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Annie Leibovitz lights Lady Gaga in Vogue Hansel + Gretel story

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:45:17 +0000

copyright, Annie Leibovitz. Thanks to everyone who responded to the poll on the GTL facebook page. Annie was the hands-down winner of readers’ choice for my next guess. So, as you’ve requested, here’s a cool shot by Annie featuring Lady Gaga for the December, 2009 edition of Vogue. As would be expected, Annie’s interpretation of [...]

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A brand spanking new guessing venture: Guess the Pooch

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:35:24 +0000

Sorry for this interruption in your regularly scheduled lighting guessing. And for the shameless plug. But thanks to everyone was kind/gracious/fantastic enough to send pics of their pooches, I’m able to announce the launch of my latest guessing undertaking: Guess the Pooch It’s similar to this blog except it has absolutely nothing to do with [...]

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Mert & Marcus light gorgeous-voiced Adele for US Vogue, gorgeously

admin — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:00:54 +0000

copyright, Mert & Marcus. Thanks to everyone who sent in (and continues to send) pics of their pooches. Now back to the lighting guessing. It doesn’t matter what kind of music you like or don’t like. I don’t think anyone can disagree that Adele has an angelic voice unlike any other. A voice that can [...]

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An odd favor to ask. Entirely unrelated to photo lighting.

admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:15:57 +0000

*UPDATE: 12/23/12 Thanks to everyone who has been sending in pics of their lovable pooches. Please remember to let me know their names and who shot the photos so I can give proper photo credit. Keep ‘em coming, they’re fantastic! I’ll have an update shortly where you can see them. Thanks again, Ted Hey everyone. [...]

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Erwin Olaf’s subdued, cinematic lighting for his “Hope” project

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:30:02 +0000

copyright, Erwin Olaf. Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf holds a special place in my heart. Many would say he’s primarily an advertising photographer with a fashion bent. And yes, his work for Diesel Jeans, Lavazza and Moooi reflects that. But even these ad jobs showcase an imaginative artist. One who is conceptual in nature and enjoys [...]

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Nadav Kander lights the most important man in the Middle East

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:04:45 +0000

copyright, Nadav Kander. Nadav Kander is one of the most successful advertising and editorial photographers today. What makes his portraiture unique is that he doesn’t have a single photo lighting “look,” but many, actually. He’s consistently trying different setups, pushing himself to remain fresh and relevant. This shot for a recent Time Magazine cover illustrates [...]

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In Memoriam: Sandy Hook Elementary School. Newtown, Connecticut

admin — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:46:53 +0000

Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female. Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06, male Dawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06, male James Mattioli , 3/22/06, male [...]

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Dimitri Daniloff lights the gritty birth of an adult male for PS2

admin — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:20:15 +0000

copyright, Dimitri Daniloff. Oh, to be a fly on the wall of Dimitri Daniloff’s imagination. His volume of work goes from cool to shocking to what the #$@*? It’s highly stylized, highly conceptual and usually with quite a bit of compositing and post work. Which makes sense since his college schooling consisted of mathematics and [...]

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Achim Lippoth’s apocalyptic Mad Max lighting for Kids Wear Magazine

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:04:59 +0000

copyright, Achim Lippoth. I’m going to go out on a limb and say Achim is the world’s preeminent children’s photographer. He’s consistently finds a way to visually capture the honesty of childhood without ever surrendering to the saccharine style so often associated with the genre. He shoots kids the way they’re dying to be treated: [...]

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Guess the Lighting Update (with Art Streiber comments on his shoot)

admin — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:31:15 +0000

Hey all. Sorry I’ve been away for a couple of weeks now. Hurricane Sandy, though not physically affecting my home or studio, caused quite a bit of devastation and problems in the NYC area. It’s incredibly sad how much damage was done. Needless to say, it’s been a hectic couple of weeks and today is [...]

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