Robbie Quinn is an award-winning, New York–based commercial photographer specializing in environmental portraits. His work, which has brought him to more than a dozen countries, speaks to current issues, including race, immigration, gender identity, and sexual orientation, emphasizing promoting diversity and inclusion.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #582 - Nancy Baron
Nancy Baron was born in Chicago and is now based in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California. In her fine art documentary photography, she uses portraits, landscapes, and architectural photographs to record the world nearby with a hopeful bias. Her background in filmmaking, including the documentary form, has inspired her to honor the still image while giving it a cinematic tone.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #549 - Steve Eichner
Steve Eichner’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Women's Wear Daily, Newsweek, Time, Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, GQ, W, and Details.
For the past 20 years, Steve has been a staff photographer for Women's Wear Daily and shot over 40 New York Fashion Weeks, inside the MET GALA every year, the Victoria Secret Show, and the CFDA awards.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #547 - Matthew Jordan Smith
Matthew Jordan Smith is an American photographer based in Tokyo, Japan and working between Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. He has photographed some of the worlds most famous celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett, Tyra Banks and more. His advertising clients include Olay, Pantene, Revlon, Showtime and HBO.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #497 - Stephen Dimmick
Australian born Stephen Dimmick has been a make-up artist for over 20 years. His background includes high fashion editorial and advertising work including clients like Vogue Italia, Time Magazine, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom.
Dimmick worked underneath the incredible Pat McGrath for many years working on editorials for Vogue U.S and Vogue Italia, as well as, runway shows including Dior and Valentino couture.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #470 - Sophie Mayanne
Sophie Mayanne is a 26 year old fashion and portrait photographer, splitting her time between London and Cotswolds, UK. Her style is unmistakable, favouring raw, striking imagery that is hers and hers alone. Her work has been recognised by both the fashion and music industries, and has been particularly favoured by up and coming artists & publications who admire the honesty and genuineness in her images.
Behind The Scars is a photography campaign that celebrates scars of all shapes and sizes, and the incredible stories behind them.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #466 - Mark de Paola
Mark de Paola was literally born into a photo studio on Cahuenga Blvd in Los Angeles and grew up splitting time between Los Angeles and New York. Mark's earliest recollections are of watching photoshoots and being completely immersed in the fashion books and periodicals of the time, Vogue and Harpers Bazaar. Mark's photographic foundation is the works of his father Alessio, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Bert Stern, and Art Kane.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #396 - Dixie Dixon
Dixie Dixon has always been inspired by the allure, magic and unique challenge of creating fashion photography. As one of the sixteen original Nikon Ambassadors in the United States, Dixie has spent the last decade bringing creative visions to life and educating others about the latest cutting-edge photography techniques and technology.
Read MoreTCF Photo Chat: Bruce Smith & the Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8
This is part of our continuing series of Photo Chats with photographers where we discuss specific camera features, lenses or camera accessories, but within the context of how it makes a difference in real-world photography.
In this segment, we sit down with fashion and glamour photographer Bruce Smith to discuss how the AF Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 lens makes a difference in his commercial and personal work.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #352 - Rose Callahan
Rose Callahan is a photographer and filmmaker living in Brooklyn, New York. Rose is the creator of The Dandy Portraits blog and photographer/co-author of I Am Dandy: The Return of the Elegant Gentleman (Gestalten 2013), and We are Dandy: The Elegant Gentleman Around the World (Gestalten 2016).
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #305 - Bruce Smith
Bruce Smith is a master fine-art nude, high-fashion and glamour photographer as well as a long-time friend of the show. For decades, he has produced amazing work for commercial and editorial clients from all over the world including some of the most popular and recognized fashion brands in bridal wear and swimwear.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #291 - Jaime Ibarra
Once you’ve made the decision to practice photography and after you’ve made the investment in a camera and software, well, that’s when the real challenge begins. The questions becomes how you get from being yet another guy or gal with a camera to one that actually produces work that is unique, beautiful and hopefully personal.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #280 - Hatnim Lee
Hatnim Lee is a Korean-American editorial photographer who has shot everying from fashion to weddings. Her personal project on her family's liquor store in the Washington DC area. The resulting image, which were recently showcased in PDN magazine, capture a unique perspective that reveals both a family and a community.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #265 - Kale Friesen
Kale Friesen was born into the expansive vistas of Saskatchewan in 1981. At a very young age Kale became immersed in art and knew that he was destined to work in the arts. Kale spent his entire youth painting, drawing and playing music, and it wasn’t until he discovered photography that Kale understood how best he could realize his aesthetic vision.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #257 - Jamel Shabazz
Jamel Shabazz has been documenting the ‘Urban Life’ for over 30 years. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY he picked up his first camera at the age of 15 and proceeded to record the world around him. Jamel has drawn inspiration from the great James Van Der Zee, Gordon Parks, Robert Capa, Chester Higgins and Eli Reed.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #243 - Jay Bartlett
Jay Bartlett is a Los Angeles-based commercial photographer who has been shooting for over 10 years. A grass-roots photographer who in his early stages of his career pounded the pavement by cold calling and doing door to door advertising for new prospective clients.
Read More