Michaeil ONeill had a great comment to this week’s post about Don Blair’s use of bare bulb. In fact, it’s so relevant it deserves it’s own moment on the blog rather than disappearing in the comments on Facebook…
“I remember the days when using bare bulbs on our Lumedynes & Norman 200B’s was the only way to lower [...]
Last week I posted a piece about hand-posing from my old buddy, Don Blair. I was reminded by Martha Dameron of another of Don’s signature techniques, outdoor use of bare bulb. So, running through Don Blair’s Guide to Posing and Lighting Body Parts, I found one of my favorite images. This one was created while [...]
There’s an incredibly fun aspect to this industry once you’ve logged in a few years – it’s that thing about friendships coming out of everyone’s love for the craft. Now, put that together with social media, a blog and a phone conversation that brings up a potential topic for a post and it’s a blue ribbon combination! Meet my [...]
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss my old buddy, Don Blair. I guess the best way to achieve immortality is to develop instense friendships, a love for and from the industry and then simply be the very best at what you do! Nobody did it better when it came to classic hand [...]
Last Saturday night I caught up to good buddy Tony Corbell. We’ve been friends since the late 80’s when Tony was working with Dean Collins. While we talk a good game and always try and get some time to catch up at the various conventions, we’re always so busy and it often never happens. But here’s the amazing [...]
I just spent the last couple days with good buddy and portrait photographer, Gary Blair, who came in for the weekend. Gary and I have been friends since we met in ‘87 when his Dad, “Big Daddy” Blair, was a spokesperson for Hasselblad. Oh, who am I kidding, if you knew “Big Daddy” he was a spokesperson [...]
I’m working with Scott Bourne on a project called GoingPro. Most of you have probably been to the website, www.GoingPro2010.com. Part of the project involves a book, published by Random House next summer. So the chapter I was working on yesterday was all about things you can do to refine your technical skills. I started writing about [...]
It’s Spring Fever in more ways than just cleaning off the porch furniture! It just might be the right time to do a little ”spring cleaning” on your skill set. There are a lot of programs to choose from, but here’s a suggestion. Instead of worrying about which one might be the best one to attend, try and attend [...]
Last night I spoke in Dallas, doing my marketing workshop and what a great crowd. They even laughed at all the right times, all the right jokes and I even had a chance to connect with good buddy Tony Corbell, who was in town for PPA’s Road Show the following day. But looking around the [...]
Having fun with yesterday’s blog and thinking about how timid people are when it comes to approaching their icons , got me thinking about the qualities that make the “legends” we respect the most. One key ingredient of so many past icons was longevity. Don Blair, Monte Zucker, Avedon, Karsh, Scavullo, Penn – all iconic figures and [...]
