[Pics] Sam Hurd’s Epic Portraits
Sam Hurd is a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Washington, D.C. and has taken some really incredibly portraits of celebrities using a very interesting technique called “The Brenizer Method”.
Nicholas Gore
Staff Writer http://www.NicholasGorePhotography.com FacebookMy name is Nicholas Gore and I'm an event and portrait photographer based out of Charleston, SC. I've been shooting for about 6 years and I'm really excited to give back by sharing as much information as I can.
[Interview] Framed Interviews John Keatley
This is a really amazing interview with John Keatley, a celebrity and editorial photographer by Framed. This is a long interview, but it’s definitely worth the time, every member of his crew gets interviewed and includes a breakdown of some of his shots with his retoucher.
[BTS] Brett Warren Shoots “Wooden Heart”
This is another cool behind the scenes video from Brett Warren as he shoots his series “Wooden Heart”. Brett interned with Annie Leibovitz, and you can definitely tell with his work, they’re lit very similarly and the processing is very reminicent of Annie’s work, but it’s still very cool.
[BTS] Sasha Leahovcenco Makes A Band Walk On Water
This is another cool video from Sasha Leahovcenco where he shoots a band walking on water using only a single light. This video walks you through the set up and shooting and shows you the awesome final image.
[Pics] Demolished Apple Products
Ever get really sick of your gear?
Whether it be because it’s malfunctioning or just demanding too much of our time, there’s always that occasional desire to take a sledgehammer to the devices that seem to be controlling our lives.
[BTS] Annie Leibovitz Shoots Meryl Streep
For the January 2012 issue of Vogue, Annie Leibovitz shot the incredible Meryl Streep and the members of a team of women focused on building a women’s history museum in Washington, D.C. While it talks a lot about their cause, you can definitely see all of her lighting set ups in the shots which are surprisingly simple.
[BTS] Michael Thompson Shoots Rooney Mara
This is a really cool video of a shoot that Michael Thompson did for Allure magazine. I’ll warn you, it talks almost exclusively about makeup and hair, but I loved the simple sets that they built for the shoot AND you see how the photographer used two big silver reflectors to shoot with natural light.
[News] Nikon Announces the 24.2 Megapixel D3200
Nikon has just announced the new D3200, an upgrade for the entry-level D3100, with a whopping 24.2 megapixels and some serious bumps in important areas. Full specs after the jump!
[Gear] The Pursuit Camera Car
So this is really just a promo that Mercedes put out, but it has a lot of information on how filmmakers shoot those insane camera moves you see in car ads. The rig on top of that Mercedes is incredible, and considering they are doing these crazy moves while the camera is going fairly fast, it really makes you appreciate the car ads you see on TV.
[Pics] Still Life Rotting Food
Check out these beautiful still life images of rotting food by photographer Klaus Pichler. He created the series as a commentary on food waste. According to the UN, one third of global food production is lost or wasted.
[BTS] Sasha Leahovcenco Shoots Dave Moskalets
Sasha Leahovcenco was featured on this site a few weeks ago for a Help Portrait project in northern Russia. This however is a little less crazy, but pretty informative. Watch Sasha as he shoots country musician Dave Moskalets on Folsom Lake.
[Gear] 2.5K Resolution For Under $3000!
Black Magic Design has just announced a crazy new cinema camera that records to 2.5K RAW for under $3000. That’s incredibly cheap for a camera that has features that most high end DSLR’s are currently lacking.
[BTS] Faye Sampson Shoots With Natural Light
Faye Sampson is a photographer based in the UK and has made this really great Behind the Scenes video of her shoot for the magazine Magnetize.
[Pics] Incredible Images Of Life On The Titanic
As today is the 100th aniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, I thought it would be appropriate to share some really cool images of life aboard the famous ocean liner. These were all taken by Father Francis Brown and give us a glimpse of some of the day to day activities on board Titanic.
[BTS] Shooting With The Olympus i-SPEED 3 In The Paris Metropolitan
This is a really interesting behind the scenes video of the shoot for the music video for “What I Like” by Blake. The Olympus camera highlighted in the video was used at some crazy frame rates, from 100 to 400fps.
