Westcott Top Pro Bob Davis

Bob is a Canon Explorers of Light who has always had a deep passion for photography from an early age. He is continually honored having the opportunity to capture people who invite him to document their life.

“I am proud to be a member of the Westcott Top Pros and the Canon Explorers of Light”, a program created for the purpose of educating photographers. This is an elite group of 60 of the United States’ best EOS photographers who are united in their love and passion for photographic excellence. “I have written a book: Lights, Camera, Capture Creative, Lighting Techniques for Digital Photographers. I am proud to say it’s also an App for the iPad and was the number one selling App in photography on the Apple App Store.”

Bob is not a newcomer to the photography industry. He’s been a professional photographer for over 25 years. “It was obvious to me at an early age that being a photographer was what I wanted to do with my life!”

Bob’s passion for photography began back in high school when he became the editor of his school newspaper. He then went on to Columbia College and was named College Photographer of the Year. With that came a full-time job at a daily newspaper in Chicago, and then on to a full-time position at the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper for 14 years.

“My cameras have always been like a passport into history,” Bob explains. “I am continually honored when doors open and people invite me in to document their lives.” While at the paper, Bob covered countless amazing events, such as Presidential elections, Michael Jordan’s entire career with the Chicago Bulls, and the rituals, ceremonies, and tent revivals of many religious faiths. “I’ve traveled around the world to places such as El Salvador, Taiwan, Lithuania, Romania, Moldova and Kenya, Tanzania for human interest stories. I’ve even had the pleasure of seeing the power of photography first-hand and it’s ability to move people.”

Bob has since moved on from the newspaper industry, his main focus is wedding photography and documentary projects for non-profits. “Today, I have the privilege of photographing the most important events in my client’s lives, and I couldn’t be more happy to have this honor.”

“Photography… It’s what I’m passionate about!”

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Articles by Bob Davis

Run-and-Gun Wedding Lighting

Bob Davis

04/19/2018

Lighting Tips

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While shooting on-location in a beautiful cathedral in Ohio, celebrity photographer Bob Davis knew he wanted to make the venue a part of the story. This meant that he'd need to capture his subjects in various locations and do so quickly to get them back to their party. This is called run-and-gun photography for a reason.

Creative Lighting for Groom Portraits

Bob Davis

02/23/2018

Lighting Tips

12771

Brides are often a major focus at a wedding shoot. The bride is typically the hero of the story on their special day. However, experienced photographers know that groom portraits can be equally as fun to create and an important detail for their clients.

Lighting for Modern Wedding Portraits

Bob Davis

02/20/2018

Lighting Tips

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Chicago-based celebrity wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses his take on modern wedding portraits in our new wedding photography tutorial series. Traditional wedding portraits can often be bland. For shots of the wedding party, many photographers default to posing their subjects upright and in order of height.

Improving Wedding Prep Photography with Portable Lighting

Bob Davis

12/17/2017

Lighting Tips

19197

In this two-part tutorial, professional wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses how to improve wedding preparation shots (for both brides and grooms) with surprisingly portable lighting setups. By adding just a couple of speedlites and compact modifiers to your shoot, photographers can save time on post-production editing and offer clients higher quality images.

How to Perfectly Light Couples with Speedlights

Bob Davis

06/30/2016

Lighting Tips

11430

In this video from SPTV, Bob Davis demonstrates how to perfectly light a couple during a real-life engagement session. Chicago portrait and wedding photographer Bob Davis is a 25 year veteran of photography, specializing in speedlite shooting. Here, Bob utilizes speedlites modified with the to capture beautiful portraits of his clients.

Location Lighting Using The Rapid Box: Share The Light

Bob Davis

12/29/2015

Lighting Tips

11856

Lighting can separate you from the pack, using light to define your style and elevate the quality of your work is as important now as it was back in the day when you had to light to capture an image. Today the cameras we use can capture an image in just about any light; they can shoot at crazy high ISOs far beyond what film was able to do.