Got to Shoot With a Master

Meet Jose ‘Tutes’ Tutiven, an Ecuadorian-American who is getting a ton of great commercial photo work and a lot of acclaim for his abilities.

On a whim, I trekked up to Brooklyn to attend the Photoville Photo Festival in Dumbo, right under the Brooklyn Bridge. This is he sixth year running and it was held September 14 – 24, 2017. Most of Photoville consists of installations – little art shows of photos and mixed media based on photos – set inside shipping containers!

Exotic Travel Photography at Home (?)

This image, and the associated gallery, detail how one can photograph an ethnic event in a large US city and leave little or now evidence that the photos were taken in the USA. The gallery in the link below was actually shot in Philadelphia, PA.

The key is to photograph as close in to your subject as possible.

A Friend in Concert

I love it when I can help out a friend. Laura Mann is a veteran pop artist who opened for some of the biggest acts of the 90’s. But forget all that, she’s also a dear friend and one of my favorite all time photo models.

And next weekend, she’s playing a the renowned Philadelphia Clef Club. Please go check her out and show a home town girl some support.

Here are the details: