Adobe Lightroom; Critical Edits

Tools are only as good as the person using them, and Adobe Lightroom is no exception. It is a great tool that has taken the market in photo editing software and allow photographers, regardless of their level of skills, to manage their photographs. During this lesson Bruno Debas will show you some of the simple techniques he uses As Bruno puts it:" with these few steps you will get 90% of the way, 75% of the time". When time management is a concern and quality is important follow these steps.Read More

The Importance of Self Publishing

Great photographers are always great editors. They can always find the perfect shots in their edit. They understand why a photograph works and/or if they don't, thye usually just feel the power the shot has. Apple Aperture, from its early stages, included the option to publish. Other companies such as Lulu.com and others followed. Lightroom in its current version (V.4) offers the option to create books using Blurb.com which has acquired an excellent reputation for its fine printing. Read More

Do Digital Cameras need a Shutter?

For the last few months I have been bothered by a simple fact that is and has been a pain to me and each and everyone of my students. Every day that I stand by a photographer in the shooting studios and notice the same problem over and over with camera shutters. Beside the problem I will describe below I have been wondering why do we need a shutter?

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Adrian Mueller- New Work

After visiting some of the photographers we have intervoewed to check what they had been up to, I was once again amazed by the work of Photographer Adrian Mueller. A new series on liquids is incredible. Check it out here, http://fabrik-studios.com/ , you won't regret the visit, absolutely gorgeous work. I was considering using one of the images from the series but I prefer the surprise. Love this one too (see Thumbnail). Adrian kees on creating marvelous images. You can also downlaod his interview here.

50,000 Hits on our Podcast!

The Photo Journal, our Series of Podcast has received almost 50,000 Hits (48,448 to be exact). We are very proud of this achievement. Leading the group is Photo Journalist, Mr. Kuni Takahashi with 5,081 Hits. The last three are available on Itunes the others in our archive. Love B&W photography check out Mr. Rosenstock, Charles Grogg or Mr. O'Neill's Interview. Interested in Food, Stock Photography. Fashion..Listen to our interviews  Read More

Testino at the MFA. Really?

Mario Testino's exhibit is very good. I love the large prints, the bold Color, the impeccable presentation. Mr. Testino's show provides entertainment, some nudity, a sense of intimacy created by the dark room and the feeling of looking though a window But Art? Out of all the photographers in the world that create incredible photographs the MFA could not find an Artist? Some would say that Mr. Testino. according to the definition is one. But sadly I would not agree. Read More

Painting with Light by Eric Curry

Photography books are usually about beautiful photographs. They do sometimes include a few technical information.. Once in a while one can find a book that clearly demonstrates a difficult technique and provides all the information necessary in a simple and efficient manner. This the case with "Painting with Light" by Eric Curry,  Read More

Kudos to HBO

I do feel that sometimes students have not experienced reality, and I do not mean our simple day to day life, this reality, they have lived. I am talking about the reality presented to us by photographer Eros Hoagland in “Witness:Rio”. The death, the unbearable stories of violence, torture and pain. Or in “Witness: Libya” featuring Michael Christopher Brown, whose work presents Libya in post-Kaddafi era... Read More