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
A Selection of Headshots with Different Styles
I thought it would be good to discuss a few images from the past. You can tell by the hair and makeup that these are not recent images, but I thought I would share a few interesting lighting schemes that are easy and fun to deploy. The goal for the lighting for me is...
One Strobe, a Diffuser and a Touch of Natural Light
These shots were taken on location in a dance studio. There was a lot of light bouncing around in there, but not enough for pretty headshots. I set up the shower curtain hanging from a boom. Since the client was my wife, it was fine to use these materials without a...
One Large Light on Location for Portraits
Asked to shoot 40 non-models at an upscale salon was quite a challenge. I needed a light that would serve many different faces and people types. I would literally have only a few minutes with each and they would be nervous so working the light in many different ways...
Mini Workshop: Location Portraits and Glamour: 9/1/07
I didn't realize until too late that I had chosen the Labor Day weekend for the workshop date. I had lots of interest, but only a few folks could actually make the date. Rather than cancel, I took it as an opportunity to change up the workshop to a totally location...
Glamour Lighting: lots of fill
This lighting is a staple of mine and creates a beautiful, soft, glamour light that wraps around the face. Keeping the umbrella this close gives some fantastic highlights in the hair and a very bright, kick to the eyes. Notice in the movie that the photographer moves...
Creating Good Headshot Lighting in ‘Bad Light’
There are times when the light simply sucks. We shot these at noon in May in Phoenix. Not the most perfect light at all. In fact, the harshness of the nearly top down light was brutal. This little soundslide movie will discuss how we did it. Enjoy