I have so many stories about my life on the Fashion Battle Field, I don’t know which one to share first. Should I do my Kim Alexis story, Bert Stern story, Andie MacDowell story, Janice Dickinson story or… ??? Ok here goes “She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, she loves me [...]
Fashion Magazines
The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 2
Above: one of my archived covers The networking challenge Before jumping head first in to this subject, it is important that you do your homework. But before doing your homework, you need to know what to study. All magazines of repute have a very specific hierarchy. It generally goes as follows. Publisher, Editor in Chief, [...]
Photography
“Phashion Photographer Phalasies”
I have been asked on many occasions about how one might embark on to the rocky road of the “Phashion” business. I discussed this topic from an academic perspective in one of my earlier essays. However, I feel compelled to discuss some of the “Phalasies” associated with breaking in to the “Biz”. Do you have [...]
Fashion
Why is Editing as Important as the Photo Shoot?
Why Editing is as Important as the Photo Shoot I decided writing this essay after going through and editing close to twelve hundred (1200) images this afternoon. Why? Because I want to share with you the importance of editing and how it defines what your style is and what your state of mind was at [...]
Plagiarism…What Goes Around Comes Around!
A few years ago, I was seeing an Art Director with whom I had worked with frequently. It was a well known French fashion magazine. As you may already know, in all magazines the credit to the photographer is often on every second page either in the gutter or along the vertical edge of the [...]
Production shoot
The Ad Agency & Photographer Dynamic
An Ad Agency will have a client and the agency will know what the client budget is for the year for Communications, Media, B to B, B to C etc. The agency will suggest certain marketing solutions to the client. Based on the analysis, decisions will be made as to which solutions best suit the [...]
