It’s an absolute honor to join this BRILLIANT lineup of photographers and filmmakers on the beautiful Nikon stage at The Photo Plus Expo in New York City this week! In addition to my presentation, I’ll be photographing a couple of live shoots with the D850 and new Z7 at the newly-designed Nikon theater, as well. If […]
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I love to read. I always have. For me, reading has been an adventure and an education, a bridge to what matters, and a steadily reliable escape from what doesn’t. I spent a lot of time in libraries growing up. As a military family, we moved again and again and again. So my first best […]
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Capturing Candid Portraits Candid photography can be challenging, even for professional photographers. Capturing unscripted moments is something Michael Bonocore loves about his work as a photographer. He shares his favorite moments in photography when he sees intimate images and captures the fleeting expressions of people in every day life. Adorama https://www.adorama.com […]
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Travel Magazine Editor Michael Bonocore, Part 1 Travel is in his blood. Michael Bonocore’s work as editor of Resource Travel Magazine takes him to extreme environments. He can go from one assignment in the bone-chilling Arctic Zone to photograph daredevil surfers, and then, he jets to the Caribbean to photograph catamarans in action. Adorama https://www.adorama.com […]
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Becoming an Independent Photographer Defining yourself as an independent photographer takes time. In this episode of reDefine Show with Tamara Lackey, Drew Gurian talks about his evolution from photography student to intern to first assistant and finally breaking out on his own as a professional photographer. Adorama https://www.adorama.com Related Products at Adorama: Nikon D810 https://www.adorama.com/inkd810.html?… […]
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Building an Etsy Studio library Need ideas about product photography? Check out this video. Erik Valind gives examples of how he created a full-service commercial photography project for Etsy Studio. He created a full digital image library to inspire creatives to be, well, creative. Erik said he used stylized still photography, stop-motion videos, web tutorials, […]
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On this episode of reDefine Show, I interview my friend, photographer Brian Matiash – educator, image maker and industry influencer – and he shares how he saved his creative soul by leaving corporate marketing. Gaining experience from his time at Google, Sony, and Wacom, where part of his role was to study creatives and social […]
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Playbook Bundle! If you want a fully comprehensive set of guides with multiple examples of the What, Why, and How of children and family portrait sessions, the bundle of all three Playbooks is a fantastic. Learn what to prepare for, what to keep in mind while shooting, and how to deliver, as well as get […]
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I had the privilege of being asked back to Creative Live to teach a couple of new programs – and suddenly it’s going to be next week! Want to join us there, for free? The first course is called Building Your Portrait Business, and it will be live streamed on Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November […]
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I have been a professional photographer for fifteen years now. I absolutely love the work I do. And it can be ridiculously frustrating to work in an industry that frequently promotes men over women on multiple fronts, including job opportunities and sometimes just through every day language, tone and nuance. Even when you excel in your field, […]
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Beautiful Together is creating an Orphan Prevention Care Center in Addis Ababa to support mothers and children. Please consider supporting this project, so that we can start making a difference right away in the lives of these children and families. 100% of donations to this project go directly to support this program. The pervasive, extreme poverty in Ethiopia is […]
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What an honor! All this month, Nikon is featuring an image of mine as the cover photo for the main Nikon Facebook Page. You can check it out here. The Story Behind the Image Back in 2010, I began teaching CreativeLive classes. It was the first year they launched courses, and mine was one of the first multi-day live […]
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WPPI 2017 Convention, Full Agenda + 3 Free Full Passes Giveaway The WPPI 2017 Convention in Las Vegas is coming up very soon – like, sooner than ever, actually, as it is scheduled for February 5th-9th this year! There are a whole lot of reasons to love this convention – but one big one?? […]
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reDefine Episodes with Conceptual Artists Amanda Diaz & Sara Lando These next two reDefine Show episodes both feature different kinds of Conceptual Photography. The first with Amanda Diaz focuses on portrait photography, and the second with Sara Lando focuses on her more mixed-media approach. So what is Conceptual Art? I found this description helpful to explain the […]
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Rangefinder Magazine Redefined Column – and a Q&A Session It is quite cool to be showcased in the brand new January, 2016 issue of Rangefinder Magazine – for a couple of reasons. First of all, because it’s a more personal interview, in general, and it was conducted by Rangefinder’s talented Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline Tobin. But also because, starting in […]
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