How to put a Fashion or Beauty Shoot Together?
All of the steps to go through to organize a fashion or beauty shoot for a magazine editorial or an advertising campaign.
L’Officiel Magazine 1986 Model Terry Preece by Benjamin Kanarek
Benjamin Kanarek’s Archive from L’Officiel Paris Magazine in 1986, with Canadian model Terry Preece and part of a fashion editorial called “D’ombre et de Lumière”
Jade Griffin, BKBlog Beauty Contributor, Feeling Good: Less is More!
When it comes down to choosing the right amount of hair mousse or bronzer, less is always more!
The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 24 Model Agencies
There are some interesting adages one might wish to use in describing relationships with model agencies. I have dealt with all of them and the one thing I can say is this; It is not so much the model agency, but…
Fashion Celebrity Boom – Is it Going Away?
Celebrities are the crack cocaine of the magazine business and withdrawal will be painful – Let’s understand what has happened
Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax, Leica, Panasonic, Olympus… Or?
Does the Gear You have Really Matter? Or How I learned to take a “Pitcher…” or is that a “Picture?”… I’ll take both, just in case the Picture doesn’t turn out! Well, I will commence with a simple answer “NO”… Whether it is a Nikon, Sony, Canon, Panasonic, Olympus, Samsung , Pentax or any Medium [...]
Sex in Fashion Drives Audiences Part 2
Some Responses Above Image: © Benjamin Kanarek I was rather impressed by several of the comments made on forums to my original article and decided to ask permission if I could re-post those comments here. The original article Sex in Fashion Drives Audiences is here. I have not corrected the comments except for the layout [...]
Photographer and Digital Retoucher
An interesting perspective on the world of digital retouching and the tools available from software Photoshop to hardware with the Wacom Tablet
The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 7 You’re Not Published Until You Are Published
When someone views a fashion or beauty spread in a Fashion magazine, I suspect that most of you think that what you are seeing was what was shot for that spread
The Pyramid of Success – From Locally Talented to Internationally Successful Fashion Photographer
The Great Pyramid at Giza Egypt The Pyramid of Success and The Naked Truth I have been privileged to be part of many forums that feature many types of photography. Of course amongst those are those wishing to break in to the fashion sector or are already doing so with some semblance of success. There [...]
professional photographer magazine uk
Just want to thank everyone for their support and wished to announce that Professional Photographer UK Magazine have posted my behind the scene video of “In the Wind” Video on their opening page.
Fashion Photographer Per Zennström contributes to Benjamin Kanarek Blog
A portrait of Fashion Photographer Per Zennström who is now contributing to Benjamin Kanarek Blog
The best of the best in 2009
The top 10 items and Best-of list of the year 2009 by Per Zennström
Some Published VOGUE Brazil Joséphine de la Baume Images
Here are some samples from Benjamin Kanarek shoot with it Girl and Actress, Singer, Artist Josephine de La Baume for RG VOGUE Brazil November 2009
Actor Vincent Lindon from Benjamin Kanarek’s Archives
I was taking a stroll in my neighborhood tonight and as I walked by a couple of men speaking, I hear a familiar voice that I know using a profane French word “Connard” which means asshole. I spun around, looked closely and I was surprised to find that standing there was one of the Great French Actors Vincent Lindon.
One of My First VOGUE Covers
From “1985″… For VOGUE SA. Oh yeah..real film and not manipulated in Photoshop…Obviously, there was no Photoshop in 1985. Used Fujichrome 100 iso slide film and other neat stuff. Using color gelatins, mixed light sources and cool light modifiers can help when you know that what you shoot is what you get. Vogue Latin [...]
Is Shooting for a Bad Magazine Good?
Today on a generalist Photo Forum under the Portrait Fashion category, someone from a small independent and in my opinion based on what I saw on their web site, not very good fashion magazine, placed an ad for photographers for their magazine. Now that seemed strange in the first place, which I go on to [...]
The Benjamin Kanarek Camera Waves Internet Radio Interview
Here is my interview by Phillip Skulte for Camera Waves Radio which was done about two and a half years ago. I talk about how I got started. The ups and downs of the ‘Biz’. My different sponsorships. Photo gear, Fashion and all kinds of other tid-bits you may enjoy… Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 [...]
