TOP TEN IMAGES FROM THE FREE TABLETOP WORKSHOP: REVIEW ONE
Some truly terrific imagery the first week out in our second free Tabletop Workshop for those who are not able to get out and do things. And for those of you who are, but just want to up your skills.
Here are the top ten images this week:
Peter Lindbergh: Images of Women II
PETER LINDBERGH: IMAGES OF WOMEN II Lindbergh is one of the most popular photographers we study in the 8 Week Portrait Class. His work is simply brilliant and so many of the students have an immediate affinity to his authentic, intimate way of shooting. His new book,...
In Commercial Photography Some Things Change and Some Things Don’t
Some Things Change, and Some Things Stay the Same The constant, and rapidly changing landscape of photography continues unabated. Some may think of this as a very scary time to be in this business. They may be right… for them. For me it is nearly a miraculous time to...
Shooting Ice Cream with Photographer Rick Gayle
PHOTO BY RICK GAYLE, PHOENIX I will simply link to Rick's article here. Rick is a Phoenix photographer specializing in still life and food. This is a nicely done article documenting a shoot for Coldstone Creamery. BTS shots as well as some finished examples. You can...
Read more“I think that its a society that has totally lost its bearings on the terms of what its values are, and so its put all its value into celebrity. There is such a lack of spiritual self confidence perhaps that the achievers seem to have to be the kind of holy cows that people worship.”
— Editor, Vanity Fair, ca 1993
Annie Leibovitz Documentary
"I think that its a society that has totally lost its bearings on the terms of what its values are, and so its put all its value into celebrity. There is such a lack of spiritual self confidence perhaps that the achievers seem to have to be the kind of holy cows that...
Read more“The great thing about the job was that in the evenings when we weren’t doing these ads, we photographed Anjelica Huston and Julie Driscoll. Polly Mellon, the fashion editor was there – it must have been for Vogue. Julie Driscoll was a pop singer with Brian Auger and Trinity. Musically they were a very hot band at the time. At the end of the shoot, Dick (Avedon) gave her a kiss and she, being very, very English, said in her slightly Cockney accent, “Oh, I bet they’ll be awful,” which is a totally English way to say “Thank you.” He just froze. He sort of straightened, and said, “When I take pictures, they’re good.””
— Neil Selkirk on Richard Avedon
Neil Selkirk with Elizabeth Avedon
"The great thing about the job was that in the evenings when we weren’t doing these ads, we photographed Anjelica Huston and Julie Driscoll. Polly Mellon, the fashion editor was there - it must have been for Vogue. Julie Driscoll was a pop singer with Brian Auger and...
Two Articles on Printing at Nearly the Same Time
Awesome coincidence? Or a convergence of some unknown force? I do not know, but it is interesting nonetheless. Last week Petapixel ran an article I had written titled "Prints. Remember Prints?" (Article Here) Almost immediately afterwards they ran Lynne Cartia's...
