This Week in Photo

Noam Galai is an Israeli born photographer, now based in New York City. The odds are very good that you may have seen one, or ten, of his celebrity portraits, and his work puts him in an elite group of photographers.

As a commercial celebrity and entertainment photographer Noam has photographed some of the most iconic faces and moments of our time. Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, professional sporting events, the 9/11 Memorial - from the air, and Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

His list of publications is pretty long, but to name a few: People Magazine, USA Today, LIFE Magazine, National Geographic, The Rolling Stone, Vogue, Us Weekly, Sports Illustrated, and Time Magazine - where his image of then candidate Donald Trump graced the March 2016 cover.

Noam is amazingly good, yet his claim to fame isn't because of a commercial shoot. He is best known for his own face, or more to the point, his scream.

Join Noam and me on this episode of Behind the Shot as we take a look at how a simple social media post of a selfie made Noam a household face around the world.

Noam's Work

Connect with Noam

Personal: noamgalai.com

Facebook: @noamgalai

Instagram: @noamgalai

Twitter: @ngalai

Wikipedia: wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Galai

The Stolen Scream Online

The Stolen Screen Story

Examples and Uses (video)

Lecture by Walt Jones (video)

10th Anniversary (video)

FStoppers (video)

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Canon Explorer of Light and award-winning photographer Rick Sammon loves his day job. A tireless, prolific and inspirational image-maker, Rick, called by some “The Godfather of Photography,” is one of the most active photographers on the planet – dividing his time between creating images, leading photo workshops, and making personal appearances. His enthusiasm for digital imaging is contagious. He is a man on a mission – a mission to make digital photography fun, creative, exciting and rewarding for others.

Rick has authored more photography books than anyone I know, with his latest, Creative Visualization for Photographers and Evolution of an Image, putting the number close to 40.

I asked Rick once how he describes his photography, and answered “evolving,” He hesitates to categorize his work. He does it all, and enjoys the freedom of not specializing.

With nearly 40 years of experience, this self-taught photographer has many accomplishments – and as Rick suggests, “When you are through changing, you are through.”

Recently I saw Rick involved in a conversation on Twitter, or maybe it was Facebook, where they were discussing workshop participant behavior, and how people can get the most out of a workshop. Rick even wrote a blog post on Good Photo Workshop Behavior. Join Rick and me on this episode as we discuss his recent China Workshop, and how you can get the most out of your next workshop.

Rick's Work

Rick's Blog Post on Workshop Behavior

Good Photo Workshop Behavior

Connect with Rick

Personal: ricksammon.com

Instagram: @ricksammonphotography

Facebook: @rick.sammon

Twitter: @ricksammon

Rick Online

Rick's Books on Amazon

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Jack Reznicki is an internationally renowned commercial people and children photographer based in New York City. His client list reads like a dream resume - Toys “R” Us, Tylenol, The Wall Street Journal, Hyatt, Kodak, Reader’s Digest, Crest, AT&T, and Playtex to name a few. And ready for this, Jack has had several Time Magazine covers. Wow.

A published author, Jack's books on commercial photography include “Studio and Commercial Photography- A Kodak Pro Workshop” book. Jack twice received the IPC (International Photographic Council) Leadership medal for “Excellence in Studio Photography” at the United Nations. His work is truly that amazing.

He is one of the original “Canon Explorers of Light”, an “Epson Stylus Pro”, and a Sandisk “Photo Master”. Jack has also does testing and consulting with Canon, Epson, Adobe, Mamiya, Microsoft, X-Rite, Leaf digital backs, and onOne Software.

Jack, along with Ed Greenberg, is also well know for lectures and presentations on the importance of understanding your rights as a photographer. Through multiple appearances with B & H Photo, Scott Kelby's The Grid, and even KelbyOne Courses, they have been helping educate photographers for years.

Join me on this special episode of Behind the Shot as I sit down with Jack Reznicki to discuss his image Indonesia Kids.

