Foto Care and Bron Imaging would like to welcome Dan Saelinger, a New York City based commercial photographer, as he shares his point of view and ideas on photography and making it in the industry. The first of a series of educational classes with Dan, learn it all while he discusses such points as portfolios, [...]

I recently joined Henry Leutwyler for dinner at his favorite Italian spot in NYC.  The dinner had been prompted by the NYC Ballet.  A few days earlier I was at the Ballet with my wife for a special performance.  We were awestruck by the portraits of the dancers hanging in the foyer of Lincoln Center.  [...]

How did you become a photographer? Describe your career development? Around the age of sixteen I finagled an internship at my local newspaper’s photo department for a school program that allowed you to spend part of your day outside the classroom.  I had always been an art room kid, and this was a way to [...]

o   How did you become a photographer? I first picked up an SLR camera when I was 17 and it was for a high school project. I loaded the film incorrectly and nothing came out of my first shoot but it didn’t matter, it was love at first sight. As soon as I graduated I [...]

o   How did you become a photographer? Describe your career development? On my eighth birthday, I got a Kodak Instamatic X-15, a starter roll of 126 film and a pack of Magicubes, (which were more fun to stomp than fireflies). Serendipitously, my father rented some office space at the 325 W. Huron building in [...]

I was lucky enough to steal a couple minutes of Elias Wessel’s time this past week over a cup of coffee in Midtown.  It had been a couple weeks and I wanted to see the images from his recent project. “We just created a color exploding dreamy rainbow-like eye candy of grandiose surrealism with supermodel [...]

How did you become a photographer? Hans N: At first, I was more interested in acting but then I discovered that behind the camera I was far more comfortable. I left Holland at nineteen to study fine art at Goldsmiths College in London then continued with photography and film, ultimately ending up in New York [...]

Lighting a Set or Scene Every photographer has their own preferences as to where to place their strobe(s) when setting up a shot. Now although there are no firm rules to this, I would like to introduce you to a simple theory in which “you” can choose what is best for you in every situation. [...]

Today, we’re interviewing Fred Blake, Business Partner and Manager of Foto care Rentals. Fred, having been in the photo industry for many years, has a particularly broad knowledge base incorporating both the shooting, manufacturing and retail sides of the photo industry. Fred has been with Foto Care for fifteen years. First off, why would a [...]

When did I know I was going to be a photographer?  I guess the better question would be, when did I know I wanted to be an artist?  You frequently hear the old cliché, “It’s in the blood,” but for me, I really think it is.  My Mum and siblings are all artists of various [...]