If you are anything like Ron, Shawna and this week’s guest, photographer Chanel Rene, you surely have asked yourself some big questions such as, “How do I break the barrier between ‘internet photography’ and publishing my work? Or perhaps: “What is a utili-kilt?” Lucky for you, we answer these questions and so much more in this fun episode!
Are you telling your camera what to do, or is your camera telling you what to do? For photographer Dan McCarty, the difference is key. Dan also gives us some great advice on recognizing and capturing beauty and tells us why a great model needs confidence AND self-awareness. Plus, if that were not enough, Shawna says what might be the geekiest thing said yet on the show!
When photographer Dave Ward described the “combination of essential elements” and the “process of putting it together,” it sounded more like chemistry than photography, but then again, who is to say that model photography is not as much science as it is art? In this episode, Dave tells us all about The Art and The Craft that is photography and the science behind directing new models.
Photoshop is much like The Force; we have all seen it used for good and “evil” (or at least really cheesy photos). Sometimes it can be just too easy for a photographer to cross over to the Dark Side. Joseph Corsentino, on the other hand, is a jedi amongst photographers. He is not just creating interesting photos, he is creating new worlds. In this episode, Joseph tells us about the urban fantasy that is Time of the Faeries and how he turns models into characters.
Second generation photographers are not all that common. Second generation erotic photographers? Seemingly nonexistent until we spoke with photographer Holly Randall. In this episode, Holly tells us what it was growing up with photography, how she matches locations with personalities, and how not to be a creep.
Just like still photographers, filmmakers need to know what they are going to shoot and how they are going to shoot it BEFORE the shoot itself. That is when you call in a guy like photographer and previs artist Raffael Dickreuter. Ask Raffael and he will tell you that photography is all about telling stories, and he is a firm believer that everyone has a story to tell. From Iron Man to a couple on a park bench to models on Model Mayhem, this episode is full of stories that Raffael has captured.
Not all zombies look like they just crawled out of a grave. In the case of Blu Zombie, the accessory line created by photographer and designer Toria Best, charming toppers and fascinators abound. Do not be fooled; this episode is not all about fashion design. It is about posing, creativity and even the “Seven Deadly Sins!”
If you think organizing and executing a photo shoot in a studio is tough, try shooting underwater. Do not confuse that weightless feeling with ease! In this episode, James Wiseman tells us what it takes to get your feet wet in underwater photography, the special requirements for models and MUA’s, and how you light and backdrop the briny deep (well, chlorinated deep more like it) for a fashion shoot.
Not fashion or glamour but flamour! Photographer Mark Bradley has a knack for making fashion and editorial sexy, and in this episode he tells us how to get those “good to the last drop” images. Next time you’re planning a shoot, take some advice from Mark and start with an emotion because you never know where it will take you: your next great photo or maybe even your most controversial.
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A man that dives with great white sharks is serious business. A man that films footage of his dives with great white sharks and puts it in a music video for the Deftones is a real rock ‘n’ rolla! Photographer Dean Karr is well known for directing music videos of some of the most prominent rock bands, and you have almost certainly seen some of his photos of said rockers. But what kind of a creative process goes into such a venture? In this episode, we muse over incorporating your hobbies into shoots, one of the coolest comic illustrators ever, and Dean’s most controversial album art.
