On artnet… and yes, he shoots color. http://www.artnet.com/artists/duane-m…
On Lensculture https://www.lensculture.com/articles/…
Illusions of the Photographer: Duane Michals at the Morgan https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions…
Artsy https://www.artsy.net/artist/duane-mi…
Documentary: Duane Michals, The Man Who Invented Himself.
Available on Amazon Prime
VIDEOS
Here is a page of many videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?searc…
Duane Michals Talks About His Career https://youtu.be/pZa_oOzXVkY
Duane Michals at the Strand Book Store https://youtu.be/h6-qWBuklHI
Duane Michals on some of his work: https://youtu.be/6sR69nK7Hdw (You will see the entire story of “Grandpa Goes to Heaven”
BOOKS
Storyteller: The Photographs of Duane Michals Hardcover https://amzn.to/32DQKeX
Duane Michals (Photofile) https://amzn.to/3mDtvZP
Duane Michals: Portraits https://amzn.to/3z4nhqJ
ABCDuane: A Duane Michals Primer https://amzn.to/3pxDMbv
Even If the Sun Don’t Shine…
We were out the door fairly early, and the sky was slightly overcast. Briana had wanted to do this shot for the entire Florida trip and here it was the last day. I really wanted to get it for her. The sun didn't have any plans on cooperating though. I wanted the...
Using Light to Create Drama On Location
Briana and I were stuck in a small, hot and very mundane room while the thunderstorm unleashed lightning and torrential rain all over Anna Maria, Florida. She playfully challenged me to do a shot in the space that was, well, simply awful. I looked at the set she...
Manipulating Natural Light with Simple Tools
There are times when the natural light is simply so gorgeous you have to shoot it. And there are times when the natural light is very nice, but something can be done to make it a bit more, well, perfect. We are going to look at 4 examples of using modifiers to create...
Blending Strobe and Daylight for a Natural Look
This shot of Briana was taken at the New York City workshop and uses a method of flash and ambient controlled to look somewhat natural. Blending the two for portraiture can be very attractive and give the image a more natural look. We used the ambient light from...
Sometimes The Location is Not As Good As Promised.
We were walking up to the Hudson River and the light was glaring, too hazy to make out much and with little natural fill. The surroundings offered little in the way of background or texture and overall it was a disaster of a place to shoot at that moment in time....
Direct Sunlight Portraiture for Dramatic Effect
There is something beautiful about sunlight. It has a feeling that is so warm and natural and it can make people seem to almost glow. I love it so when I saw it happening in a studio in Detroit, I knew I wanted to take advantage of it. Briana had been posing for some...