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'WHEN ANTONIONI CAME TO LONDON TO MAKE THE FILM Blow-up, he had all of the grass in the park painted green because it wasn't colorful enough for him,' notes photographer [...]

LOOKING AT AN ERIC OGDEN IMAGE IS A LOT LIKE LOOKING AT AN INDEPENDENT film. He favors mysterious, atmospheric illumination. His portraits of actors, musicians and athletes are sometimes illuminated [...]

KEVIN CREMENS ARRIVED IN NEW YORK AT THE WORST possible time. It was August 2001 and Manhattan was hectic, hot-tempered and humid--so different from San Francisco, the city he'd just [...]

IT'S HOT, MUGGY AND SLIPPERY IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON. PHIL BORGES is drenched in sweat--and every time the slender, six-foot-tall photographer loses his footing in the primordial muck of the [...]

WHEN IT COMES TO PHOTOGRAPHING interiors, lighting is a make-it-or-break-it proposition. Durston Saylor, who has photographed sumptuous spaces for Architectural Digest, Time magazine, The New York Times, Ralph Lauren, The [...]

UWE (PRONOUNCED 'OOVUH') DUETTMANN IS not an easy guy to describe. So put your feet up--it's going to take a while. Uwe's personal style: He's handsome, poised and disarmingly funny, [...]

KENJI TOMA HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SIT THROUGH ENTIRE PRODUCTION meetings without ever removing his gold mirrored sunglasses. His head is completely shaved, except for a narrow strip of hair [...]

STANDING ON THE FISSURED SURFACE OF A DRY LAKEBED IN THE DESERT outside of Barstow, Nevada. Chris Tribelhorn is surveying the horizon, watching intently as a brooding mass of storm [...]

'FOR ME, LIGHT IS LIFE--AND THE FIRST LIGHT THAT I see is the sun,' says Italian-born fashion photographer Paolo Roversi. 'So when I think about light, I think about the [...]

ONE LOOK AT REMI REBILLARD'S IMAGES will tell you a lot about his personality. This Paris-born photographer, who now splits his time between New York and Miami, is a born [...]

IN THE SUPER-CONTROLLED WORLD OF STILL-LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY, Richard Pierce is a bit of an anomaly. Since he graduated from the Brooks Institute of Photography in 1979, he has risen to [...]

'Light, for me, is an emotional medium.' Javier Vallhonrat is saying over a crackling phone line from Madrid. 'You can see clearly, when you look at my pictures, that light [...]

ANDREW GOLDMAN IS LOOKING AT A LOT OF SKIN. FIVE FEMALE models are standing in front of him on a white seamless--each clad in mere whispers of lilac lingerie. The [...]

FOR CLUES ABOUT ROBERT TARDIO'S APPROACH TO LIGHTING, it helps to look at Robert Tardio the man. Described by friends as laid back and mellow, he is unfailingly polite. He [...]

'I SAW THE ANGEL IN THE STONE AND CARVED TO set it free.' That's how Michelangelo described the process of transforming a block of marble into a sculpture of sublime [...]

GEORGE HOLZ IS STANDING IN THE GATHERING darkness on an old Southern estate, surrounded by picturesque ponds, meandering paths and imposing old trees draped in Spanish moss. It is high [...]

MATTHIAS CLAMER IS UP TO HIS CHEST IN WATER. He has spent the better part of a day standing, fully dressed, in a large swimming pool in the middle of [...]

IT'S 100 DEGREES AT HIGH NOON IN THE DESERT. ACTRESS ANNE HECHE IS standing alone in the middle of an empty highway, head thrown back, stilet-to heels digging into the [...]

CHRIS COLLINS IS UPTO HIS KNEES IN BULLFROGS.THERE ARE 300 OF THEM IN HIS studio in the heart of New York's photo district, and some of his subjects are getting [...]

FOR THIBAULT IEANSON--LIKE MANY Parisians--life is about the grace notes, those gratifying moments when one can stop and savor the simple pleasures. This 43-year-old, German-born Frenchman is quick to admit [...]

VANCOUVER, December 2001: A cold rain is falling in the deserted alleyway outside the studio Timothy White has rented for the day. Dusk has shrouded the city in shadow and [...]

This former downhill ski-racing star took his passion for photography all the way. . .from graduating Brooks Institute to assisting for Irving Penn to carving out his own niche in [...]

WHEN IT COMES TO LIGHTING CARS, JOHN MARIAN thinks of himself as kind of a renegade. His roster of automotive clients includes Nissan, Infiniti, Ford, Toyota, Mazda, Subaru, Hyundai, Oldsmobile [...]

Most of us are prepared to fix a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. But what's a photographer to do when equipment mysteriously malfunctions, succumbs to the elements, or [...]

Ted Kawalerski is always on the go--traveling from the jungles of Jakarta to the African savanna to capture digital annual report images for corporate clients. Paige Craig Apodaca is a [...]

The Chicago-based lifestyle photographer talks about the visual and cultural trends that have shaped her lighting. JEAN MOSS HAS SEEN MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF lighting trends come and go. [...]

How this location shooter uses light to tell stories. CHRIS WIMPEY IS STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A Manhattan street, trying to get the definitive action shot of a Lexus [...]

The article focuses on the lighting technique for photography developed by gaffer Chris Zwirner and computer-generated imagery (CGI) artist Gaelle Morand.

The article presents an interview with photographer Tim Kent.

The article features photographer Frank Ockenfels and his approach to lighting.

The article features photographer, cinematographer and director Michele Laurita.

The article reports on a book contract signed by photographer Gale Zucker that requires her to shoot at sheep, goat, and alpaca fiber farms in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.

An interview with photographer Gregory Crewdson about his early influences, lighting style and most loved photographs is presented.

The article features Tim Turner, a food photographer who took photographs for the book "Seafood," by Charlie Trotter.

Presents an interview with fashion photographer Nicola Majocchi.

Features Philip Porcella and his techniques in photography.

Interviews photographer Christopher Micaud. Comparison of taking photos in Europe and America; His style in photography; Most important thing he learned about lighting.

Presents an interview with photographer Jim Erickson regarding his mixed-source lighting method. What the method requires; Some of the images he has taken for some advertising campaigns; His view on advertising photography.

Interviews photographer Paul Aresu. Lessons learned about lighting; Certain lightning techniques that he like better than others; His shooting preferences; Equipment he use to light people.

Looks at the lighting technique used by photographer Francois Robert. Use of different cameras and lighting set-ups; Variability of Robert's lighting technique; Use of multiple grid spots and small softboxes when lighting portraits; Use of light and shadow to create a feeling of three dimensions.

Features photographer Tony D'Orio, whose specialization is period or retro-style photography. Clients; Shift from editorial to advertising photography; Talent for atmospheric lighting.

Discusses photographers' reliance on captive animals and computer manipulation to create artistic wildlife imagery at minimal cost and risk. Several examples of manipulated wildlife photography; Debate among wildlife photographers, agents and editors on the ethical aspect of the trend; Influence of photographs on public perceptions about wildlife.

The article presents several answers from teachers to the question of how to maintain order in the classroom.