Jack's Work

Connect with Jack

Personal: reznicki.com

Business: thecopyrightzone.com

Twitter: @copyrightjack

Facebook: @jack.reznicki

Instagram: @reznicki

Jack Online

Jack's Lectures & Workshops

Myanmar Workshop

The Copyright Zone Book

KelbyOne, with Ed Greenberg - The Grid with Scott Kelby & RC Conception

KelbyOne, with Ed Greenberg - Copyright Essentials for Photographers

B & H Photo, with Ed Greenberg - Everything You Wanted to Know About Copyright & Were Afraid to Ask

B & H Photo with Ed Greenberg - The Copyright Zone Guys Once Again

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Matthias Hombauer is the perfect example of someone following their dream. After finishing his Ph.D. in molecular biology he decided to follow his two passions – music and photography – instead. Without any professional photography training or knowledge of the music industry, but equipped with a burning desire to reach his goals, he started an incredible journey. Now, he is a Rockstar Photographer, podcaster, author and entrepreneur.

Based in Vienna, Austria, Matthias has worked with such artists such as Iggy Pop, Peter Gabriel. Elvis Costello and The Prodigy, and his images have been seen on album covers and tour posters. Matthias' work has been published in international magazines and blogs, such as Rolling Stone Magazine, The Huffington Post and Peta Pixel, and he has worked with brands such as Manfrotto, Converse, and Instragram. Somehow, between advising people at workshops and exhibiting his music images, he still finds time to travel around the world as a tour photographer.

As the founder of “How to Become A Rockstar Photographer”, Matthias also helps others get started as concert photographers. What started as a personal blog is now a worldwide community with people following from 100+ countries.

He even has an online academy, “Shooting The Rockstars”, where he teaches concert photography.

His HTBARP Podcast is the latest milestone for Matthias. Interviewing the best music photographers in the world, including Kat Benzova (Guns N Roses, AC/DC) and Zack Whitford (Aerosmith), Matthias touches on subjects that help photographers of any genre. Oh yeah, and I was honored to be his guest on Episode 4!

Join Matthias and I on this episode of Behind the Shot as we discuss what it's like to be onstage photographing Vintage Trouble, when they opened for AC/DC at the largest Open Air Festival in Austria, in front of 120,000 people.

Matthias' Work

Connect with Matthias

Personal: howtobecomearockstarphotographer.com

Academy: Shooting the Rockstars

Facebook: @MatthiasHombauerPhotography

Instagram: @matthiashombauer

Twitter: @MatHombauer

Pinterest: @concertphotography

LinkedIn: @matthiashombauerphotography

500px: @matthiashombauer

Google+: @MatthiasHombauer

How To Become A Rockstar Photographer Podcast & App

Podcast: Website

Podcast: iTunes<...

When it comes to the things that really matter behind our work, there perhaps is nothing more important than our rights. The problem is that discussions about copyright overwhelm people easily. Add to that the fact that finding the truth in the vast amounts of misinformation on the internet can be daunting. On this episode I am hoping to dispel some rumors, and get accurate information out to the photo community. There may not be anyone as passionate about photographer's rights as the two guys behind The Copyright Zone.

Ed Greenberg and Jack Reznicki are well know for their lectures and presentations on the importance of understanding your rights as a photographer. Through multiple appearances with B & H Photo, Scott Kelby's The Grid, and even KelbyOne Courses, these two have been helping educate photographers for years.

Ed Greenberg has been a practicing litigator in New York City for over thirty years. He has represented a Who's Who of top photographers and illustrators, not to mention the average people like you and I – Richard Avedon, Mel Sokolsky, Chris Usher, MacDuff Everton, Michael Grecco, Anita Kunz, Marc Burkhardt and of course, his partner at The Copyright Zone, Jack Reznicki. He has represented models, model agencies (including Ford Models), stylists, reps, agents and The Society of Illustrators. Not only has Ed been a guest lecturer in the Masters Program in Digital Photography at The School of Visual Arts in New York, but has also been a faculty member. This is a guy that actually goes to court and tries cases - in front of real judges and juries. Honestly, I can't believe he is a guest on this show, but today he is.

