Zack Arias
Zack Arias is an Atlanta-based full time editorial photographer with a specialty in press and publicity photography for the music industry. On his blog he shares photos from his shoots, gear and gadgets and a regular podcast of photo critiques of other photographer’s websites. His style of writing is down to earth and easy to relate to, as evidenced in his story of getting back into photography:
My first run at being a freelance photographer left me heavily in debt and placed my family on the edge of destruction which eventually tipped right on over despite all attempts to keep that from happening. I came to a place in my career that required me to put the cameras down and take a “job.” After two years of leaving the cameras and selling them off to pay rent and fix beater cars, I was given a chance to come back as a second shooter for a friend of mine who shoots weddings. I took a D100 that he bought me, a 285 flash, an ample amount of faith, and quit my job at Kinkos in October of 2003. I was determined to do things differently this time around.
His minimalist approach to photography turned into a workshop in 2005 that he now teaches nationwide. It has become so popular that dates for the workshop regularly sell out months in advance. As of this post, dates for 2009 are not announced, but be sure to check the OneLight website for more details. And something I find interesting is that he his a dual shooter – carrying both Canon and Nikon equipment in his bag! Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):
This entry was written by , posted on April 24, 2009 at 8:36 am, filed under Commercial Photographers, Editorial Photographers and tagged Atlanta, canon, Canon 5D Mark II, canon/nikon, editorial, Georgia, minimalist, music industry, onelight, publicity, Up and Coming, Wordpress, workshop. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
1854
“1854 brings you a daily dose of photographic news, from the latest gear to the best exhibitions to the best insights on ongoing and upcoming trends in the industry. 1854 is written by the editors of the British Journal of Photography, the world’s oldest photography magazine.”
That pretty much sums it up. I read this blog for a daily dose of photo news covering pretty much everything a photographer would be interested in.
Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):
This entry was written by , posted on April 17, 2009 at 4:23 pm, filed under Magazines and tagged 1854, Britain, ethics, insights, Movable Type, photography magazine, trends, U.K.. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Doug Menuez
Doug Menuez is an award-winning documentary photographer based in New York City. His more than 25 years in the business has varied from photojournalism to commissioned work and personal fine art book projects. He’s fascinated with finding the balance between art and commerce, evidenced in a post about a commercial campaign for Emirates Airline that allowed him to “get paid to shoot what [he] love[s] and would be shooting anyway”. He also shares his sources of inspiration and people who’ve influenced his career, but it was his post on the Zen of Film vs. Digital Gratification that really got me hooked.
Mulling it over, I couldn’t articulate it fully but definitely, I knew I had become lazy, really lazy. A spectacular sloth by the standards of shooting film. Film is hard. Film is a stone cold unforgiving killing bastard. Film is once in a lifetime, no excuses. F8 and really, really be there: ready, steady, in focus, correct exposure, and pressing the shutter in sync with life.
If you’re trying to make money and do what you love (shoot photos, tell stories, whatever you call it), Doug Menuez 2.0 is definitely a resource for inspiration. Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):
This entry was written by , posted on April 10, 2009 at 3:28 pm, filed under Commercial Photographers, Documentary Photographers, Fine Art Photographers, Photographers and tagged commercial photography, Emirates Airline, f8 and be there, film vs. digital, fine art, get paid doing what you love, Top Shelf, Wordpress. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
David Hobby
David Hobby is a 20-year career newspaper shooter. He studied photojournalism at the University of Florida and has worked for the Leesburg (FL) Commercial, the Orlando (FL) Sentinel, UPI, and lots of other publications as a freelancer/stringer/intern. He has been a staff photographer at Patuxent Publishing (Columbia, MD) from ’88-’99 and at The Baltimore (MD) Sun. He currently shoots editorial and institutional assignments.
On his blog, Hobby is simply known as the The Strobist. His posts are focused on learning how to use off-camera flash to take your photos to the next level. Or the next ten levels. There is so much great information on this site, I wouldn’t begin to be able to summarize it all here, but if you’re interested in low-budget lighting with hand-held off camera flashes, this blog is your one-stop-shop. From sharing the inspirational work of others, to reviews of the latest flash gear, to a basic intro to lighting, you’ll only find the best advice and knowledge regarding lighting for photojournalists.
The Strobist blog could be thought of as a lighting idea bank, run by and for the most enthusiastic DSLR photographers. According to the site, there are over 250,000 regular readers, and the discussion group has more than 40,000 members, all of them sharing ideas and techniques for small-flash lighting. Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):
- On Assignment: Armed with Preconceptions
- Gregory Heisler Whiteboards Guiliani Time Cover
- Yongnuo "John Snow" ST-E2 Punches Above Its Weight
- On Assignment: Nathaniel Welch for Men's Journal
- Q&A - Mini-Boom
This entry was written by , posted on April 4, 2009 at 1:21 am, filed under Photographers and tagged Blogger, canon, David Hobby, flash, hand-held, Leesburg Commercial, Lighting, lighting 101, Newspaper, nikon, off camera lighting, Orlando Sentinel, Patuxent Publishing, The Baltimore Sun, The Strobist, UPI. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.