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About Benjamin Kanarek

Fashion and Beauty Photographer. Some of the magazines I have shot for include: VOGUE (Italy, Paris, Brazil, Mexico, Latin America, RG VOGUE), Harper’s BAZAAR (China, en Español, Hong Kong, Italy), L’Officiel Paris, New York Daily News Fashion, New York Times Magazine – Fashion Supplement, Women’s Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan (France and Italy), Elle (Spain, Portugal and Greece editions), Madame Figaro, Votre Beauté, “W” Magazine UK, Flare, Chatelaine, Glamour (France), Biba, 100 Cose, Dealer Deluxe, Oyster, Deutsch, Icon, Issue One, Tank, West East, Jardin des Modes, Dépêche Mode…
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benjamin kanarek has written 375 articles so far, you can find them below.

Model Camille Yi and Nicolas Ly in "In the Mood... " © Benjamin Kanarek

Continuous Lighting vs Flash Lighting in Fashion Photography… Part 5

In Part 4, we were left facing the subject, we had tested the light and had to determine the difference between the foreground and background intensity. You also had to decide how much of the principal subject was going to be lit. Now that you have done your test shots and are satisfied with how it looks, you can commence shooting with this very simple lighting set up.

Shoot for Vogue Brazil

This will probably be one of the shortest posts I have ever written. I am really excited to announce that I will be shooting for VOGUE Brasil tomorrow.

Continuous vs Flash Lighting Flash Lighting in Fashion Photography… Part 4

Now that you have your light set up for the model and the reflection of the object on the background, it is time to determine the ambiance your wish to create. If you are looking for a more “Cinema Noir” look you may wish to isolate the foreground from the background by increasing the out put of the flash on the subject and letting the background go darker by another 1 to 2 stops.

Lighting-Sketch-for-Still-Life-by-Benjamin-Kanarek

Shooting Small Object Still Life – set up and lighting tutorial

I am posting this for those wanting to try small object still life photography. This is just one of a multiplicity of ways to do so…

“Cow Stories”

TWO COWS A CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT: You have two cows. You keep one and give one to your neighbor.

Tetyana-Brazhnyk-Outlandish-photographed-benjamin-Kanarek-Spoon-magazine

Behind the Scenes with Model Tetyana Brazhnyk photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for Spoon Magazine

Tetyana Brazhnyk for Spoon Magazine is playing a dualistic role in front of the camera captured by Benjamin Kanarek

What Kind of Fashion Photographer are You?

That is a difficult question to answer. I am not your classic photographer. By that I mean, I never intended to be a photographer. It just kind of happened by accident.

Continuous vs Flash Lighting in Fashion Photography… Part 3

Lighting Sketch © benjamin Kanarek Now that you have put together some of the tools required for this first exercise, let’s do the following. Take one of the tin cans and slightly flatten one end of it so it looks more like a cats eye and place the rounded side of it over the head [...]

Continuous vs Flash Lighting in Fashion Photography… Part 2

In Part one, I asked that you prepare a couple of 60 watt light bulbs a flash some modifiers, I will now add a few more elements to this…

A Father

Her hair was up in a ponytail Her favorite dress tied with a bow…

Irina Lazareanu wearing Christian Lacroix Haute Couture © Benjamin Kanarek

Continuous Lighting vs. Flash Lighting plus Alternative Photo Lighting

Lighting a set for a photo is a very fickle entity. Why do I say that? Because light can play many tricks on us and is often elusive in it’s ethereal state. It has many frequencies and understanding those wave lengths might help us understand the grand palette of nuances available that we can play with.

Some very STUPID questions asked about traveling to Canada

The STUPID questions asked about traveling to Canada – They were posted on an International Tourism Website

A Thought

There is no Black or White There is ignorance and enlightenment…

Through the Eyes of a Child

Children have incredible talent. This image was taken by my daughter Lewanna 13 at the time, now 14 of her younger sister Angèle.

Psychologist Therapist Alice Miller on Child Abuse

Humiliations, spankings and beatings, slaps in the face, betrayal, sexual exploitation, derision, neglect, etc. are all forms of mistreatment, because they injure the integrity and dignity of a child, even if their consequences are not visible right away.