for “The Art of Snowflakes”, next was July of that year for “Improve Your Macro Photography”, and the last time was for “Water Droplet Refractions” in 2019. I need to get him back for a regular show soon.

I’d had the “10 Questions” idea for awhile, and while recording a show with Toy Photographer, and Platypod Pro, Jesse Feyereisen. I decided to give it a shot. I asked him last minute if he wanted to try it, and lucky for me, he said yes!

Now, Don has agreed to to doing the show again, and this isn’t a “normal” show at all. It’s a rapid fire 10 questions ranging from photography to any other subject, and some are just off the wall.

From auroras to pollen, insects to infrared, much of Don’s photographic adventures help us to see how the universe works. Exploring a world we cannot see with our own eyes is a common thread in Don’s career as a professional photographer. Always science-minded but never formally trained, Don uses photography as a way to explore and understand the world around him. Photographing something unusual or unknown is the perfect excuse to learn something new. Don’s work often pushes up against the technical limitations of modern camera equipment and the physical limitations of light itself. It’s in that space between photography and geek that Don seems to be most at home. He even hosts a podcast called Photo Geek Weekly, which I have had the honor of being a guest on a number of times (and it is honestly one of my favorite things to do).

When you browse through Don Komarechka’s work you may have the feeling you are not doing enough with your photography. I know I do. His work is something unique and special. Part photography, part science experiment.

One of the things I truly love about Don is his total openness to the process. He will share anything to help people understand his craft. He shows behind the scenes shots often, and on the macro episode we did he even shared his raw files to convince someone that the bee was alive and real. Don is honestly one of the coolest photographers I know, and I hope you enjoy today’s special show with him.

Join Macro Photographer, and Platypod Pro, Don Komarechka and me as we dive into 10 random questions – some photography related, and some are far from it.
Connect with Don
Full Portfolio: donkom.ca
Snowflake Portfolio: skycrystals.ca
Photo Geek Weekly Podcast: photogeekweekly.com
Workshops: donkom.ca/workshops
Facebook: @donkomphoto
Instagram: @donkomphoto
Twitter: @donkom
Flickr: @donkom
500px: @donkom

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My guest today most likely needs no introduction. As Vice President of Operations for KelbyOne, Erik Kuna has been around the photography world for a long time, and he’s been on the show before, for the episode titled Shoot for the Skies. His specialty is photographing rockets and spaceflight, but make no mistake, Erik could teach you a lot about almost any genre of photography.

From behind the camera, Erik photographs launches for organizations like NASA, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Orbital ATK. Whether he’s working for a media outlet, a magazine, or for an actual space agency, his goal is to create images that help educate people on the space industry.

The educator side of Erik is where many people know him from. Working for KelbyOne, has led to him being the regular co-host with KelbyOne founder Scott Kelby on their show The Grid. Erik’s 20+ years of experience serve him well there, and around the photography world, teaching seminars, workshops and classes. From landscapes, travel and nature, to night photography, twilight and rockets, Erik is as knowledgeable as it gets. 

He’s also worked with partners such as Adobe, Google, Canon, B&H Photo and many more to produce training videos and corporate events to help their customers and clients unlock their full potential via education and inspiration.

Join rocket and spaceflight photojournalist Erik Kuna and me as we try to better understand what goes into creating his amazing images, on this Behind the Shot.
Connect with Erik
Personal: erikkuna.com
KelbyOne: kelbyone.com
Photoshop World:photoshopworld.com
Facebook: @erikkuna
Instagram: @erikkuna
Twitter: @erikkuna
Erik’s Prints
Prints on SmugMug: erikkuna.smugmug.com
Erik’s Workshops with Jay Grammond
Dakota Adventure: Light Painting Under The Stars: jgrammondphotography.net
Erik’s Photographer Pick
John Kraus: johnkrausphotos.com | @johnkrausphotos
Apps Erik Mentioned
Adobe Lightroom: adobe.com
Adobe Photoshop: adobe.com
PhotoPills: photopills.com
Flight Club: flightclub.io
Astrospheric: astrospheric.com
Erik’s Agency
SuperCluster: supercluster.com

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A few years ago I was walking around the WPPI Expo floor with a friend, when he suggested we stop by the StellaPro Lights booth. This friend does some work with StellaPro Lights, a division of Light & Motion, and he thought I might be interested in seeing their new product – the StellaPro Reflex. As the staff there showed me the lights, I immediately thought that these might be a game changer for some people – maybe even me.

Since then, I’ve been able to see the lights, and meet the people from StellaPro a few times, including at NAB 2022. Every time, I was struck by how kind the staff were, and how passionate about this product they were. Yeah, they’re supposed to be passionate about their product while showing it at a conference, but this felt so honest to me. While I was handling these lights it felt like I was holding something different than any other light I’ve played around with… in a very cool way.

If you’re not familiar with the StellaPro Reflex, let me summarize for you. The StellaPro Reflex is a “Continuous Strobe Hybrid”, meaning it does both Constant Light or Digital Burst. These LED lights allow you to do constant light like any LED, and I am not talking about a simple modeling light like you have in a standard studio monolight. These are constant LED lights suitable for video use. The Digital Burst mode allows you to use the lights like you would a flash, but these are not flashes. Again, they are LED lights, but they allow you to charge the LED and release all of that charge as a burst of light, a burst that can be up to 1 stop brighter than the constant light. Hopefully the phrase “Continuous Strobe Hybrid” makes a bit more sense now.

After meeting the StellaPro Lights folks, they offered to send me some of the gear for a review, and I jumped at the chance. They ended up sending me a 2 Light Kit, including 2 Stella Pro Reflex S lights
along with various accessories and cables, and today we are going to put them to use.

I do want to make a few things clear for this show…

This is an honest, unsponsored review.

The Stella Pro Lights I’m using in this show were sent to me by Stella Pro Lights (and Light & Motion) for the purpose of this review, but this is not a paid ad. I am free to have and state any opinions I have, and Stella Pro doesn’t get to see this before it goes live.

Also, If you want a crazy technical review – that’s not me.

I’m not going to measure actual Kelvin, CRI, and TLCI, etc. If you want technical reviews on any gear, I’d suggest checking out Photo Joseph, Curtis Judd, Gerald Undone, or one of the many people that do that way better than I ever could. I don’t know if any of those YouTubers have reviewed these lights, but they do great content.

What I want to see is how these lights work for someone like me. I’m not a person that uses constant light or flash daily. I am a concert photographer. I do shoot Meet & Greets, Portraits and Promos, but I don’t normally use studio type lights. I have been able to get by on my Canon Speedlights, and even then I’m not a person that uses constant light or flash daily.

So, these are just my opinions based on how I shoot.

This show will divided into 3 parts: Getting to know the gear, the unboxing and gear details, and shooting with lights. Finally, I’ll close it out with my thoughts.

Join me for a review of the StellaPro Lights Reflex S, and let’s see if I have a new favorite light, on this Behind the Shot.
Connect with StellaPro Lights
Website: stellaprolights.com
Facebook: @stellaprolights
Instagram: @stellaprolights
YouTube: @stellaprolights
Connect with Steve
Portfolio: stevebrazill.com
Facebook: @SteveBrazillPhotography
Instagram: @stevebrazill
Twitter: @stevebrazill
Mastodon: @stevebrazill
StellaPro Reflex – Black Background – 3 Feet

StellaPro Reflex – Block Wall – 3 Feet

StellaPro Reflex with Steve – Black Background – 6 Feet