The year is 1987 and I’ve just taken over as president of Hasselblad USA after being with Polaroid for over 17 years.  Hasselblad was just in the process of kicking off a workshop series with a young commercial photographer I’d never heard of, Dean Collins. I had spent virtually all of my Polaroid career, at [...]

Last week good buddy, Michael Corsentino, was in Orlando visiting his mother.  We decided to get together and spend some time just hanging out. He drove over from Orlando.  Sheila, Michael and I had dinner together and then he and I proceeded to get into a marathon conversation about photography.

New photographers don’t realize how small [...]

Since meeting Louise and Joseph Simone close to twenty years ago, I know of very few photographers who have maintained their standards of quality. Every image is truly a work of art demonstrating the true definition of a professional photographer and artist.
In this Photoshop Cafe/Software Cinema production they’ll share a wealth of information in under [...]

A number of years ago one my best buddies, Dean Collins, founded Software Cinema. Intended to become the leading how-to video production company in imaging, the company has done just that.  Combining its reach and educational leadership with Photoshop Cafe you’ve got a powerhouse resource of how-to material just a click away.
Dean may have passed away almost [...]

Only a handful of photographers have seen this short video on You Tube, but thanks to Software Cinema this is just a teaser.  Software Cinema was founded by my old buddy Dean Collins and today is home to some of the very best educational videos in professional photography.  It’s worth a trip to their website if [...]

With the post yesterday about Dean Collins, you can’t really talk about teaching lighting today without Tony Corbell’s name coming up. Tony and Dean worked together for years. Thanks to Profoto, there’s a lot of great material out there, starting with two videos I decided to stack as part of today’s post. They feature Tony [...]

One of the things I find sad with today’s younger photographers is the lack of appreciation for the history of the craft. Everyone is obviously digital, many of you have grown up on Photoshop and you’re up to date on all the latest plug-ins to create some amazing images, but here’s what you’re missing.
If you have an appreciation [...]

In 1987 I joined Hasselblad USA as president, following Roland Polhem, who had passed away months earlier. They were big shoes to fill. One of the projects Roland had agreed to fund was Dean Collins, who was going on the road with a thirty city tour.  There were three partners in the tour, Sinar Bron, [...]

While it might seem off track, considering I’ve been profiling Summer School instructors for the last week, I found this wonderful old clip from Dean Collins.  Dean’s influence on so many great photographers in this country was extensive. He was the master of lighting, not just in understanding it but in teaching the concepts.
This year at [...]

In February 2005 the industry lost one of its finest photographers and teachers, Dean Collins.  Many of us lost one of our very best friends. There’s rarely a project that goes by that I don’t think about Dean and how he would have handled some of the challenges the industry is facing today.
Well, it’s amazing the [...]