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
Playin’ in the Studio When it is 115 Degrees Outside.
I wanted to do some playing around with hot lights and chose my Lowell Omni and a Home Depot work light. I kept them without modification (no umbrellas or softboxes.) Hard light is tricky, but it can really keep you on your toes when you are looking at the light and...
One Light, and a dash of Photoshop
This is a fun little project. I shot Briana in the studio and recorded most of it on Video. I took the video, did very little editing and added a soundtrack of me explaining what I was doing. You see all of her posing as well as hearing me giving directions along with...
Glamour in the Studio with Briana
This set of shots was done to show how to use some of the tools simply and easily when in a studio setting. I used very simple tools, a softbox and some reflectors and a hot light with cookies and fill cards. The shoot was a lot of fun and you can see how many ways...
Minimalist Shooting
Sometimes we get too caught up in having the latest and greatest and forget that the at the core a lens and a camera are what we use to create images. I refer to it as minimalist shooting, and I do it occasionally to bring me closer to the base... find my center, so...
Simple, Yet Dramatic Light for Headshots and Portraits
This is what I refer to as my "Classic Glamour" light. Single light, with large umbrella, shiny fill card and two large fill cards close in on both sides. I can control the fill by moving the shiny card up and down. In this shot it is right out of frame. I keep the...
Single Light Fashion
This is a single light approach with a large softbox. I chose the large box because of the incredible texture of the dress. I wanted a nearly liquid look to the fabric and the large surface of the box would reflect nicely on it. The box spilled too much light on the...