Portrait Photography

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Nam June Paik: The Miami Years

Published: October 9, 2023 One of the final assignments in my 10-year career as a newspaper photographer was to photograph the ‘Father of Video Art’ Nam June Paik for a Miami Herald story about his 1990 public art commission at Miami International Airport. I showed up to our shoot with a hollowed out TV and […]

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Depth of Field Live from New York February 5-6

Published: January 31, 2019 Join me on a worldwide Livestream from the Depth of Field Portrait Photography Conference in New York from 9:30am-6:00pm Eastern this February 5-6. Register below to view the LiveStream from New York around the globe. Don’t miss the Keynote Speech by photography legend Albert Watson at 1:00-2:15pm Eastern Tuesday, February 5th.

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My Favorite Sony FE Lenses For Portrait Photography

Here’s a video of my talk “All About The Glass: Favorite Sony FE Lenses For Portrait Photography” from WPPI 2016. Watch it to see why this is the list of my favorite Sony FE Lenses for portrait photography: Watch the video to see my favorite Sony FE lenses and why I like them. • Sony

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Portrait Photography Tips: Less is More

Clearing out all the distractions from a photo is often more important than what you put in. Remove everything that draws your eye away from the essence of the image. Clear the clutter. Eliminate the extraneous. Keep It Simple Stupid! When Forbes assigned me to shoot Don King, art director Bob Mansfield’s directions consisted of

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Portrait Lighting on Location – PhotoPlus Expo 2015

Come join me at PhotoPlus Expo 2015 for a Photo Walk on “Portrait Lighting on Location – Beyond the Speedlight” on Thursday, Oct 22, 2015 from 8:00-10:00 AM PW12-Portrait Lighting on Location – Beyond the Speedlight Thursday, Oct 22, 2015 – 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Sponsored by Sony In this hands-on photo walk, Pulitzer

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