Category Archives: Behind the Scenes

“Mad Men” in motion, by Art Streiber

Did you catch the iPad edition of Newsweek‘s recent Mad Men issue? It included a motion piece by Art Streiber, who also shot the cover story. Here, he explains how it came together… . . “When I was assigned to photograph the Mad Men cover of Newsweek, Creative Director Dirk Barnett and Photography Director Scott [...]

Michael Muller re-creates iconic Muhammad Ali underwater shot with brawler Jon “Bones” Jones for UFC mag

. With his defeat on Saturday of Rashad Evans in a highly anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship faceoff, Jon “Bones” Jones cemented his status as light heavyweight champ and fearsome opponent. And with his photo shoot with Michael Muller for the cover story of the latest UFC magazine, Jon achieved a different kind of status: that [...]

Art Streiber on re-creating a classic scene from “The Graduate” for Vanity Fair

. CREDITS Design director: Chris Dixon Director of photography: Judith Puckett-Rinella Senior associate photo producer: Sasha Erwitt . “When Vanity Fair asked me to photograph Jim Parsons as Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate, it was really important for me to make the final image look completely legit. My crew and I have done a few [...]

New work: Steven Lippman takes to the runway with Gilles Marini for Axist campaign

French actor Gilles Marini, who appeared briefly but memorably (and muscularly) in the first Sex and the City movie, is now starring in a new campaign for Axist. The ads were shot by our own Steven Lippman and were created in-house by Perry Ellis International. Here’s a look, along with a behind-the-scenes video of the [...]

Gretchen Mol by Art Streiber for Town & Country

. Boardwalk Empire star Gretchen Mol graces the cover of the May issue of Town & Country, in a feature story written by Meredith Blake and photographed by Art Streiber. The photos embody classic Hollywood glamor—from the locations to the styling and wardrobe—but possess a kind of naturalness that I think of as uniquely contemporary. [...]

Jim Fiscus on shooting key art for Showtime’s “The Borgias”

. The stakes were high for Jim Fiscus when Showtime commissioned him to shoot the key art for the historical drama The Borgias, which “chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power.” (More on the show here.) [...]

Photography, TV promos, interstitials, behind-the-scenes docs, music supervision—Matthew Rolston provides all as A&E preps provocative new series “The Client List”

Jennifer Love Hewitt makes a rather provocative return to TV with the new series The Client List, which makes its debut at 10 PM this Sunday on Lifetime. Jennifer plays Riley Parks, a single mom with secrets to hide, thanks to her job at a spa that takes an intimate approach to massage therapy… A&E/Lifetime [...]

Cyclists acting goofy: Portraits by Jorg Badura for Gran Fondo

Calling all NYC cyclists! May 20 is the second-annual Gran Fondo New York, which “brings Italian cycling culture to the world’s greatest city.” Open to everyone, the event is your chance to pedal your way through one of two thigh-testing rides: the Gran Fondo, which covers 100 miles and four timed climbs, and the more [...]

New work: Jim Fiscus shoots key art for new NBC series “Awake”

. NBC premiered the new series Awake this month, which stars Jason Isaacs as Michael, a detective who lives in two very different realities: In one, his teenage son has died in a car crash, and in the other, his wife is the one who has died in the accident. Complicating things further, Michael has [...]

Don’t lorry, be happy: Jason “Giblin” Hindley shoots new U.K. bike-safety campaign

Transport for London, the city’s official information hub for all modes of getting around, has just released a new campaign focused on keeping cyclists safe around big trucks, a.k.a. lorries. “Lorries have significant areas around them where cyclists are difficult to see by the driver,” cautions Transport’s site. “Our aim is to reduce the number of [...]

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