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Lauren Greenfield wins Grand Prize in PDN’s The Look fashion-photography contest

September 14, 2010 – 8:09 am

We’re thrilled to announce that PDN has awarded Lauren Greenfield the Grand Prize in the Runway category in its inaugural fashion-photography contest, The Look—Where Fashion Meets Art. As the editors noted in their introduction to the winners gallery, “Fashion photography is a genre admired by many but practiced by few.” Lauren, who was honored for [...]

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A look at some explorers of light

September 13, 2010 – 9:42 am

The other day, I found a photo blog called Guess the Lighting, in which photographer Ted Sabarese tries to determine how other photogs lit a specific shot and even draws a diagram to illustrate his guess. “It’s what you always wanted to know but didn’t know who to ask,” he writes. Although technically, we do [...]

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The 5-minute celebrity portrait: one photog’s sweaty story

September 9, 2010 – 8:20 am

Photojournalist Alex Garcia of The Chicago Tribune writes an excellent blog called Assignment Chicago, encompassing everything from street photography (like this stripey hot-pink one of an evening commuter ascending stairs) to photo tips (such as “How to Take Candid Pictures of Strangers”). Looking through his archive today, I found a post in which he chronicles [...]

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Industry news: Matthew Rolston on ANTM, the SPD’s “iPad evening,” Men’s Journal adds an issue, the value of being nice, and more

September 7, 2010 – 4:13 pm

Matthew Rolston will be appearing as a guest judge on the new season of America’s Next Top Model, which premieres tomorrow. Italian Vogue has partnered with the CW reality program this year, with the winner receiving a coveted multi-page spread in the magazine. Diane Von Furstenberg, Zac Posen, and Patricia Field are also among the [...]

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Cast your vote in ASME’s 2010 “Best Cover Contest”

September 2, 2010 – 8:47 am

Voting began yesterday in the 2010 “Best Cover Contest,” sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and hosted by Amazon.com. “Magazine covers were eligible if they appeared on issues dated from June 1, 2009, to May 31, 2010. Beginning September 1, the 72 finalists will be posted on Amazon.com for 30 days. Customers [...]

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Industry news roundup: the return of print, New York Photo Festival’s new contest, a Q&A with RPA’s Jason Sperling, and more

August 24, 2010 – 12:36 pm

In the publishing trade magazine Folio, Joe Pulizzi lists “Seven Reasons Print Will Make a Comeback in 2011.” Reason no. 4: “What’s Old Is New Again: Social media, online content and iPad applications are all part of the marketing mix today. Still, what excites marketers and media buyers is what IS NOT being done.  They [...]

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Are you a “Master Marketer”?

August 13, 2010 – 8:46 am

What is a “Master Marketer”? If you ask PhotoShelter, it’s someone who understands that they’ll probably spend more time marketing their images than they did making them. Who gets that it’s not enough to make great work. “Many photographers believe that, if they continue to create amazing images, the marketing will take care of itself. [...]

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What’s the best advertising city in America?

August 12, 2010 – 9:32 am

The San Francisco Egotist, which covers design and advertising in the Bay Area, is challenging readers to determine which is “the best advertising city in America.” The decision will be made via votes from people like you, and they’ve sparked the debate by posting an editorial in favor of SF and one touting New York [...]

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Moving out of NYC? Take the Artist Exit Interview first.

August 10, 2010 – 9:33 am

I’ve lived in New York City for just over 17 years now, and there was probably not a single year that I didn’t think about leaving. I adore the city, but it’s really hard to live here—to afford it, to find a reasonable space to live that is also in a neighborhood I’d actually want [...]

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Industry news roundup: New York mag’s new fashion editor, JWT’s new exec director, Ad Club of New York’s new board, and more

August 9, 2010 – 1:24 pm

. Michelle Kessler-Sanders, previously senior vice president at Donna Karan, has joined T as fashion director (more info at “Sally Singer staff up at T,” The New York Observer Media Mob blog) Bill Oberlander has been named executive creative director at JWT. Previously, he served as executive vice president and chief creative officer at Cossette [...]

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