Category Archives: Behind the Scenes

Art Streiber on photographing Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith for Architectural Digest

. A favorite of magazine photo editors, Art Streiber has shot for all the big publications, but he had never shot a cover for Architectural Digest—till now. For the September issue of AD, now on newsstands, Art photographed Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and their kids, Willow, Jaden, and Trey, at the family’s Southern [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

New work: Nino Munoz shoots cowboy-inspired True Religion campaign (video)

. True Religion‘s fall campaign just came out, a cowboy-inspired series of ads photographed by Nino Munoz, who worked with art buyer Hallie Sand and creative director Jeffrey Lubell. The campaign features Gabriel Aubry (former boyfriend of Halle Berry) and Anne Vyalitsyna (current girlfriend of Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine). This may not be [...]

Behind the scenes of Michael Muller’s underwater cover shoot with surfer Josh Mohr (video)

For its August issue, Outside magazine produced a series of stories packaged as “The Apocalypse Handbook,” with pro surfer Josh Mohr pictured on the cover in a debris-strewn underwater “must-escape” setting. The photo is by Michael Muller, who was working with $250,000 worth of camera equipment, including ProFoto underwater flash heads that he designed. The [...]

John Midgley reflects on photographing theoretical physicist Brian Greene

When Men’s Journal commissioned John Midgley to photograph Brian Greene—theoretical physicist and author of The Elegant Universe—for its July issue, John used the opportunity to try an idea that he’d been kicking around for a long time. I’ll let John, who worked with Men’s Journal director of photography Michelle Wolf and creative director Benjamin Purvis, [...]

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. [...]

Art Streiber on shooting the talent behind “The Show That Defined a Decade”

American Idol is “The Show That Defined a Decade,” notes the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter, which commissioned Art Streiber to photograph the on-air talent, creators, and executive producers for its “Idol at 10: Special Issue.” Here, Art talks about how he got the shots, which as you will see involved an amazing race [...]

Kwaku Alston on shooting Shaq and his mom for new “Got milk?” ad

June is National Dairy Month, and to mark the occasion, an ad campaign is debuting today that pairs milk and Oreos starring NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and his mother, Lucille. (Side note: Can someone please establish National Oreos Month?) Here, Kwaku Alston, who shot the ad for Deutsch, writes about what it took to get [...]

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