|
The F STOP
|
Professional Photographers Discuss Their Craft
|
-
The F STOP is Back
I’m thrilled to announce that we have a new F STOP contributor! Sheri Radel Rosenberg, a former art producer at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, couldn’t be a better fit for us. She has hired some of the best photographers in the world and as a result has a valuable perspective on the industry. Sheri is [...]
-
Guido Vitti
Written by Sheri Radel Rosenberg
Guido Vitti is a Boston-based photographer who has done award-winning campaigns for Skittles, Truth, Orbit, Bank of America, and others. He has shot editorial campaigns for GQ, Lemon, Best Life, and Esquire. We have it on good authority that he loves the Clash, his wife and son, and his sometimes well-behaved [...]
-
Adjusting The F STOP
Five years ago I was at a turning point in my photography career. I was transitioning from photojournalism to commercial and fine art photography. I had plenty of ambition, but no roadmap.
I read about lighting, production, marketing and everything else I thought I would need to know, but when I looked at the work of [...]
-
The Launch of Lux Archive
Dear F STOP Readers!
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you Lux Archive a new resource for anyone and everyone who loves fine art photography.
Working with a small team over the past year I’m proud to announce the launch of this exciting new website.
What is Lux Archive? Two things:
#1: A publication featuring exclusive [...]
-
Albert Watson
Written by Zack Seckler
Edited by Sarah Lynn Knowles
Instead of listing the accomplishments of Albert Watson — the hundred plus covers for Vogue, the countless celebrity portraits, the armfuls of awards– it would be easier to simply state the obvious: he’s a photographic icon. For over forty years Watson has created such an abundance of memorable [...]
-
Murray Fredericks
Written by Zack Seckler
Edited by Sarah Lynn Knowles
Imagine living by yourself in the middle of nowhere — not a living creature in site – and all you have to keep you company is a camera and a good book. This is what photographer Murray Fredericks did sixteen times for up to five weeks each time [...]
-
Behind-the-Scenes Videos — Take Two
There’s a new twist on the ubiquitous photo shoot behind-the-scenes video and it looks less like something you’d see on YouTube and more like something you’d see on MTV (well, back when MTV played music videos). F STOP photographer Michael Levin recently showed me a stylized short film of him shooting on the south coast [...]
-
Mitch Dobrowner
Written by Zack Seckler
Edited by Sarah Lynn Knowles
Photographer Mitch Dobrowner creates images of extreme weather that have the nuance and beauty of delicate portraits. Violent skies are contained by his frame and turned into artwork that begs to be admired. He shows no evidence of the destruction; he simply revels in the beauty of the [...]
-
Andy Anderson
Written by Zack Seckler
Edited by Sarah Lynn Knowles
The past twenty years have been good ones for photographer Andy Anderson. After retiring from a career in the US Air Force he was made the first staff photographer at Men’s Journal. He’s been busy ever since, shooting constantly for top magazines and ad agencies, working around the [...]
-
Working Backwards. Breaking Rules.
I receive emails from people asking about the work I do as a professional photographer (zackseckler.com) so I’m going to talk about a recent shoot I did that has a cool story behind it. Here it goes…
As a general rule in conceptual photography, photographers first have an idea for an image and then they [...]
|
