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Joey L. Creates Indoor Blizzard For Unique Portraits

Trevor Dayley — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:40:32 +0000

One guy in our industry that continually impresses me with his execution of beautiful environmental portraits is Joey L. One concept he has been wanting to shoot for sometime is some portraits of “artic explorers” but rather than fight with the elements of the weather he pulled it all off in studio. Read on to learn how it was done and what equipment was used. [more]

Cavalli Press Release Shows Bizarre Unrealistically Skinny Photoshopped Image of Beyoncé

Noam Galai — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:13:54 +0000

Designer Roberto Cavalli recently designed a gown for Beyoncé, exclusively for the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. In an official press release that was sent out by the Italian fashion house on Tuesday, one very controversial photo of Beyoncé wearing that dress was attached. In what looks like a heavily Photoshopped image, the company behind this ad made her look very thin, unrealistically thinned and stretched her legs. As art it’s interesting, but it wasn’t received well by many viewers. [more]

Fstoppers Original: Success in Photography

Lee Morris — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:37:11 +0000

This year Patrick and I were invited to Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai to film a behind the scenes look of what it’s really like to go to this exotic workshop. The experience itself was one of the highlights of my life but the most memorable moment for me was the few minutes I had with each of the instructors. I decided to interview them about the pitfalls of their careers and what it takes to become successful as a photographer. [more]

Romantic Short Shows Off Getty’s 63,103,983 Seconds of Video

David Strauss — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:25:23 +0000

Several months ago, Brazilian ad agency AlmapBBDO teamed up with Getty images to produce ‘From Love to Bingo in 873 Images.’ The ad showed off the extensive photographic library Getty has to offer with a creative story of boy meets girl. Recently, the same creative team came up with a similar concept to advertise Getty’s video library. [more]

Fstoppers Interviews Retoucher & Photographer Ashlee Gray

Chris Knight — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:07:29 +0000

Finding a great retoucher (if you use one) can be a pretty daunting task. Most photographers end up doing their own – picking up techniques and tricks along the way. Ashlee Gray is a beauty and fashion photographer and [primarily a] retoucher based in New York whose clients include Tresemme, Starbucks, Rebecca Minkoff and Gatorade. As a photographer, her images are beautiful, feminine and even delicate. It’s that same underlying aesthetic that she applies to her retouching- yet still managing to retain the unique style of the individual photographers she works with. [more]

Fstoppers Interviews Active Lifestyle Photographer Coty Tarr

Chris Knight — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:52:58 +0000

“Coty Tarr is an active lifestyle photographer based in New York City,” so says the not quite so lengthy bio on his website. On initial thought, one might think the concise personal description is a little off-putting, but to anyone that has ever met Coty, it is nothing if not an apt discriptor. In a world where many photographers feel the need for shameless overpromotion (not that there’s anything wrong with that), Coty takes a more subtle approach, working tirelessly and letting the caliber of his images and his work ethic speak for him. [more]

One Method to Style and Photograph a High-End Watch

Jaron Schneider — Mon, 27 May 2013 20:58:30 +0000

Aaron Nace at PHLEARN teamed up with professional product photographer Rob Grimm to demonstrate how a super high-end watch shoot would be put together. Check out how Grimm takes numerous shots and combines them into one advertising-quality image. [more]

Behind the Scenes of South Carolina Gamecocks’ Photoshoot

Rebecca Britt — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:39:13 +0000

I find athletic themed shoots to be especially interesting considering the amount of effort and expertise that goes pulling off that one perfect shot. Follow James Quantz Jr in this behind the scenes video as he takes on the challenge of shooting the South Carolina Gamecocks. [more]

Samsung’s New Campaign With Chase Jarvis Is A Colorful Mess

Patrick Hall — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:49:36 +0000

I woke up this morning to find an email from Chase Jarvis’s camp showcasing his new photo campaign for the Samsung 9 Series Monitors. It feels like ages since Chase has released one of his epic behind the scenes videos, so I was excited to see he’s still alive and kicking the creative cloud (pun intended). If your imaginative juices don’t start flowing after watching this video then it might be time to put your camera into retirement. Check out the behind the scenes video and then [more]

Wyn Wiley Shoots Gymnasts In An Awesome Way

Chris Lambeth — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:02:56 +0000

Wyn has been featured on Fstoppers quite a few times. Why? His work is outstanding. He comes up with some really cool concepts for shots. From using LED’s on a basketball shoot to powder with Gymnasts. He does it all perfectly. [more]