Category Archives: Personal Projects

Deep dive: A Photo Editor interviews Michael Muller about his underwater studio

March 14, 2012 – 9:15 am

Heidi Volpe of A Photo Editor recently interviewed Michael Muller about the underwater lighting gear he developed so that he could pursue his passion for photographing sharks—a passion that was featured this past December in the Travel Channel special Shark Shoot Fiji. See below for a couple of choice excerpts. Read the full post here. [...]

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In 2010, Melanie Acevedo set out to photograph her kids every week for a year. Two years later, the series is still going strong.

March 13, 2012 – 11:40 am

In 2010, Melanie Acevedo embarked on a personal project to photograph her children—Violet and Rockwell—every week for a year. Here it is 2012 and the project, titled “52 Weeks,” is still going strong. She was inspired to keep going after reading Joan Didion‘s book Blue Nights, about the death of her daughter. Melanie began to [...]

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CC52, Week 49: “Letterpress”

March 9, 2012 – 11:00 am

Week 49 of the series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Letterpress” Idea: To compose and create photographs using various letterpress type; to look at the individual type, and sometimes their environments, as abstract forms rather than objects of function. Format: 4×5 view camera Film: Kodak Tri-X 320 and Fuji 160S [...]

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“For Artists, Even Paid Jobs Should Be ‘Personal’” (excerpt)

March 2, 2012 – 9:20 am

. In a new column for Agency Access‘ The Lab, creative consultant Louisa Curtis of Chatterbox Enterprises talks about the importance of personal work to a photographer’s growth, success, and happiness. “I think it’s a shame that photographers have separated what they love from what they do for a living,” she writes. “I met a [...]

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CC52, Week 48: “Dots, Rollers, and Tape”

March 1, 2012 – 7:31 am

Week 48 of the series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Dots, Rollers, and Tape” Creative direction: Craig Cutler Original music: Sami Jano Editing: Stephen Meierding Follow CC52 here or at cc52.tumblr.com. . . .

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New work: Uwe Duettmann’s David Lynch–inspired fashion story for Gala magazine

February 29, 2012 – 9:30 am

It started as a personal project. Uwe Duettmann envisioned shooting a fashion story with the enigmatic appeal of David Lynch‘s cultishly adored film Mulholland Drive. His plan was to fly in from his native Germany to shoot on location in Los Angeles, collaborating with stylist Christiane Graf, hair and makeup artist Agnesha Kollien, 1st assistant [...]

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CC52, Week 47: “Cactus”

February 23, 2012 – 7:55 am

Week 47 of the series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Cactus” Concept: To look at cacti as shapes and forms. Stylist: Julie Flynn. All images © Craig Cutler. Follow CC52 here or at cc52.tumblr.com. .

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CC52, Week 46: “Playing Cards”

February 16, 2012 – 8:23 am

Week 46 of the series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Playing Cards” Concept: An observation of the design of vintage playing cards. Format: 4×5 view camera. Stylist: Fela Cortes. Images © Craig Cutler. Follow CC52 here or on tumblr at cc52.tumblr.com. . . .

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CC52, Week 45: “Striped Shirt”

February 9, 2012 – 7:50 am

Week 45 of the series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Striped Shirt” Camera: 4×5 view camera Film: Kodak Tri-X All images © Craig Cutler. Follow CC52 here or at cc52.tumblr.com. .

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CC52, Week 44: “One Sander, One Drill”

February 2, 2012 – 7:29 am

Week 44 of the series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “One Sander, One Drill” This week, Craig collaborated with Stephen Meierding on a short film using simple power tools to create motion. Original concept: Stephen Meierding Creative direction: Craig Cutler, Stephen Meierding Original music: Sami Jano Editing: Stephen Meierding Special [...]

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