Category Archives: Interviews

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

June 17, 2011 – 4:18 pm

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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When you’re a client’s go-to photographer: A look at SK+G and Steven Lippman’s ongoing collaborations

May 31, 2011 – 8:48 am

What’s the surest way to know that a client is happy with your work? They ask you back for another project, and another and another. Such is the case with Steven Lippman and SK+G Marketing Communications, a Las Vegas–based agency that works with luxury hospitality and casino clients across the country. Steven has been working [...]

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“Beauty CULTure” attracts press, celebs. Plus: A video interview with Lauren Greenfield.

May 24, 2011 – 10:57 am

“Beauty CULTure” opened last week at the Annenberg Space for Photography, attracting a constellation of celebrities to the reception and inspiring what will no doubt be months’ worth of press. Meanwhile, the Annenberg has posted extended video interviews with each of the exhibition’s four featured photographers, one of whom is Lauren Greenfield, who directed a [...]

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Steven Lippman’s JVC Mobile viral video racks up 200,000 views in two days. Creative director Danny Klein takes us behind the scenes.

May 20, 2011 – 4:57 pm

Every client who has waded into the world of motion wants their video to be a viral sensation, but it’s much easier said than done. One agency that’s doing it right is e2amp for JVC Mobile Entertainment. JVC has just released the fourth in its ongoing promotional series of viral videos, and it’s a hugely [...]

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Anne Telford of Communication Arts on interviewing Lauren Greenfield

May 16, 2011 – 3:17 pm

I often do behind-the-scenes stories about photo shoots, but this time I thought it’d be interesting to get the backstory on a magazine article—specifically, the story behind Anne Telford’s feature on Lauren Greenfield in Communication Arts’ May/June issue, which happens to be the Illustration Annual. The feature is titled “Lauren Greenfield: Capturing the Zeitgeist.” (Get [...]

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What does it take to stage a great photo festival? An interview with MaryAnn Camilleri of Flash Forward Festival Boston.

May 2, 2011 – 1:19 pm

Staging a photo festival is a lot harder than people realize. You have to design a series of exhibitions that are individually compelling yet somehow all relate to the concept of the festival. Make sure the seminars are well conceived, so that people leave feeling that they actually learned something (this is not always a [...]

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Fulvio Bonavia on how he got an “impossible” shot for a car client

April 29, 2011 – 12:32 pm

What do you do when a client asks for a shot that’s impossible to get? You find a way to make it happen, of course. Fulvio Bonavia was recently commissioned by Publicis Italy to get a shot for a Renault Espace MPV ad that, he says, was a classic “mission impossible” situation because the location [...]

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Art Streiber on shooting American Idol’s Top 11 (and appearing on the show!)

April 19, 2011 – 12:14 pm

Art Streiber appeared on American Idol on March 30, and while he didn’t have to face the judges, he did have to photograph the hit reality show’s Top 11 for a feature in Entertainment Weekly—and be interviewed about the shoots. In fact, FOX ran Art’s interview segments throughout the broadcast that night. The episode was [...]

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New work: Rutger Hauer has a smashing time with John Midgley

April 18, 2011 – 8:14 am

You know Rutger Hauer, right? He has starred in loads of movies, including cult faves Blade Runner and Ladyhawke, as well as a new film that sounds destined to become an underground classic: Hobo With a Shotgun. John Midgley recently photographed the actor for the May issue of Men’s Journal, for photo editor Debbie Samuelson. [...]

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“The Daily” interviews David Drebin. Plus: “The Morning After” opens in Istanbul.

April 12, 2011 – 2:06 pm

Today’s edition of The Daily, which bills itself as the first iPad-only publication, features an interview with David Drebin titled “Drama King.” . . The article comes just as David departs for Istanbul, where his exhibition “The Morning After” is opening at the El’PS’S Gallery on Thursday. The invite is below. For more details, go [...]

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