Sunday Spotlight: 1/13/12
Sunday January 13th, 2013
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Weekend Links 8/31/12
Friday August 31st, 2012
Microsoft’s new logo.
Angry people in local newspapers.
This angry local is furious with the article about him being an angry local. photo by James Rajotte
The art of draping.
The Pixel Trade: traveling the world with photos instead of money.
However, do accept nudes.
Many writers were bending over backwards to get their work on SNL. photo by Stanislav Solntsev
The delightful horrors of Ryan Heshka’s sci-fi world.
Birds in mist nets.
Man pretends to be a celebrity, and people treat him like one.
Dane Cook: average joe until he nailed the superstar haircut. photo by Stephanie Diani
Tattoos inspired by children’s movies.
Real speeder bikes!
Photographers Update:
- David Giral shoots the Frank Gehry designed Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
- Tim Soter’s beer shoot for Metal Floss.
- Stewart Cohen discovers Bradley Cooper, circa 1999.
- John Schulz gets up close and personal with an IPA.
- Jared Leeds‘ John Hancock print ad.
- Joshua Prezant‘s work featured in The Big Picture Gallery Show.
- Gil Lavi‘s The Red Series for Rosh Hashanah prints.
- Maria Luci
Jenga!
Thursday February 23rd, 2012
Boston-based photographer, Jared Leeds, recently worked with the toy and boardgame company Hasbro on a fun project. The assignment had Jared shooting a group of friends playing the ever-popular tower game, Jenga.
When first presented with the project, Jared was given a sketch of the concept to go by. He explains the look and feel he was asked to capture,
They wanted a lot of energy and animation, as if they models were watching the Super Bowl and a big play just happened. In the original sketch, there were chips flying through the air, a drink being spilled and a dog jumping and barking at all the commotion. In the end we limited the amount of commotion.
The original sketch also had a more family atmosphere about it, but when the set was built, Jared believe it to look more like an urban loft apartment than a family living room. He decided to run with it and took over the lighting design, adding a more moody tone to the final photo, “as if it were a party for adults.”
However, it wasn’t the lighting that Jared found difficult, it was the Jenga game itself. Turns out, the Jenga is quite the diva,
The biggest challenge was getting the Jenga tower to look just right. We planned on shooting separately and dropping it in in post, but even so, when we knocked it over it still didn’t look right. So, I had a couple of guys from the crew actually build a sculpture using a bendable metal rod in the middle and a combination of glue and drills to get the tower just right. It was the star after all.
Final Jenga Photo
Hasbro was very happy with the way their concept was realized. The final image was used online and in a coupon sent out in 30 million newspapers nationally. Jared was pleased with the results himself. He’s happy to have gotten the chance to shoot something he considers a departure from his typical work and credits his rep, Tracy Bennett Stewart of Zero2sixty Creative, for making the job happen,
I was happy to see how smoothly it went. Most of what I shoot is on location, shooting real people, but I found that I really enjoyed this type of shoot and would love to do more.
View more of Jared’s work on his website, jaredleeds.com.
- Maria Luci
Weekend Links 1/27/12
Friday January 27th, 2012
Why wedding photographer prices are “Wack.”
Pale face premiere: A celebration of terrible 1990s red carpet photography.
Process your own negatives…with your brain!
Taking shadow puppets to a whole new level.
Failed attempts at sexy in photos.
A last-minute stand-in for Justin Timberlake took the "sexy" out of "SexyBack." photo by Jodi Jones/New York
Facebook threatens to sue…Mark Zuckerberg?
Luckily, someone had a spare Landspeeder available for the project. photo by Douglas Sonders/Washington DC
Copywriting tip from David Ogilvy.
One small step for sushi; one giant leap for sushikind.
A day at the zoo.
The camera adds ten pounds; so keep your models fit with exercise. photo by Adam Voorhes/Austin
Behind the photographs.
Photographers Update:
- Jonathan Chapman‘s newsprint promo featured in PDN.
- Tamar Levine creates a music video.
- Jussi Grznar takes us behind the lens into Deep Winter.
- Grace Chon in Bark magazine.
- Cary Norton goes wild.
- Jared Leeds plays Jenga for Hasbro.
- Alan Majchrowicz interviewed on A Penny’s Worth.
- Maria Luci
