Filed Under: What NOT to Say to a Casting Director, Photographer or Client
Dear Photographer,
I am assuming that as I have not heard anything from you that I was not fortunate enough to make the cut for the project.
It is another staple of this industry whereby if you make efforts to be punctual, follow up, and [...]
Meet Elizabeth. She’s an up-and-coming commercial model, and I had the pleasure of shooting her for a second time during my last trip to New York. Elizabeth is what I call a “high-ratio” model: whenever we shoot, 90% of her images look amazing. Very few models can boast that kind of accomplishment.
Elizabeth is naturally [...]
I shot this in my kitchen. I did not intend such a moody, introspective self-portrait, but rather, I wanted to shoot a kitchen scene while baking cookies. I goofed on my lighting but liked the way this overhead light highlighted my bone structure. A quick change of clothing, and I embraced a secondary self-portrait setting. [...]
Also tagged Amy Dunn, Asian, beauty dish, lighting, self-portraitPhotographer: Amy Dunn
Photo assistant: Jon S.
Makeup artist: Erin McCarthy
Model: Fania
Gear: Canon 5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Hensel Studio Lights
Make Up For Ever
New York City, 2009
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The lyrics to Fergie’s song, “Glamorous,” make me smile. She sings about her rise to success, about wearing gold and diamond rings, shopping for expensive things, being in magazines and bougie scenes—but she still goes to Taco Bell, “raw as hell.” I find that hilarious that she can have pretty much anything she wants, but [...]
Also tagged Asian, chandelier, Chanel, evening dress, lady, legs, self-portraitDuring my last week in New York City, I got to squeeze in a shoot with a couple of my favorite people: Erin, the monstrously-talented-force-to-be-reckoned-with-artist at Make Up For Ever and Stephen Eastwood, a freaking Canon Explorer of Light as my companion to b.s. with during breaks. Who’s better than me?!
Erin sent me the files [...]
Howdy! I’m in Austin, Texas this week (happy dance). The city has a motto, “Keep Austin Weird,” and I remember my first taste of that weirdness when I attended The University of Texas several years ago. Right around 6th Street, I saw a man walking around outside in a thong and high heels. I’d later [...]
Also tagged Austin, carousel horse, fashion, vintageI. Preparation
Amber approached me to do a beach shoot, and I happily obliged. A lot of photographers freak out about beach shoots because of all the sand or possibility of losing or damaging equipment in the ocean, but I wanted to diversify my portfolio and took a chance. Amber sat with me in front of [...]
I consider myself lucky to live in New York and work with such a talented pool of artists. Erin McCarthy invited me to a test at the MUFE studio and booked a lovely model from Russia named Anka. Stephen Eastwood kept me company today and helped light the set. Stephen is an official Canon Explorer [...]
Also tagged beauty, closeup, cosmetics, Make Up For Ever, makeup, photo shoot, portrait@ Battery Park in New York City with the lovely Miss Marketa Belonoha
We had a fantastic view, but passersby gawked at Marketa more than they admired Lady Liberty.
Diana expertly applying makeup…
I fix all the settings on my camera so we’re good to go when the model’s ready.
Here, I set the ISO to 400 in the [...]