with Ed Verosky
“The bar raised and didn’t automatically take us all along for the ride. We find ourselves again having to earn our position there. Some of us, I fear, will never again stand on the top rung where we hung out and got fat and lazy and belligerent and arrogant and slovenly and so set in [...]
Always ready with some good advice, Pretty Girl Shooter’s JimmyD talks about getting good looks from your models, when they’re just not happening. By the way, this advice can apply to clients, too. I love the way Jimmy puts it, and it’s all from real-world, working experience. “Directing a model’s physical presentation to the camera [...]
Something to see and consider. Filmmaker, Adam Wingard. Videography is photography afterall. What do you think?
Another 365 Project. But this one’s got some prizes, organization, and a good vibe. I’m not a big fan of shooting for yourself on a schedule, but if you really want to try it, this looks like a great way to go. Get involved before January 30th. Other Good Links: Lessons for 2012. Luke Copping [...]
Supportive film communities can exist outside of Manhattan, of course. Cameras, enlargers, developing tanks and trays, chemicals and paper… they can all be found online and delivered anywhere. Learning how to shoot and develop your own photos (especially B/W) is something you can teach yourself. Be a lone wolf, or get together a small group [...]
I don’t care how creative someone might be. I don’t care how high-end their gear might be. If they don’t have the knowledge to transform their creative visions with that gear, the photos they’re hoping to create will not result unless Lady Luck smiles on them. Personally, I’ve never counted on Lady Luck to help [...]
Every time I’m out in the streets, I would often encounter faces that make me look twice… faces that just stood out of the crowd without even trying… faces that are by no means ordinary. They range from the exquisitely beautiful to the strangely wonderful. Sometimes I would try to steal a shot without being [...]
Fundraiser Workshop event to help out Brent Van Dyken of RadioPopper. More info here >>
Luke Copping’s Personal Record is a category in his blog full of cool little moments in the photographer’s life. He describes it as “an ongoing stream of the images I make outside of my professional career. The personal images, mobile images, outtakes, and random candid images that I take on my iPhone, my X100, my 5D [...]
