January 30, 2022
A quick caricature study of Sean Penn. Click the image for full resolution. Thanks for stopping by!
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January 27, 2022
David Bergman is a legend in the world of concert photography, and he is someone I have looked up to for a long time. That may be the best summary of David I can come up with, that I am a fan, and honored to call him a friend.
For those not aware of David’s work, David is a New York based commercial photographer and photo educator who specializes in action, music and portraiture photographer. David is one of the rare talents that can pull off any genre of photography. He is also a world class educator, something I don’t want to bury down in paragraph seven somewhere. I will go into detail there, but it needs to be stated early on in this discussion. His education talent, his ability to truly understand the art of photography and be able to teach it to others is front and center to who David is.
David has been on the show twice before, first back on Episode 48 for “Composition, Creativity, and Workflow”, and then as a guest on Image Critique #9. For that first show, I knew most people would expect a live music image, since David is the current tour photographer for country super star Luke Combs and is well know for being Bon Jovi’s tour photographer. I didn’t want to be that predictable however, so we chose an image he shot for Canon USA, knowing full well I would need to get him back on one day to talk music photography.
As I mentioned above, David’s current running tour gig is as the photographer for Luke Combs, one of the most successful country artists working today. As the official tour photographer for Bon Jovi and Luke Combs, he has documented bands on stage and on the road in more than 30 countries. He has also toured with Barenaked Ladies and Gloria Estefan, and has worked with Avril Lavigne and Joss Stone. David has also done a lot of celebrity work, for the likes of Drew Carey and others. All of this adds up to David being one of the top photographers working in the entertainment space today, and to David being in the rare class of photographers known as Canon Explorers of Light.
One of the things he is best known for is being a pioneer of the GigaPan technique for making very high resolution images, and his Gigapan of President Obama’s first inaugural speech was viewed by more than 30 million people. His 20,000 megapixel image of Yankee Stadium was printed at 130 feet wide and displayed at the Canon Expo in 2015, a technique he has also used for commercial clients including NBC and MLB.com. David at times seems to be able to do anything with a camera.
Hopefully you’re starting to see what I meant when I mentioned his level of talent. Before moving to New York City in 2001, he was a photojournalist on staff at The Miami Herald and covered news and sporting events around the world. Moving from being a staff photographer to where he is today has been an interesting path. David has had 13 Sports Illustrated covers, including his image of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees raising his son over his head after winning the Super Bowl. He has covered multiple Olympics, World Series, Super Bowls, NBA and NCAA championships, and Stanley Cup Finals.
That brings us to the education side of David. I would argue that this is where David shines. He stars in and produces a show for AdoramaTV called “Ask David Bergman”, which I would argue may be the best photography tutorial series there is. Short, straight to the point answers to questions that matter. He is also a sought after speaker, having done workshops and seminars for Canon, Apple, Adorama, Best Buy, and Columbia University.
Deserving of it’s own paragraph here are David’s Shoot From the Pit workshops. These in-person workshops are amazing, and I know because I took one this past year. Shoot From the Pit is a chance to learn how to photograph concerts from David Bergman. It’s starts early in the day with David doing a multi-hour presentation. He shares everything you need to know about shooting photos at a concert – the gear, the settings,
January 26, 2022
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How powerful is the new masking on Lightroom classic? This article on How powerful is the new masking on Lightroom classic? is by Grey Chow, If you would like to write for us, please read here. The most notable update of the latest Adobe Lightroom Clas…
January 25, 2022
Remember how we hoped 2020 would end so we would be rid of the pandemic? Well…clearly we have not been…
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January 23, 2022
The latest addition to my Mr Bean Collection. By far the most popular category I have. Thanks for stopping by!
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January 22, 2022
Merrick Garland Caricature Study Merrick Garland Caricature Study Just a quick caricature study of UAAG Merrick Garland. Click the image […]
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January 21, 2022
Natural circles – The Dairy Crown One of the aspect of photography we specialise in is Still Life imagery. In the world of product commercial photography it is perhaps the least utilise genre and therefore tends to be something we do in ‘spare time’ in the studio or […]
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January 20, 2022
Image Gallery Additions by Rodney Pike Image Gallery Additions by Rodney Pike I’ve gotten behind on my website and uploading […]
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January 19, 2022
Андрей Стыскин,директор бизнес-группы Поиска, рекламных и облачных сервисовПочти год назад обогащённые ответы в поиске Яндекса стали не только сервисом, улучшающим пользовательский опыт, но и предметом для спора с нашими п…
January 17, 2022
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January 13, 2022
I have the feeling that Sam Abell has more stories than almost any photographer you know. Thirty-four years as a staff and contract photographer at National Geographic tends to have that effect.
Sam is an Ohio based teacher, artist, and photographer. I would argue that his magic is that those three skills merge to create, in Sam, the perfect storyteller. His story started like many of my guests, learning photography from his father.
It was after graduating from the University of Kentucky that Sam went to work for Nat Geo. That in and of itself is an accomplishment. Lots of up-and-coming photographers dream of being a Nat Geo photographer, but the odds of having that dream come true aren’t ones I would bet on. For Sam however, it was a career that fit perfectly with his work. Having read, and listened to a few interviews with Sam, it’s amazing to hear about his process. When he describes some photos taking minutes, and other 1.5 years to make, you start to understand… Sam makes photos in his head, often long before the photo is actually made.
Sam has taken so many iconic images, including one for the Marlboro Man campaign that was famously appropriated by Richard Prince – and Sam’s thoughts about being on his side of that situation have been widely covered. I won’t be going into that in this show.
As a Canon Legend, Sam is one of the elite photographers working today, and if you are going to attend a workshop I’d guess you could learn a ton from Mr. Abell. Links to all of his upcoming workshops are at his website here.
Sam has authored a number of books too, but at the time of this show they are all sold out. Watch his site for any updates on that.
Join Canon Legend, and National Geographic legend, Sam Abell and me as we discuss how the parts of an image work together to build the power of the final photograph, on this Behind the Shot.
Connect with Sam
Website: samabell.com
Instagram: @samabellteacher
Sam’s Workshops
Nobechi Creative: nobechicreative.com
Santa Fe Workshops : santafeworkshops.com
Pacific Northwest Art School: pacificnorthwestartschool.org
Maine Media Workshops: mainemedia.edu
Los Angelas Center of Photography: lacphoto.org
Sam’s Photographer Pick
Alex Webb: magnumphotos.com
Sam’s Keynote Slides Used in the Show
January 7, 2022
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January 5, 2022
Cette semaine, on parle des outils TopazLabs, de prédictions de boîtiers pour 2022 et on vous dit au revoir… Télécharger l’épisode (clic-droit) Photo récente Christian a fait de la photo à Québec Patrick a recommencé à publier sur Instagram…
