Sarah Deanna and I got together last week and sat on the rooftop of her Soho loft to discuss her career. She explains what helped her in the beginning when she started out and was testing with new ph...
Photo by: Eli Dagostino – Workshop Student April 2012 After a year and half of taking a break from doing workshops, I decided to hold one in Los Angeles this past April. It was so successful an...
In keeping with my commitment to stay true to my vision and to continue shooting in a style that is my own, I shot this white story for Kurv Magazine’s spring issue in a way I’ve always w...
“All you can do is be confusing. Don’t ever empty the bucket of mystery. Never let people define what you do. It’s not about zigging when you should zag. It’s not about doing ...
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time now, you know that it’s no secret: If you want to get ahead in this industry, you need to be located in a major fashion market. If you’re not,...
After a year and half break, I’ve decided to hold another workshop. I’m going to be in Los Angeles during the middle of April so I thought it might be nice to hold a workshop while I̵...
Yves Saint Laurent and Model Karen Mulder. Photo by: Helmut Newton All three of these are fundamentals needed in fashion photography. Yet these are often missed or overlooked by new photographers in ...
“Words from the Trenches on Assisting a Fashion Photographer” Here’s the facts: I’m super busy. I hit the ground running in 2012 and I’m still running. I spent 6 weeks i...
One dispute that seems to come up for me, over the years that I’ve been a fashion photographer, is the treatment of the models. Or better still, what to do with a model who isn’t giving y...
“Shooting in the Persian Gulf on a Yacht” (Click on the Image to Enlarge) When I wrote that on my Facebook on the morning of my shoot, a good friend of mine who’s also in the indust...
Reikko Navarro! www.cafereikko.com After an incredible Twitter Frenzy, we have our winner ! It was a very close race, but after tallying all the votes, our winner is Reikko Navarro, who I might add h...
The Winner!! Nicola Taylor http://www.nicolataylorphotogr apher.com/ Wow! I have to say, there were some really outstanding submissions for the Fashion Photography Exposed DVD contest tweeted to me th...
We are proud to announce that our DVD is now officially available to purchase!! A very special thank you to all of you who have pre-ordered!! Your DVD was shipped out today and should be in your hand...
4 Models. 3 Huskies. 7 Assistants. Clothing, Make-up, Hair, Prop Stylist and a New Camera System. This shoot was just screaming to be filmed for a BTS on our DVD! That’s when we contacted Jay Espina...
Fashion Photography EXPOSED – The DVD! We’ve kept it under wraps for over a year. But now the secret is finally out! If you haven’t heard by now, we are releasing the first full blo...
My first Harper’s shoot from my recent trip to Dubai Last month I was in Dubai where I shot for Harper’s Bazaar Arabia again. In two weeks I shot 4 editorials and an additional “Wha...
I’m a sucker for amazing clothes. I’m also a sucker for hot boys. So when fashion stylist Katharine Polk pitched this story to me, I of course jumped on it! I love shooting male models. And male mus...
I got a call from my agent, Jackie, on a Thursday evening in late February. A NY ad agency was interested in booking me for a Nike job that was shooting in 10 days. After signing a confidentiality ag...
And Other News… New York City. 2011. It’s been pretty hectic, to say the least. Landing here on January 3rd during the worst winter NYC has experienced in at least 60 years wasn’t easy f...
It’s a fact: I haven’t been blogging much since I moved to New York City this past January. I can blame it on a all kinds of things but the real truth is is that I just haven’t real...
A list of websites that feature the hottest editorials ever published We all pull inspiration from different sources. For some, it’s books and/or magazines that we go to for visual inspiration. For o...
I have to apologize for not posting more often. We arrived in New York City on January 3rd and I have been working non-stop since we moved here. With jobs for Ralph Lauren and Nike, which took me bac...
William David Walsh Featured on the Fashion Photography Blog A little belated, but Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that 2011 is a very healthy and prosperous year for all! The big news for me is t...
How My Gothic Chapel Idea Came to Life I have had this idea swimming around in my head for years, but I could never find the right place to shoot it. First of all, Gothic chapels aren’t exactl...
Shooting for the November Men’s Issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia It’s such an incredible feeling when you really click with an art director or a fashion editor. It’s a rush, in...
Should you or shouldn’t you go When young photographers are starting out and beginning to learn the technical craft of photography, there seems to be a lot of confusion on whether or not photo...
I’m sort of known for not being a fan of using speedlights. Just never liked the look they give. I am not sure where this idea or belief came from, but I remember being back in college in the m...
A Still Image from the Movie “The Night Porter“ SO much is going on that I barely have time for anything other than taking care of what’s right in front of me. David had surgery las...
How Jimon Aframian is Living His Dream! About a year ago, I found an email in my inbox from Jimon Aframian saying that he was starting a magazine here in Los Angeles and he’d like to feature some of ...
Getting your Foot in the Door Isn’t that Scary! One of my blog readers, Troy Copes, wrote to me recently and suggested I write a post about how to approach modeling agencies. In truth, I have g...
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