STC January 27th-29th Miami Seminar Workshop

Thank you STC Santorini 2023

We wish to thank the attendee photographers who joined our STC Santorini 2023 seminar by keeping the seminar publishing alive as a steadfast guide for those who believe that nothing is impossible.

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STC January 27th-29th Miami Seminar Workshop

Master your poses with STC posing guides

Master photographers at the Shoot The Centerfold have developed these guide books based on the very same poses they have used and developed over years of experience and meticulous fine-tuning.

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Master your lighting

Master your lighting

Many aspiring photographers set out with the Machiavellian mantra “Pity the student who does not surpass his master.” Plastered on billboards, printed in magazines, and hanging in galleries all over the world are beautiful images.

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STC Archive

Shoot The Centerfold Individual Digital Lighting Books

Now you can purchase individual lighting scenarios from Shoot The Centerfold's series of Lighting Diagram Books. STC has made obtaining your lighting diagrams as easy and wallet-friendly as possible.

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WPPI NYC OCT 26 - 28

The Ultimate Ring of Light – The RingMAXX

Shoot The Centerfold and Chimera, the premiere innovator of light modifiers, is introducing a new 48” ring light.Inspired by international master of lighting Jarmo Pohjaniemi.

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Watch Our Intro's

Watch Our Teasers

When you are searching for information, sometimes it seems you must look through masses of documents just to get to the ‘heart’ of the story

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STC Archive

STC Archives

Check out all of our past posts in the archive!

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STC Archive

Start your photography career here

Shoot The Centerfold is excited to announce One-on-One sessions are now available between our seminar/workshops while you wait for the next STC seminar/workshop to come around.

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STC Attendee Steve Ruegnitz Scores 2 Playboy Centerfolds at the Same Time 3

STC attendee Steve Ruegnitz is no stranger to photography and has now joined the elite group of individuals who have photographed Playboy centerfolds. We are very proud of Steve’s achievements and to announce that his STC One–on-One session’s results were […]

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Posted on: 10-27-2015
Posted in: Photography

Billionaire tycoon behind Victoria’s Secret ‘keeps his multi-million Cotswolds estate away from prying eyes’ 0

For years, the locals have watched the shooting parties coming and going from Foxcote House, a glorious 17th century stately home on the edge of the Cotswolds. For one or two weeks a year during the current shooting season, the […]

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Posted on: 10-26-2015
Posted in: Photography

Martha Hunt by David Bellemere for Lui October 2015 0

While Naomi Campbell may be on the cover of the latest issue of Lui magazine, blonde bombshell Martha Hunt is not to be outdone, thanks to an undeniably sultry shoot printed inside the magazine’s latest edition. Captured by photographer David […]

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Posted on: 10-21-2015
Posted in: Photography

Leica Aims for Professionals with Full-Frame SL (Typ 601) Mirrorless Camera 0

Just ahead of PhotoPlus Expo 2015, Leica has decided to release what is bound to be one of the most talked-about cameras of the year: the Leica SL (Typ 601) Mirrorless Digital Camera, a full-frame powerhouse equipped with the latest […]

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Posted on: 10-20-2015
Posted in: Photography

Hef Held Hostage – Gary Cole 0

Back in the old days at Playboy, Tom Staebler, then Art Director and I used to play a little game. If Hef made a decision we didn’t agree with, we’d play “The Man in the Iron Mask.” The real Hefner […]

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Posted on: 10-20-2015
Posted in: Photography

NAOMI CAMPBELL GOES NAKED FOR LUI 0

It was less than a month ago when Naomi Campbell showed her support for #FreetheNipple with a topless image on Instagram, and now the supermodel goes completely nude for the October 2015 cover story of Lui Magazine. The French men’s […]

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Posted on: 10-19-2015
Posted in: Photography

THE DEATH OF A DREAM – GARY COLE 2

We knew it was coming. The rumors had been out there for months. I even tried to hint at it to all of you when I began putting more emphasis on shooting non-nude glamour, especially for the group just returning […]

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Posted on: 10-19-2015
Posted in: Photography

Sigma Adds Full-Frame 20mm f/1.4 Lens to Art Series 0

Everyone seems to be looking wide in the days leading up to PhotoPlus Expo 2015, with Sigma making the latest splash in the wide-angle-lens pool by announcing the 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art. This is the first 20mm f/1.4 lens […]

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Posted on: 10-17-2015
Posted in: Photography

Nudes Are Old News at Playboy 0

Last month, Cory Jones, a top editor at Playboy, went to see its founder Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion. In a wood-paneled dining room, with Picasso and de Kooning prints on the walls, Mr. Jones nervously presented a radical suggestion: […]

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Posted on: 10-12-2015
Posted in: Photography

Do You Have the Ingredients of the American Dream? 5

What is the American dream? It depends who you ask. For most it’s a higher quality life and success. When it comes to photographers, it works pretty much the same way. But photographers, at least most of them, dream big without […]

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Posted on: 09-29-2015
Posted in: Photography