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The results of Photoshop are present in nearly every magazine editorial, advertising campaign and TV commercial. While everyone sees the “after” effects of Photoshopping, not nearly enough people see the “before.” Now, thanks to retoucher Elizabeth Moss of Rare Digital […]

Shoot The Centerfold Seminar/Workshop Oct 03-13, 2015 – Santorini, Greece Our Best and Boldest International Photography Seminar/Workshop ever.   The ultimate playground for photographers and their beautiful creatures, courtesy of the Aegean Gods, is the Greek island of Santorini. It’s in this […]

I first heard the phrase “Print is dead” at least 25 years ago uttered by Playboy’s own Business Manager Jim Radtke. He would stroll through the editorial offices, a scowl on his face, a pencil and paper in hand. We […]

A lot has happened since the first post describing the intricate details of our One-on-One session and here are some updates: When we produce a pictorial, regardless if it’s a One-on-One session or a client’s assignment, we take a serious […]

Karlie Kloss and Doutzen Kroes have left Victoria’s Secret recently. Most people thought they would be replaced by two other beautiful women. But VS went full-blown crazy and added a whopping TEN to their Angels elite among the big shots like […]

If you have money to burn and want to prove that “size matters,” here’s your chance. B&H is currently listing a used Canon 1200mm f/5.6L lens for just $180,000 with a condition rating of 9+. And it comes with free shipping, a lens hood, […]

A Hobson’s Choice is having no real choice at all, it’s a “take it or leave it” situation. Thomas Hobson was livery stable owner in Cambridge, England in the 16th century. To rotate the use of his horses, and to […]

Paul Hamer, who oversees the STC Fan Group, recently had to remind the group that inappropriate remarks to or about the models are—just that–inappropriate. And I jumped in to make the point that the behavior line between photographer and model […]

For newbies to photography or for those just curious about technical photography terms, here’s an amazingly simple chart illustration from Daniel Peters/Fotoblog that gives you a quick overview of aperture, shutter speed and ISO. The higher the aperture/f-stop, the more […]

It seems that more and more magazines are stopping print publication and either moving to a digital only format or going out of business all together. American Photo is the latest casualty in the on-going struggle for print publications. For […]