Jack Reznicki is an internationally renowned commercial people and children photographer, also based in New York City. His client list reads like a dream resume - Toys “R” Us, Tylenol, The Wall Street Journal, Hyatt, Kodak, Reader’s Digest, Crest, AT&T, and Playtex to name a few. And ready for this, Jack has had several Time Magazine covers.

A published author, Jack's books on commercial photography include “Studio and Commercial Photography- A Kodak Pro Workshop” . Jack has twice received the IPC (International Photographic Council) Leadership medal for “Excellence in Studio Photography” at the United Nations. His work is truly that amazing.

One of the original “Canon Explorers of Light”, Jack is also an “Epson Stylus Pro”, and a Sandisk “Photo Master”. He does testing and consulting with Canon, Epson, Adobe, Mamiya, Microsoft, X-Rite, Leaf digital backs, and onOne Software.

Such an honor to have these two gentleman on Behind the Shot, and I really hope this info helps you, as you carve your own photographic path.

Join me on this special episode of Behind the Shot as I spend some time (a lot of time) with The Copyright Zone guys Ed Greenberg and Jack Reznicki.

Connect with Ed

TheCopyrightZone.com

Connect with Jack

Personal: reznicki.com

Business: TheCopyrightZone.com

Twitter: @copyrightjack

Facebook: @jack.reznicki

Instagram: @reznicki

Jack Online

Lectures and Workshops

Ed & Jack Online

Amazon:

Joseph Linaschke, or "PhotoJoseph" as he's more commonly known, is an Oregon based photographer, educator, and the PhotoApps.Expert.

As a "photographic storyteller", utilizing both still and video, most of Joseph's work is commercial and portraiture for both corporate and celebrity clients. He has worked with clients such as Apple, Mercedes-Benz, Panasonic, the artist Seal, and the U.S. Army Reserves.

Joseph is also a popular internet content creator. PhotoJoseph’s Photo Moments, a video series that go live on YouTube every weekday at 9:30am Pacific, deals with any photography related topic. He also has several course at Lynda.com.

In 2010, Joseph created ApertureExpert.com, but once Apple's Aperture was retired, the site evolved to support the growing excitement around digital photography becoming PhotoApps.Expert - a resource for photography apps tips, tutorials, training and presets, supporting Lightroom, Capture One, Aperture, Apple Photos and any number of iOS and Android photography tools. His PhotoApps podcast (formerly TWiP Apps Podcast) is also available at the site. If it's a photo related app, PhotoApps.Expert should be the place you go.

On this episode of Behind the Shot, join PhotoJoseph and I as we discus his image of a Bread Baker in Tbilisi.

Joseph's Work

Connect with Joseph

Hub site: joseph.info

Personal site: photojoseph.com

Business site: PhotoApps.Expert

Personal Twitter: @photojoseph

Business Twitter: @PhotoAppsExpert

Instagram: @photojoseph

500px: @photojoseph

Facebook @PhotoJoseph

Google+: @ JosephLinaschke

Joseph Online

Oaxacan Light Tour II Workshop (October 16–24, 2017)

Photojoseph on YouTube

Lynda.com Courses

GH5 Training

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Alan Hess is a San Diego-based commercial photographer specializing in concert and live-event photography. Currently the house photographer for a large concert venue in Southern California, Alan stays busy with events ranging from concerts and comedians, to hockey and the rodeo. He has photographed hundreds of concerts, three songs at a time. Alan enjoys the fast pace of shooting on the fly, the rush of the house lights going down, and the drive to capture the "show". 

When he isn't out shooting events, he is writing photography books.

