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The Thought Behind The Picture – Gary Cole
An important aspect of my job as Photography Director at Playboy was to come up with concepts, ideas behind the pictures that gave the image or group of images a raison d’etre, a reason to be. If we were going […]
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Shoot The Centerfold Welcomes Super Sexy Karolina Wozniak To Santorini
When STC attendee Michael Sheller photographed model Karolina Wozniak during our last seminar in March, little did he know that his image was going to be the winning ticket to our next seminar being held in Santorini, Greece Oct 3-13, […]
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And The Winner to be Published in Playboy is …
Congratulations to Michael Sheller for winning Best Photo of Shoot The Centerfold’s March 2015 Miami Seminar that will be published as a full-page advertisement in Playboy magazine. We advertised before the last seminar that one lucky attendee would have one […]
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Caroline ‘Tula’ Cossey, Who Became Playboy’s First Transgender Model, Looks Back
Caroline “Tula” Cossey, who became the world’s first transgender model to pose for Playboy magazine in 1991, opens up in her first media interview in two decades for the publication. In the 1970s, the British-born Cossey appeared in issues of […]
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THE FINE ART NUDES OF RASMUS MOGENSEN [NSFW]
Rasmus Mogensen wanted to become a photographer from age 8 and began his career working as a photo assistant in Copenhagen and New York. He had his first independent photo exhibition at age 17 at Gallery Photografica in Copenhagen. His […]
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SEXY VERSUS PRETTY VERSUS PHOTOGENIC – GARY COLE
I’ve been amazed at how many times over the years people, yes, even photographers, have asked me what we at Playboy looked for in a model. “What do you look for in a Playmate?” The answer seemed so obvious to […]
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The 2015 Release of Adobe Creative Cloud Is Here
Since Adobe launched Creative Cloud in the spring of 2012, their vision has been to give creative professionals everything they need for their modern, connected creative process. The 2015 release of Creative Cloud delivers on that vision of a creative platform that […]
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Your Willingness To Take On A Challenge – Gary Cole
If you hope to progress as a photographer, you must sometimes be willing to take on a challenge, something beyond the ordinary, something that forces you to stretch your skills—production skills, people skills, photography skills. It’s very easy to fall […]
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Playboy Publishes a Whopping 6-Page Layout About STC Miami Seminar!
Playboy International publishes a whopping 6-page pictorial and a story about our March 2015 seminar which was held in Miami Beach Florida, at the famous Temple House Studios. There’s nothing like good times, memories and an unforgettable weekend filled with […]
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KENDALL JENNER’S FIRST CAMPAIGN FOR ESTEE LAUDER IS THE PERFECT BALANCE OF DIGITAL MEDIA
Are you looking to learn what clients want in today’s digital publishing market? Kendall Jenner’s Estee Lauder ad campaign is a great example of the perfect balance between still imagery and video. The reason why I am writing about this […]
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