Monthly Archives: May 2011

When you’re a client’s go-to photographer: A look at SK+G and Steven Lippman’s ongoing collaborations

What’s the surest way to know that a client is happy with your work? They ask you back for another project, and another and another. Such is the case with Steven Lippman and SK+G Marketing Communications, a Las Vegas–based agency that works with luxury hospitality and casino clients across the country. Steven has been working [...]

Walter Iooss’ Montauk: The first summery day of the season

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The case against day rates

If you’re a photographer who’s been wrestling with how to establish a day rate, you’ll want to watch this video. Freelance photographer John Harrington, president of the White House News Photographers Association and author of the book Best Business Practices for Photographers, says “you never need to use the word day rate in communicating with [...]

Art Streiber goes behind the scenes at Cannes for People mag

The new issue of People magazine hits newsstands today, and it features a big 6-page portfolio by Art Streiber: “Cannes Behind the Scenes: The sun! The sea! and all those stars! We take a deep dive into the world’s glitziest film festival.” “We went to Cannes to capture a look away from the red carpet [...]

CC52: Week 8—“Motion Portraits”

Week 8 of the new series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Motion Portraits” Concept: A moving portrait. Format: RED ONE Mysterium-X Camera; 85mm & 100mm Prime lens. Shot at f4, 2K resolution, 100 fps. All photos and video © Craig Cutler. Follow CC52 here. . .

Images of the day: 2 from Walter Iooss’ archive

Walter Iooss knows I occasionally do “Image of the Day” posts, and since we go the whole spring/summer (and sometimes fall) season with him winging Montauk photos my way, I’m used to photographic dispatches from Walter showing up in my inbox. Still, I was surprised when I got an email from him today with these [...]

Erik Madigan Heck donates Metropolitan Opera photo to silent auction benefiting young artists and writers

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a New York–based nonprofit that identifies teens with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their work to a national audience through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, is hosting a big gala on June 1 to help raise money for its programs. Several well-known alumni have contributed [...]

New work: Jeff Lipsky shoots “Glee” star Heather Morris for Women’s Health. Plus: Behind-the-scenes video.

Women’s Health commissioned Jeff Lipsky to photograph Glee star Heather Morris for its June cover story. The issue hits newsstands today, and you can watch a video of the shoot here. . . .

“Beauty CULTure” attracts press, celebs. Plus: A video interview with Lauren Greenfield.

“Beauty CULTure” opened last week at the Annenberg Space for Photography, attracting a constellation of celebrities to the reception and inspiring what will no doubt be months’ worth of press. Meanwhile, the Annenberg has posted extended video interviews with each of the exhibition’s four featured photographers, one of whom is Lauren Greenfield, who directed a [...]

Ad Age names “creatives you should know”

Advertising Age‘s recent “Agency Issue” spotlights “creatives you should know,” a list that spans eight agencies from around the globe. The mini-profiles of each person reveal just how prevalent digital is today and how much the definition of advertising has broadened. One agency’s promo for Mitsubishi involved inviting people to drive a real car through [...]

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