Monthly Archives: July 2011

Steven Lippman shoots Eddie Cibrian for sexy ad campaign. Plus: behind-the-scenes video.

. Eddie Cibrian, hunky husband of LeeAnn Rimes, is appearing in a new campaign for Charisma sheets and towels, a series of ads that finds the actor wearing little other than a handsome grin. Steven Lippman photographed the campaign for the Iconix Brand Group, Inc., and Entertainment Tonight has an exclusive video of the shoot. [...]

This week’s highlights from other photo blogs

. At her eponymous blog, photographer Amy Stein wrote about “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sharing My Work Online.” Excerpt: “I fully support the proper attribution of images and have done so on my blog since day one. In the age of Google Image Search, there is absolutely no excuse for not [...]

Help Ricky Gervais choose a tour poster

At The Huffington Post this week, Ricky Gervais wrote that he wants the public to help him choose a photo for the poster promoting his upcoming tour, “Humanity.” One of the leading candidates is this portrait shot by Nadav Kander: . . “I love this pic,” writes Gervais of the image, which is from a [...]

Erik Madigan Heck featured in British Journal of Photography

. Emerging talent is the theme of this month’s cover story in the British Journal of Photography, and we’re thrilled to report that Erik Madigan Heck is one of the featured photographers. In fact, Erik, who is based in New York, is one of only two U.S. photographers to be chosen for the 30-plus-page story, [...]

CC52, Week 17: “Flower Rigs”

. Week 17 of the new series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Flower Rigs.” Concept: To combine baroque flower bouquets with industrial grip equipment that functions as the flowers’ support system as well as a visual contrast to the arrangements. Lighting: HMI, single source. Film: Color negative. Flower arrangements:  Ann [...]

Spotlight: Matthew Rolston

Matthew Rolston has photographed just about every film, music, and television star working today. His approach to glamour, which embodies Hollywood’s past and its grand tradition of celebrity portraiture, has helped define the modern aesthetics of celebrity and beauty photography. Matthew’s career as a photographer and director had a most auspicious, and unusual, beginning: He [...]

Buss stop: 10 great kissing photos

. Given the tragic news out of Norway and the frustrating news out of Washington, not to mention the torpor-inducing heat wave that’s baking huge swaths of the nation, I thought it would be nice to take a happy break. Herewith, 10 great kissing photos to bring a little brightness into your day. .

Michael Muller’s Comic-Con celebrity portraits

Yesterday was the final day of Comic-Con 2011, which ran from July 21 to 24 in San Diego, and as part of its massive coverage of the event, Entertainment Weekly set up a studio at the Hard Rock Hotel so Michael Muller could take portraits of the many celebrities in attendance. Michael, who previously shot celeb [...]

Nino Munoz shoots Nicole Scherzinger for cover of InStyle U.K. Plus: behind-the-scenes video.

. Nino Munoz photographed Nicole Scherzinger for InStyle U.K.‘s August 2011 cover story, capturing the former Pussycat Doll and current X Factor judge in a series of sexy, polished black-and-white-themed poses, not to mention one incredible split. Here’s a look. Scroll to the end of the post to see a short behind-the-scenes video produced by [...]

This week’s highlights from other photo blogs

.. Julie Grahame at aCurator featured Leland Bobbé’s gritty b&w photos of “New York City’s Seamy 70s”—specifically, of the Bowery and Times Square. The images had been tucked away in Bobbé’s archives and are, writes Julie, “virtually unseen.” “The Bowery was the end of the line for many,” Bobbé says in the blog post. “Some [...]

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