Monthly Archives: October 2010

New work: John Midgley shoots for Paul Stuart and Phineas Cole

Paul Stuart, the upscale men’s and women’s clothier that bills itself as “the closest thing to a Savile Row experience outside of London,” recently commissioned John Midgley to do a series of photographs for use in its catalogue and in ads. Actually, John did two sets of images—a group of color photos for Paul Stuart [...]

New work: Matthias Clamer photographs Betty White for Parade

As a longtime Golden Girls fan, I would have done almost anything to have been on the set of this shoot—Matthias Clamer photographed the fabulous Betty White for the cover of Parade, as well as for an exclusive online gallery. . . According to the article, written by Robert Moritz, Betty eats fries every night; [...]

David Drebin featured in PDN’s new “How I Got That Shot” column and at Art Toronto

The latest issue of PDN introduces a new column called “How I Got That Shot,” which explores “what it took to create recent photos that caught our eye.” The four-page feature opens with a photo that David Drebin took for Italian watchmaker Breil… . . David, who worked with art director Vincenzo Gasbarro at United [...]

Michael Muller photo used in LeBron James “What should I do?” commercial

Earlier this year, Michael Muller joined his friend Mark Romanek on the shoot of a commercial starring LeBron James that Mark was directing for Nike. Michael took some photos of the basketball star while he was there, and Nike later bought one for use in the following ad… . . Now the image is being [...]

“Mick Rock Exposed” at Morrison Hotel Gallery (updated)

Sometimes it’s not enough to be on the list. Having RSVPed for the “Mick Rock Exposed” exhibition and book celebration… …I arrived at around 10 last night at the spot that was once the great CBGB and CBGB’s Gallery and is now home to a John Varvatos store and the Morrison Hotel Gallery, respectively. The [...]

UPDATED: See you at PhotoPlus Expo?

  PDN‘s PhotoPlus Expo kicks off tomorrow at the Javits Center in New York. Will you be there? We already know which of the many seminars will be our favorites: . VINCENT LAFORET Cinematography with a DSLR (sponsored by Canon) Thursday, 8:45 to 11:45 AM Description: In this three-hour seminar, Vincent Laforet will outline some [...]

Photo gallery: Architecture—featuring images by Rolph Gobits, Kai Uwe Gundlach, Nadav Kander, and John Offenbach

Click on any of the photos below to view “Stockland Martel presents… Architecture,” a 26-image gallery featuring… .     . .

Interview: What does it take to photograph “Iconoclasts”?

Earlier this year, Doug Menuez traveled around the world photographing the new season of Iconoclasts, a series by the Sundance Channel and Grey Goose Entertainment that pairs creative and innovative people and documents their interaction. The show offers a unique opportunity to see how these people think, what drives them, and what they bring out [...]

Highlights from “Roxanne Lowit and Simon Doonan in Conversation”

Last night, Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys, interviewed the great Roxanne Lowit at Milk Gallery. The two were surrounded by photos from the book Roxanne Lowit: Backstage Dior, as well as a crowd of admirers and friends that included designer Pat Field, whose popsicle-colored hair provided a pleasant jolt of color. The conversation was [...]

A good landscape photo is like an antidepressant

Doug Menuez has assembled a collection of his landscape photos from over the years at his stock site, Menuez Archive Projects, and as I was looking through them, I noticed that the images are not necessarily about the place where they were shot—they’re more about a mood or a feeling. “Water, the sea, the still, [...]

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