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Category Archives: Photography
Wednesday Tip Jar : Bill Frakes Gives Some Pro Tips
Bill Frakes is a Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer based in Florida who has worked in more than 125 countries [is that all?] for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients. TV commercials, music videos and lately short documentaries. Bill … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Tip
Tagged bill frakes, gear, kata bags, photographer, photography, sports illustrated
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Nicole Etienne + Duggal = The Silver Metallic Canvas
“ I was hooked like a Magpie to shiny things,” said Nicole Etienne the young painter acclaimed for her oil paintings on canvas, of her first encounter with print materials at Duggal. Painters are not among our most frequent clients, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography
Tagged canvas, duggal, moveable feast, nicole etienne, photorealism, print
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Korn Session by Rick Wenner
I was in between meetings at a portfolio review event in New York City last week when I received a phone call from a number that looked very familiar. When I answered the call I was happy to hear that … Continue reading
1 Photographer – 4 Teeth = The Deadliest Catch
How many photographers have ripped their teeth out for a campaign? About a year ago, when asked to shoot the Deadliest Catch campaign for Discovery, I was told of a campaign of violent, spontaneous portraits. The concept was images of … Continue reading
Posted in Altpick, Photography
Tagged Blair Bunting, Canon 5D Mk2, Discovery Channel, fisherman, Profoto, The Deadliest Catch
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Wednesday’s Tip Jar :: Transformation
Tim Rasmussen. “A recovering photojournalist who stumbled into management and photo editing.” Transformed the photo department at The Denver Post over the 4 years. This is an incredible story. Tim Rasmussen, assistant managing editor for photography at the Denver Post, … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged photo editor, photojournalism, storyteller, the denver post, tim rasmussen
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Rachael Yamagata’s New Debut Video “Starlight”
Premiered on MTV Hive August 17, 2011 article by Dan Solomon The song: The lead single from Chesapeake, Rachael Yamagata’s first album since 2008’s Elephants… Teeth Sinking Into Hearts, “Starlight” cements her transformation from a hushed folky to a full-on … Continue reading
Posted in Altpick, Art, Photography
Tagged film, Laura Crosta, MTV Hive, PJ Harvey, Rachael Yamagata, Starlight, video
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Wednesday Tip Jar : Need New Business Cards?
Need new business cards? Let’s make it easy… Business Cards are still very important, especially in the networking scene. Do you have a business card? Need a new look? Well, here’s a special offer from one of our Altpick Awards … Continue reading
Posted in Altpick, Art, Design, Illustrations, Photography
Tagged business cards, moo.com
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Warner Bros Purchased Work by Eric Fennell
Warner Brothers purchased some of Eric Fennell’s photography for a new film directed by Gary Marshall. The film is called “New Year’s Eve” and it is scheduled for release in December 2011. The above photo is “Big Sound” by Eric … Continue reading
Wednesday Tip Jar :: Be Authentic, Be A Storyteller
Yesterday I attended the OMMA Global conference in NYC and I had the pleasure of sitting in on the keynote speaker Kim Kadlac, Worldwide Vice President at Johnson & Johnson, and case study seminars with HP, Zappos, HBO, Mullen, BBDO … Continue reading
Posted in Altpick, Art, Design, Event, Illustrations, Photography
Tagged BBDO, HBO, HP, Johnson & Johnson, Live Nation, Mullen, OMMA, True Blood, Zappos
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