Industry Tape! We have been using this great new product for the past 90 days…here is the good news and bad about our experience with it. Buyer beware…it isn’t a perfect alternative to gaffer tape…but it comes darn close! Sorry about all the “ums” on the vlog…this is my first one.

This American Masters Series on Avedon is a show stopper for me.  Seing the common threads we all share as photographers from our early youthful ignorance to our yet unrecognized moments of genius, finding our muse, discovering the form and substance of our creativity and aesthetic.  Avedon’s journey is hyper romanticized by his placement in [...]

We are looking for a doctor’s examination room to shoot some corporate lifestyle photography.  Should not be too upscale, simple and straightforward.  Traditional exam table a must.  Finders fee if you can direct us to the right spot.  Phoenix area.  Call Jane.

Chris will be knocking out a couple of quick portraits before class at the downtown studio around 5pm this Saturday 12/18.  Will need a couple of interns to lend a hand during the shoots and then help with the Intern class set-up.  Call time 4:30pm. Call Jane if you can come early for this.

Mikael Eidenberg created this pretty incredible 3d render of  my favorite camera.  Check his website out here.  He has several other renderings that will blow you away including the one below of a watch.  Wow! 5d mkII from Micke Eidenberg on Vimeo. watch animation from Micke Eidenberg on Vimeo.

One of the most counter-intuitive concepts we emphasize to our staff, interns and students is that this business of “people photography” is far less about photography than it is about people.  A visceral level of attunement and connection is where the real heavy lifting occurs..activating the shutter at the right time is usually the easy  part. [...]

Arizona photographer Paul Markow shot 75 Phoenix professional photographers for a group portrait for the Arizona Highway Centennial Photo Project.  It was pretty fun.  You can see more from the shoot on Facebook here.

Thanks to Joe Griffin who sent me this.

  Check out these shots taken in Panama City, Florida of a rare weather condition (cloud form waves) they are calling a “cloud tsunami”.  You can also check out the photographer’s facebook page. http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10375026-spectacular-cloud-tsunami-rolls-over-florida-high-rise-condos

Very good news…Arizona Senate bill #SB1170 (proposing greater Multimedia Production Incentives) passed and is now being forwarded to the House.  Thanks to all of you who sent messages of support for this bill to their Senators.  The health of our own industry is far more connected to the motion picture, commercial and video production industry than most [...]