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Photographer: 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. In his spare time Matthew focuses on personal projects, photo exhibits and book projects. To date, Smith has published three books, Sepia Dreams, Lost & Found, and Future American President. He has received numerous awards including the Vision Award and the George Eastman Power of Image award. He is a Nikon Ambassador and the host of the Master Your Lens photography podcast.…
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Photographer/PhotoShop Artist: Matt Kloskowski
“Hi, I’m Matt! I’m a Photoshop, Lightroom, ON1 (and whatever other software you wanna use) Guy that helps people navigate the crazy waters of photography and photo editing” ~Matt K When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I honestly can’t tie it to a specific date or event. I was a software developer before I went to work teaching people Photoshop and photography. I had the usual 9-5 job at a desk where I sat the entire day working on code, etc… At some point, a few years after I made the move in to the creative industry and teaching, I looked back and thought “What if I had to…
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Photographer Spotlight: Michael Marotto
When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I can remember when as if it were yesterday. It was May 21, 1980. I just saw the “Empire Strikes Back”. I was blown away. I said I want to do that for a living. I want to make a living with a camera. In fact, it’s in my high school yearbook under my picture. “Will make a living with a camera.” About a week later my grandfather gave me his old Bell and Howell 8mm movie camera. I was hooked. Then in August of that year my parents gave me a Canon AV-1. My first still camera. How did you get your current position? I worked my ass off. I started out doing freelance…
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Photographer/PhotoShop Artist: Terry White
Terry White – Principal Worldwide Design & Photography Evangelist for Adobe, Inc. Terry has been with Adobe for over 20 years and has extensive knowledge of Adobe’s Creative Professional product line. In his current position, he leads the charge of getting customers excited and educated about Adobe Creative Cloud products and services. In 2016 Terry White was the 34th inductee into the Photoshop Hall of Fame. When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I knew photography was for me back in 2007 when I got to watch and sit in on a professional portrait shoot. How did you get your current position? I got my current position when my current rep recommended that I…
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Photographer: Tracie Maglosky
This week’s featured photographer is Tracie Maglosky. Tracie Jean Photo Studios is the Official Photography Brand of Tracie Maglosky. Tracie is an International Speaker and Public Figure, Olympus Visionary, Profoto Legend of Light, MagMod Ambassador and Millers Speaker. This amazing insightful interview will make you fall in love with her work. When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I pretty much accidentally fell into photography. When I had my first son I received a camera as a gift for my baby shower and I started taking pictures of him when he was born. At the time I had no idea the journey upon which I would be embarking. Later friends begin…
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Photographer: Jessica Lark
When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I still don’t know that the photography and video industry is for me… it’s a dialect, maybe even a language, but it isn’t the message itself. I find that certain parts of what I have to say are translated better visually, others verbally through writing, or speaking, photography and video really satisfy my tribe and communal needs, of creating collaborative art with other artists towards a common vision. Its a dance between myself, hair and makeup, the models, the viewer, and I love the intimacy of that… but something I can say better through painting, through sculpture, through my books. A lot of the time I need…
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Photographer/Photoshop Artist: Serge Ramelli
When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?I’ve always wanted to draw as a kid and always enjoyed photography. I became a huge fan of the epic and dramatic look that you in experience in Cinema. Movies like Gladiator, Gone with the winds, The Matrix, Saving private Ryan or Sherlock Holmes has such distinct drama with amazing sunsets, clouds and color themes.I know most of it is not real, but I still love it. Some of my photos are heavily retouched some are not what I’m looking for is something that communicate a message, something epic and adventure. When I was 35, a friend of mine showed me Photoshop. It was…
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Photographer/PhotoShop Artist: Victoria Pavlov
When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I fell in love with photography at age 9 after I broke my uncle’s photography equipment. He was so upset with what I did and I started wandering about what he was doing with his cameras? After getting an understanding of photography I fell in love with it. How did you get your current position? Work. Working hard every day. Llearning something new every chance I got and pushing myself out of my box. How did your training or schooling prepare you for your job? Education is very important to me. Along with my education is the importance of people who inspire me…
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Photographer: Ben Willmore
When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?I felt hints of it while I was in middle school. That’s when I built a 110 camera out of a kit, similar to how kids build model cars from a box of plastic parts. I remember taking a photo in Washington D.C. that looked exactly like a postcard. Photography was a serious hobby through high school and college, (both 35mm and 4×5 view cameras) but then I got distracted by graphic design for a decade or so. It’s once photography went digital that my passion for computers and photography could be merged into a profession. How did you get your current position? Back in…
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PhotoShop Artist: Andrew Kavanagh
When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I attended Art college and was a Printmaking major and did a lot of painting and drawing.When I graduated from college I started working as an artist’s assistant & gallery installation assistant.I realized very quickly that a career in the fine arts is not as romantic as it sounds. Too much time spent on trying to get shows & obtaining grants spurred my interest in taking computer graphics classes at the School of Visual Arts in NYC in the early ‘90s. I immediately fell in love with Photoshop and have given my soul to it ever since. How did you get…
