Still Images In Great Advertising- Shawn Michienzi
Still Images In Great Advertising, is a column where Suzanne Sease discovers great advertising images and then speaks with the photographers about it. I have known Shawn Michienzi for decades throughout my career as an art buyer. I never had the honor to work with him but came close once. Shawn is a pure advertising photographer-he...
Chances Are, You Suck
There’s nothing wrong with not being any good at photography. Everybody started out bad and none of us does all aspects of it well. But it’s a crying shame to want to be good at it, to spend time and money trying to be good at it, and not getting any better. This isn’t like...
This Week In Photography Books – Vivian Maier
by Jonathan Blaustein Unless you’ve been locked away in a pretend spaceship, like those Russian astronauts, you’ve likely heard the name Vivian Maier in the last year or so. It would be almost impossible to have avoided her name entirely, though you might not be exactly sure who she is/was, or why her name stuck...
Still Images In Great Advertising – Jeremy & Claire Weiss
Still Images In Great Advertising, is a column where Suzanne Sease discovers great advertising images and then speaks with the photographers about it. I reached out to Day 19 (Jeremy & Claire Weiss) after seeing this great Converse campaign, because they seem to work well as a husband and wife team. Here is our conversation about how...
Digital Has Definitely Made My Life Easier
One thing I can say is that having every photographer’s website at my fingertips is wonderful. We have many shoots all around the country in small towns. The Internet is the only hope I have in finding photographers in these areas of the country. There’s also nothing that impresses me more than when I meet...
Never Explain Your Work
I asked Ethan Levitas to tell us a little more about the picture he took for GQ that we featured on The Daily Edit last week. Here’s his response: Jean-Jacques Naudet, the legendary editor in chief (’76-’88) of French Photo, who looks like a leading man and lives like a gentleman – and who is...
The Death of the Editor and the Rise of the Circulation Manager
…[newspapers'] race for added sales is reflected editorially in the production of journals which more and more represent, not an editor’s notion of a good paper, but a circulation manager’s notion of a good seller.” via Brain Pickings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking to buy a new website? A Photo Folio is a website design company created by...
Health Care For Photographers
I got a question from a reader about health care: I’m shopping around for health care and it would be real interesting and helpful to see what people say and recommend in the comments section. If you have any tips leave them in the comments. I’m sure many readers will find this helpful. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking...
The Notion Of A Cultural Elite Is Threatening
We now live under the hybrid tyranny of middlebrow. No serious person believes the Oscars are a list of the best films, or the Grammys the best music. Charitably one could say they represent a kind of averaging out, an index of the taste of a group of informed people. At worst, critics acting en...
Imagine A Big Explosion As You Climb Through 3000 Feet
This video will get your head screwed on straight.
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Q&A With LA Product and Liquid Photographer BILL CAHILL
Over the last couple years, I have seen the number of photographers attempting to shoot liquids has exploded, some good, and some bad, but mostly very inspiring. I truly believe that there is room for everyone in the industry. The competition and creativity only inspire me to create better work. via POP | Photographers on...
This Week In Photography Books – Ryan McGinley
by Jonathan Blaustein A month or so ago, I was watching an episode of the new cartoon, “The Avengers.” (For the purposes of this article, let’s say my 4 year old was with me. Less pathetic that way.) Regardless, Captain America turned to Iron Man and said, “Leaders lead.” I’ve heard that line a couple...