The wide variety of bands that Alan has shot include: Billy Idol, Black Eyed Peas, Bullet for my Valentine, Death Cab for Cutie, Derek Trucks Band, The Grateful Dead, John Legend, Marilyn Manson, Robin Williams, Slayer, The Smashing Pumpkins, Steel Pulse, Widespread Panic, and Willie Nelson.

His work has been published online and in print, and his images have been used for various CDs and other promotional work.

He is the author of the best selling "Exposure Digital Field Guide" and "Composition Digital Field Guide", and has written two books on Sony DSLRs the "Sony Alpha A700 Digital Field Guide," and the "Sony Alpha A200 Digital Field Guide." Alan is also the Author of the iPad Fully Loaded series and theNight and Low Light Photography Photo Workshop all for Wiley Publishing. Alan has also contributed to Photoshop User magazine and is a part of the Instructor Dream Team at Photoshop World since 2009.

In this episode of Behind the Shot, Alan joins me to discuss his image from the PBR Velocity Tour.

Alan's Work

Connect with Alan

Personal: alanhessphotography.com

Twitter: @ShotLivePhoto

Instagram: @AlanHess

Facebook: @alanhessphotography

Alan Online

Amazon (Books)

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Cole Thompson is a Fine Art photographer born in Salina, Kansas, now living in Laporte, Colorado, that has lived in 24 cities in-between. Self-taught, Cole never worked as a photographer, instead earning a living in business. He never mixed money with art and has not regretted that decision.

I found Cole's work one day while browsing through 500px - if you have not lost time browsing through 500px we need to have to a talk. Cole's work immediately jumped out at me. The way he does Black & White feels so rich in color. Seriously, the depth he gets is amazing.

Recently retired, Cole now spends much of his free time traveling and photographing. His most recent portfolio, Melting Giants, appeared in the spring 2017 issue of LensWork magazine.

Join Cole and I as we discuss an image he says is "significant to me for three reasons". It's "The Angel Gabriel", on this episode of Behind the Shot.

Cole's Work

Connect with Cole

Personal: ColeThompsonPhotography.com

Facebook: @ColeThompsonPhotographer

Google+: @ColeThompsonPhoto

Twitter: @thompsoncd

Flickr: @colethompsonphotography

Instagram:@colepthompson

500px: 500px

Tumblr: thompsoncd.tumblr.com

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Recently I had the opportunity to test out the MindShift Gear Backlight 26L backpack. In this video I run through the features I liked, along with a few things I'd change. This backpack was comfortable to wear all day, and the entry system is fantastic. I am always looking for the perfect bag, and while "perfect" may not exist, the MindShift Gear Backlight 26L is now my fave bag - along with my Think Tank Airport International V2. The bottom line is that I loved this backpack. Watch the video for more info.

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Paul Ernest is a Visual Storyteller like you may have never seen before. His tagline is "Every Soul Has a Purpose and Every Purpose Has a Story". That my friends is deep, and it is the perfect description of his approach to his art.

Paul began his career in advertising design, after receiving his BFA at the University of North Texas. Having been brought up in a family of fine artists and writers, he decided to pursue his love of photography and storytelling imagery. Experimenting with a style combining composite photography with visually tactile elements and a warm color palette, Paul creates art that not only has a story, but is visually complex. Combining his passion for storytelling, Paul released his first image entitled "Chasing Butterflies" in 2009, and since then Paul has gone on to create numerous collections telling stories of healing, growth and inspiration.

"We live through stories... stories that are handed down to us through seasons and generations. We are inspired by stories and live to write our own narrative and our own contribution of life to tell." –Paul Ernest

Join Paul and I on this episode of Behind the Shot as we examine his image Onto Your Shore.

Paul's Work

Connect with Paul

Personal: PaulErnest.com

Business: VisualStorytellerDesigns.com

Facebook: @PaulErnestVisualStoryteller

Twitter: @PaulErnest

Instagram: @paulernestvisualstoryteller

Paul Online

Kickstarter - Paul has a Kickstarter Campaign starting soon. Check back here for the URL.

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