Most often when I speak with fellow photographers, we all have our issues when working with different models. No two photographers really want the same thing when producing an image, however, there is one thing we ALL have in common. We all HATE boring models. I wrote this blog over […]
Social media is an amazing thing (be it Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and the like). You can stay in contact with friends and family around the globe. You can follow your favorite celebrities and see what latest antics they are up to. You can view the latest fight on World Star. Social media allows you to […]
I am exhausted. I just got in from a photo shoot (well 3, honestly) and to say the least it is a very long day. Only those in the industry can truly understand and appreciate the grueling day that we go through. Those outside of the industry think we just breeze in at the last […]
This blog is from the archives and happened to be one of the most controversial blogs I have ever written. So controversial that it actually got me blocked from shooting for a few agencies for a while. I didn’t care. I always advocated for models ever since I got […]
I was at a lighting seminar a few years back during the New York City PhotoExpo. It was the big one that comes to New York City held at the Jacob Javits center in midtown Manhattan. You know the one, where all the new photographic toys and gizmos come out. You walk around salivating over […]
There is an old photographic saying:
“When the photograph is good, everyone gets praise. When the photograph is bad, the photographer gets the blame.”
I have never known a quote to be more true. Because of this quote, I have come to realize that we (the photographer) are the director of every photo shoot that we […]
Yes, it’s me again, and yes another blog is coming your way, just after a short interval of time since the “oath” blog. When people come to my blog (especially models), I always want them to walk away with something that may help them along the way. A lot […]
I have a good friend who is an entertainment lawyer. He has his expertise in copyright law, intellectual properties and trademark law. Those are his specialties. He has a lot of impressive clients under his belt in the music, photography and film industries. He was my friend even before he passed the bar and now […]
I have a better question. Why would you want to? Why would you want to retouch like me or anyone else for that matter? In the world of photography, the retouching for some photographers is the intricate part of their visual signature. It is the completion of the proverbial cake. Some people may say my […]
A lot of models hate me. Let me rephrase that: a lot of wannabe models hate me. Why? Because I tend to tell the truth a little too honest for their liking. I tend to shoot down their dreams (when I don’t mean to). I tend to “keep it real” when they don’t want realness, […]
