Monthly Archives: June 2011

This week’s highlights from other photo blogs

I follow somewhere around 80 photo-related blogs, and for a long time now I’ve been wanting to cull the best bits from each and collect them in one spot, sort of like a weekly snapshot of the photoblogosphere. Well, today’s the day to finally kick this thing off. Here’s “This week’s highlights from other photo [...]

What kinds of images should stock shooters aim for?

What kinds of images should stock shooters aim for? Jim Doherty, senior art director at Blend Images, shares his suggestions in an interview with John Lund, a.k.a. The Stock Photo Guy… . John Lund: As stock shooters we are often advised to “fill the holes” in agency collections. Are there still holes, and if so, [...]

CC52, Week 12: “Duct Tape”

Week 12 of the new series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… duct tape: (n) a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet-metal duct work, but having many other uses. Format: 4×5 large-format view camera. Film: B&W Tri-X. Video: Jarren Vink. Propping: Stephen Caputo. All sketches, photos, and video [...]

Art Streiber’s advice for emerging photographers

Diego Cuevara, a Miami-based art director, designer, and photographer, recently did a Q&A with Art Streiber for his TheeBlog that covers how Art fell in love with photography, his approach to celebrity portraiture, and collaborating with clients, among other subjects. Click here for the full interview, which also includes the following—Art’s advice to aspiring photographers. [...]

A camera that will focus for you—after the fact

Have you heard about the Lytro? Its standout feature is that you can correct the focus of a shot, including changing the depth of field, after you take the photo. We’re not talking autofocus, nor is this fix-it-in-Photoshop. This is intended to be a major step up from that. “The Lytro camera captures far more [...]

Portfolio: Michael Muller’s Superheroes!

Michael Muller has photographed practically all of the big modern movie superheroes, from Wolverine to Captain America. To see his favorite shots, click here or on the image below. . . How does Michael approach his superheroic work? American Photo recently found out: .

New work: David Drebin for Mandalay Bay

David Drebin recently shot a 40-image campaign for Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The hotel provided the setting; David brought the sexy intrigue. Here’s a look: .

Video: An interview with Lauren Greenfield on “Beauty CULTure” and her work

. This is well done. Lauren in her own words. Definitely worth a watch: . . .

Matthias Clamer on his 16-minute shoot with “The Book of Mormon” cast

People magazine recently commissioned Matthias Clamer to photograph the cast of The Book of Mormon with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who cowrote and scored the Tony-winning Broadway musical. (The two also masterminded the long-running Comedy Central hit South Park.) He got the shots you see here in 16 minutes. . . “People was very [...]

Interview with a client: Steven Lippman talks with John Paul DeJoria on shooting for Patrón and Paul Mitchell

Patrón Spirits and Paul Mitchell, which are owned by John Paul DeJoria, have just released two new “What inspires you?” commercials and a 3-minute viral, the latest in a series of spots by the company that celebrates notable charitable efforts and aims to encourage viewers to think of ways that they too can give back. [...]

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