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Men’s Theatrical & Commercial Headshots
We shot these theatrical and commercial headshot at Kohl’s Ranch in Payson, Arizona in August. Steve Murphy is a experienced commercial actor who was jumping back in after a 10 year hiatus. As a general rule, I spend a lot of time working towards a energetic momentum with the subject…getting them to fully relax and then [...]
Thermolife Advertising Photography
Newest batch of ads and web banner photography we shot for Thermolife International. The agency on this shoot was Smashbrand who has been a client of our since 2009. The bold branding designs for this account required advertising photography that was lit to a narrow set of specs to compliment their post production strategy of [...]
INTERN NOTICE: $100 Discount Off Tomorrow’s AI Photoshop Workshop
CBP INTERN NOTICE: Heads up gang. Art Intersection has two seats still available in their 5 week Photoshop workshop starting tomorrow being taught by Steve Burger. This is a course that I would recommend to any of my interns particularly those who spend a lot of time looking over my shoulder…you know who you [...]
Engagement Portraiture / Katie & RJ
Congratulations to my niece, Katie and her husband RJ on their 1st year wedding anniversary (August 27). I did their engagement portraits in December 2010 in Springfield, Ill. Two from that shoot….
INTERN CALL: Phoenix Fashion Week Shooting and Photo Assisting Opportunities
Just had a interesting shoot drop in my lap which includes an unusual opportunity for a couple of our advanced interns to shoot for their portfolios. This Thursday afternoon and evening, I will be shooting one of the larger Fashion Shows during Phoenix Fashion Week and at the same time completing formal studio sessions of [...]
Style Shoots: Say So Long to Another Professional Photography Market
The bell tolls for another commercial photography market as we know it. A new camera system has hit the market that is not likely to produce squeals of excitement from the global community of professional photographers. If you are a product photographer shooting high volume catalog work, the writing is on the wall…you might want [...]
Time Lapse Photography Project in Gila Bend, Arizona Wraps…
Ah…parting is such sweet sorrow…. My August 12th post was about the time lapse camera housings we used on a corporate photography project that launched in April of 2011. We are now in the home stretch of final post production of those assets for our clients on the project (Solon Corp /APS and McCarthy Construction). Shooting the [...]
9′ Arctic White Seamless For Sale
Hi, We have a 2 day old – 9′ Arctic White Seamless for sale. We used about 5′ of it yesterday. We usually just give these to interns after our shoots but this one has been left behind. If you want it we will take $25 or best offer. Come and get it! Jane
Children’s Theatrical & Commercial Headshot Photography
One of the joys of being a headshot photographer is shooting children. Kids who are doing their first theatrical or commercial head shots can be the most challenging and the results the most gratifying too. As a general rule, they bring to their shoots a predictable combination of excitement, fear, and a complete openness to [...]
Advertising Photographers: Cannes Lions Best Print Ads of 2011/2012
Here are the 38 “Best Print Ads” of 2011/2013 from the Grand Prix and gold winners from the Cannes Press Lions contest. Many of these you have probably seen and are familiar with but there are several that I had not seen. Of course most of these winners are art direction not photography driven [...]
15th Century Iron Mask Fabricator / Prop Stylist Needed
Well this is a new one for us. I’m working on a “man in the iron mask” project that requires a prop stylist, paper mache artist or metal fabricator that can reproduce 3-5 15th-17th century ”iron mask” type props. I have not found the right fit among my usual prop stylists. We don’t need them to be [...]
Job Opportunity: Corporate Photographer / Green Screen Equipped Needed for Sept Corporate Event
We have a corporate event job coming up in Phoenix next month and need a photographer equipped with a greenscreen rig + changeable backgrounds + on site printing. Our regular contract photographer for this kind of work is out of town. If you can refer us to a reliable source for this I would be [...]
Another Indispensable Product Hits the Pro Photo Market
File this under “lets solve a problem nobody has….and lets do it elegantly!” I am a fan of Tether Tools and use a couple of their products often. That being said, I received this promotional image from them yesterday demonstrating their new “Rock Solid” line of articulating arms, brackets and clamps for holding wireless receivers [...]