November 2011
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July 2011
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November 2010
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October 2010
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September 2010
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June 2010
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Nick Knight awarded OBE →
Nick Knight, one of the most influential fashion photographers, was awarded an OBE in recognition of his artistic achievements throughout the years.
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Choosing Photographic backdrops for portraits
For most beginners with little equipment, investing money in background material wouldn’t seem to be a priority which I completely comprehend. The truth is that not rushing out to add background material to your first studio kit shouldn’t prevent you from producing quality images. You have many alternatives to utilize from solid colored walls, fabric and patterned...
May 2010
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My Camera Vs. Your Camera Vs. His Camera Vs. Her...
My Camera Vs. Your Camera Vs. His Camera Vs. Her Camera
I found myself yesterday trying to convince a new photographer not to replace their two month old DSLR for a different brand simply because they were under the impression that the other brand would give them better images. I asked how they came to this conclusion and their response was that they did a shoot...
April 2010
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Shoot what you feel, when you feel it.
Shoot what you feel when you feel it. There shouldn’t be a need to force it. If the time comes when one finds her or his muse and inspiration, as was stated in a quote I may have put up here, shoot it to exhaustion if you are feeling inspired. Why hold back or feel guilty? We can never tell when we will come across a person who happens to help us see things in a new way. Be thankful...
vanitytraffic asked: I guess this isn't really a question, but thanks so much for following me. As an aspiring fashion photographer, it's really encouraging. It's makes my day every time you like one of my photographs.
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““To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something...”
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Backlighting Inspiration!
Backlighting offers a lot to experiment with and can be done with something as simple as light from a lamp or window. I wanted to share a few thoughts on this and share a few images. I was looking through some of my older image folders and found that some of my favorite images are those that were backlit. Backlighting is a technique that can help to add drama to an...
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Make Up & Hair by Po-Tsang →
This is the web site of a great MUA/Hair Stylist I have worked with in the past and the above image is one of the resulting images of our collaboration.-
www.potsang.com
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China Fashion Week 2010 - →
Unique and some quite playful designs by from the East!
Slide show at link
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““If I saw something in my viewfinder that looked familiar to me, I would...”
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Interview with a musician- Darren Simms of...
In continuation of the series of interviews I wanted to share of people I met along the way and photographed, I have now a Q&A with singer/song writer Darren Simms of the band Dreadstarr.
KP - When and how did the band Dreadstarr form?
Darren S. - Dreadstarr started out as a 12 song demo i was messing with. I ended up linking up with Alonso and Chris from a...
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WatchI wanted to share this cool video I found of some very talented photographers doing an on the spot shoot out to showcase their lighting skills. Too bad Joe McNally didn’t join in.
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“I don’t think there’s any such thing as teaching people photography,...”
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Humor for the working photographer →
Every now and then the dealings within a work day for a photographer can be quite taxing and you feel like people just don’t comprehend what you do. As a mental escape when I used to work as a staff photographer, I started reading ‘What The Duck’ and was pleasantly surprised at how dead on the the points made in the cartoons were. It’s a very funny read for photographers of...
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Do I have to name my photos?
I seem to get into this conversation with people often about my photography where they inquire why I don’t have a title associated with an image they were looking at. I usually then get a strange look when I respond by saying that I don’t like to title any of my photographs. I should elaborate a bit. If I am shooting commercially, then of course I...
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““There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in...”
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A few points about photographic lighting-
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One light, Two Light…,
A lot of the lighting I may do when shooting people stems from knowledge gained while shooting food, jewelry and floral photography. For each of my clients, their brand or product is the most important part of the shoot I may be doing. I have to do everything to make sure their product looks it’s best while still...
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““One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you’d be stricken...”
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All About The Model! →
They seem to keep up with the fresh faces and their agency. I just discovered their blog so I thought I would share it.
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March 2010
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““Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
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Ralph...”
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Steven Meisel shoots Naomi Cambell for Russian... →
A lot of magazines have been doing full issue dedications to the muses of the fashion world. This new one is photographed by Steven Meisel for Vogue of the one and only Naomi Campbell.The article was found over at refinery29.com
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““There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the...”
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Interview With A Model - Deanna May / Cassidy...
I recently decided to start interviewing the models, MUA’s and stylist that I will be working with whether for commercial or personal projects. I thought it would be good to start a Q&A to get their take on photography, their goals and modeling in general. The first person I had the chance to do this with was a model named Deanna May who flew out to NY to work with me on a project....