PDN Features "Speedlights & Speedlites"

Photo District News has done a write-up on one of the images found in "Speedlights & Speedlites" and how we overcame a difficult lighting situation to create an amazing Photograph of a spiral staircase with speedlights. Have a look at the full article to get an idea of the techniques and methodology we used within the book.

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Collecting Photographers: Arnold Newman

Introduction
The fraternity/sorority of photographers who actually make their living taking pictures is unbelievably small, even when you add all of our predecessors throughout the ages. At one point I realized despite my aesthetic preferences, they were all my heroes. I devoured all the stories, biographies & rumors I could glean. Since our history is so short many of them are still around, still making history. I found that as I toured around the world I could look them up in the telephone book & many would give me an audience.

One good friend who observed what I was doing accused me of “collecting photographers”. What’s the harm in that?

STATES of SIEGE

Since prehistoric times war has been primal to the human estate. War is an integral part of our DNA. The simplest disputes have been settled by violence. These exploits become legend & generations have drawn pictures on cave walls, sung songs, written books to make sure nobody forgets.

"Blood alone moves the wheels of history."
-Benito Mussolini

When I was a boy, my friends & I used to play “war”. We dressed up as soldiers & fabricated weapons. We ran around the neighborhood shooting & blowing everything up, mimicking the sound effects of gunfire & explosions we heard on television. At the time, I am sure we saw it as romantic, heroic & exciting. We killed each other over & over but nobody dies in make-believe. Some of us never outgrow that illusion.

Video: Star Trek and Speedlights...

Speedlights are the wave of the future we thought we'd do a little satire video together for your amusement.
We here at the studio enjoy finding and playing with all the new and interesting ways the evolving internet comes up with to change the way we communicate.
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