We participated at Cinegear’s inaugural NYC event last weekend at the Metropolitan Pavilion. the event had much of the Cinegear “non-tradeshow” appeal, but on a smaller scale than the massive annual CineGear event at Paramount studios in Hollywood (my favorite trade show ever).  For a first time show it was great.  We even got to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

o How did you become a photographer? Describe your career development? I have been into shooting photos since I was 12 years old, my dad was really into it on an amateur level and gave me his old Mamiya Sekor and I started shooting my friends skateboarding. I didn’t really think I could make a [...]

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 caught up with Elias Wessel on a shoot this week.  Here’s what he had to say: CK: How did you become a photographer?  Describe your career development? EW: I would have to say that graffiti was the catalyst for my love of art. At the age of 16 meeting Sigmar Polke at his huge [...]

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 [...]

How did you become a photographer? Describe your career development? My father was a photographer, a commercial photographer in fact. He did weddings as long as I can remember, but it was his portraits that interested me most. I sort of “tripped” into photography with all the photographic gear that surrounded me. What started as [...]

Perhaps the most common question l get asked as a photographer is “where do you get your ideas from?” Often, it’s not an easy one to answer with my usual response being locations, props and models etc. But on a recent trip along The Great Ocean Road in Victoria Australia, a rare opportunity arose where [...]