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 [...]

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 [...]

The concept of the Omahyra Mota shoot is based on Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”. The story has been shoot in New York for the cover of the Norwegian magazine “Vixen” including 4 spreads. The editorial focuses on an article about Dominican Republic supermodel Omahyra Mota. Mota has modeled for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Fendi, [...]

18 years of relentless experimentation and perseverance have made the photographer, Tarun khiwal, who has won numerous awards in photography and is the first and only recipient of the coveted Hasselblad Masters Award in India to date. Although an engineer by education he became a photographer by choice and now has become one of the [...]

We received a lot of feedback from people about our last Profoto post.  Some readers were shocked, some excited, some expressed disbelief.    So I took a look back in my emails and found an email that Shinichi Maruyama sent me after he compared the Scoro to the Pro 8a.  For the disbelievers, Shinichi is probably [...]

I recently went an assignment on to the Bahamas, namely the Great Abaco Island. Having asked the proper questions such as to the travel arrangements and weather predictions, I knew what best to plan for. We would only be a small number of people, traveling by small commuter plane, taxi, ferry, golf carts, small boats, [...]

Visual Artist and Photographer Saria Atiye generously gives us an insight into her process and inspiration. CK: How did you become a photographer? Describe your career development? SA: Having studied at several Academies of Art all over Germany, it took me quite a while to find the passion for photography. I started with graphic design, [...]

We recently caught up with broncolor user and super prolific photographer Colin Andersen after he shot soem new video footage.  We continue to see more and more of our community of still photographers making the jump into video bringing new and exciting perspectives to the moving image. – CK By Guest Contributor: Colin Andersen: I [...]

Each year broncolor publishes a famous photography calendar with images from the finest photographers in the world.   The calendar is always beautifully printed – it is a highly coveted collectors item if you are luck enough to get one.  The 2010 calendar features images from New York City based fashion and beauty photographer Sarah Silver. [...]

And to beat the aberration of the Buggles ’79 hit right away with one breath to death: No, definitely not! Digital didn’t kill the Photo-Star! So if you’re one of them, don’t bother reading further, your status quo is secured! Take a break and enjoy the park! I have had several talks recently during which [...]