In this blog entry I’ll take you through and compare various lighting techniques of Annie Leibovitz, Patrick Ecclesine, Jill Greenberg, Dave Hill and Martin Schoeller. Strap on your seatbelts boys and girls, it’s gonna be a long but thrilling ride. So without further ado, let’s dive right in shall we?
Map Photo Assistant breaks down a bunch of lighting styles with diagrams and examples. Good stuff.
Nice viewpoint.
David Hockney: Photoshop is boring from Louisiana Channel on Vimeo.
Interesting interview with David Hockney. Magazine photography is boring, I agree. But I don't blame the tools, I blame the culture surrounding commercial photography. No one is allowed a singular vision. Everyone has a opinion on how the images should look so you get a bland, watery mix where no one vision stands out. A select few can can tell the AD, producer, writer and designer to jump in a lake, shut the fuck and leave it alone. But most are just happy to have a pay day and sit back.
That's why many, many, many years ago I went into the darkroom and did not want to shoot photos for money. That is my two cents anyways, LOL!
The international hipster community is in shock this week after the purchase of a vintage Polaroid camera by a young hipster failed to bring him instant acclaim as a gritty, original, yet quirky photographer. Meanwhile, the non-profit Hipster Photographer Rescue has revealed that “this kind of tragic occurrence is happening so often now that it’s almost become mainstream”. Leaning against the exposed brickwork in his loft-slash-studio, 28-year-old ‘creative’ and part-time barista, Zak Retrough, said that he is “like, shocked?” that his totally deck photographs of his friends looking moody next to some kitchen appliances from the 70′s have continued to be ignored by independent art galleries.
The summary judgement for me is that the new Sony RX100 is hands-down the most appealing pocket-sized digital camera yet. Capable of producing DSLR grade images, it's hard to find much to fault with this small pocket wonder. While it is too pricey for many, given that it will almost certainly be a second or even third camera, for demanding quality-conscious photographers looking to own an always-along camera able to produce pro-quality results, the RX100 is not just hard, but for the moment almost impossible to beat.
Wow, glowing review on this pocket cam. May have to upgrade my fuji x100 to this...hmm....
"Vogue magazine, perhaps the world's top arbiter of style, is making a statement about its own models: Too young and too thin is no longer in. The 19 editors of Vogue magazines around the world made a pact to project the image of healthy models, according to a Conde Nast International announcement Thursday.
They agreed to "not knowingly work with models under the age of 16 or who appear to have an eating disorder," and said they will ask casting directors to check IDs at photo shoots and fashion shows and for ad campaigns."
Vacation photos from Hawaii are finally live here. Yeesh that took a long time.
All shot on the fuji x100. Awesome camera.
I'll start to post some photos from our recent Hawaii trip here over the next few weeks as I get them processed out. Once I get them all done I'll have a gallery then to get them all into one place.
Here is a hand held pano shot with the Fuji x100. I shot exclusively with that camera on this trip and it and was a treat. I have not had this much fun shooting since I was in college. To remove all the headache of DSLR's and just focus on the image is a really freeing thing for me. Looking forward to shooting more with this camera moving forward.
Thanks Jas!
Just realized I have been working in the photo biz for 22 years now. Yikes. First assisting gig for a local Mall (remember malls?) was that long ago. It was where I first learned to call duct tape "Gaffers Tape" to make it sound fancy. LOL!
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My good buddies Jason Liesge owner of OddBall Studios and Cheyenne Sawyer recently did a day of tattoos at The Portland Museum of Art called Art is Forever. All tattoos were based off of art in the museum.
You can see more in a HTML gallery here if you are interested.
And a Video from Jason Sturgill here:
Art is Forever from Jason Sturgill on Vimeo.
Nice breakdown of the lighting used in this shot.
VIA Dan Carr Photo. A nice listing of the differences of the x10 versus the x100.
I think that serious professional photographers who want a travel friendly camera will much prefer the X100 over the X10. Someone who shoots photos for a living will also appreciate the limitations of a fixed 24mm lens and know how to use this to their advantage whereas consumers who are used to point and shoots with a large zoom factor will look upon the fixed lens as a weakness. There’s no getting around the high price of the X10 though for a camera that is essentially a point and shoot. Whilst they have included a few nice features, like manual zoom and 2/3″ sensor, it’s still going to go head to head with the Nikon P7100 which contains the same amount of controls for $100 less. This certainly puts the X10 in the premium lineup so if you are budget conscious then I feel there are better options out there.
I have been thinking about a x100 for a bit now and it all seems to boil down to sensor size.
Couple of studies yesterday. More branches which I am enjoying looking at and a strawberry leaf. I really find all the moss and things growing on the branches fascinating. So yeah, I am the strange neighbor walking around his yard picking up sticks and looking at them for waaaaay to long.
Just having some more fun with crap found in the backyard. But this shows my lighting set up.
That is a strawberry leaf on the table. I'll post that pic and another branch study later.
Very old painting of mine in back of the cutting table.
Nice lighting. Not saying I am a fan of this overly polished style, but it's cool to see how he sets it up.
More of the same. I am really enjoying all these textures.