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Contents
VOLUME 16 — ISSUE 01
Snapshots
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12 News and Views
Photoshop
The Eddie Adams Workshop, Portland
necessary.
Photo Month and Flash Forward Festival Boston; Q&A with rising photographer Jess Richmond; Star Teacher Greer Muldowney.
14 Media Reports Landon Nordeman’s Out of Fashion; The Moon 1968 – 1972; Zackary Canepari’s Rex.
16 Photo Gigs Emily Keegin, photo director for The FADER.
18 Is It Legal? 1DQF\ :RO DGYLVHV RQ WKH GL HUHQFH between inspiration and illegal copy-
20 Project X A brand-new photography program at College of William & Mary unites traditional practices and new technology.
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Innovation 24 Innovation: A Field Guide
30 The Wide World of Imaging
39 How It Works
40 Futurology
Five veteran photographers speak to the
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A look inside the KeyMission
Gaze inside our crystal ball to
importance of inventiveness and self-motiva-
to power their careers. BY JESSICA GORDON,
360 camera.
see what’s next for imaging tech-
tion to stay ahead. BY MINDY CHARSKI
MATTHEW ISMAEL RUIZ, BRIENNE WALSH
BY GREG SCOBLETE
nology. BY GREG SCOBLETE
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Innovation cont’d 44 Grappling With VR
50 How to: Stand Out
Two editors from The New York Times
We ask Cait Oppermann about her
and VICE Media discuss how virtual
multi-level approach to self-promo.
reality is changing storytelling.
BY JACQUI PALUMBO
Dept. 06 Editor’s Letter 08 Contributors 09 Bulletin Board
BY AMY TOUCHETTE
54 How to: Choose Gear 48 How to: Move Abroad
Advice on how to keep up with tech-
70 PDNedu Asks
Want to work outside of the U.S.?
nology and select the right products
Photographers explain which techno-
Here’s how to get started.
for you.
logical advancement changed the way
BY AMY TOUCHETTE
BY GREG SCOBLETE
they work. COMPILED BY JACQUI PALUMBO
56 Product News The latest gear for students and
72 Out of the Past
educators. BY GREG SCOBLETE
Celebrating 100 years of Nikon.
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the frame (pictured above right). Ghionis crafted the compos-
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After selecting the images with the “biggest impact, emo-
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tional content and the poses that would be conducive to put-
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Ghionis lists the D810’s “quality, detail and dynamic range�
A single portrait of the same redheaded model featured in
as the reason he shoots his portrait and fashion photography
the composite (pictured opposite) is equally deserving of a sec-
work with the powerhouse DSLR camera. “It combines the ease
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VR is his favorite lens of the group, particularly for shooting
the shadows consistent and, with the Nikon D810 and AF-S
weddings. Ghionis “loves the additional function buttons on
NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR mounted on a tripod, captured
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focal length,� Ghionis says, “[but] since Nikon released the 24-
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Jess Richmond had just graduated from
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HEADSHOT Š LOUIE DESPRES PHOTOS Š GREER MULDOWNEY
Star Teacher From emerging photographer to educator, Greer Muldowney builds a network for young photographers in Boston. By BRIENNE WALSH Greer Muldowney says it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a winding road
with the sense that she liked teaching skills
Foundation (Muldowney has also been a
[and] some really good luckâ&#x20AC;? to become a
that prepared artists for the real world.
regional coordinator for the Flash Forward
photography professor. As an undergraduate
â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to be a good MacGyver,â&#x20AC;? she says.
Festival). The competition is open to students
majoring in photography at Clark University,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Unexpected things] happen all of the time,
enrolled in a college photography program
in Worcester, Massachusetts, she took a
and problem-solving skills are not innate in all
in any of the New England states. Winners
teaching-assistant job for a darkroom class
students.â&#x20AC;?
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at nearby Worcester State University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never
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Museum of Photography, and are invited to a
thought [being a teacher] would become my
adjunct professor of photography at Boston
portfolio walk with more than 40 photography
path, to be honest with you,â&#x20AC;? she tells PDNedu.
College, then added another adjunct position
professionals at Gallery Kayafas in Boston.
During a graduate program at Savannah
at Boston University and a lecturing role at
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the networking event I never got as a
College of Art and Design, which she attended
Lesley University College of Art and Design
student,â&#x20AC;? she says.
from 2009-2011, Muldowney was given the
(formerly the Art Institute of Boston). At all
Muldowney thrives in the energy of her
opportunity to teach at the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hong
three schools, she teaches photography to
busy schedule. Along with teaching, she
Kong campus. The experience left Muldowney
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continues to produce personal workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;right
majors at BC, advanced art majors at Lesley
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shift at 45-degree angles,â&#x20AC;? she says.
great for my practice,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are
As an educator, Muldowney sees an
getting a student to express something, it will
opportunity to break down barriers she
help you to do it too.â&#x20AC;? Beyond that, teaching
herself experienced as an undergraduate
has allowed her to build a network of peers.
art student in the Boston area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so
â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are certain students who you meet,
many institutions here, but there are silos,â&#x20AC;?
and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be part of your
she explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to one of two
peer groupâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;part of your family.â&#x20AC;? EDU
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or three institutions, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not allowed to participate in certain activities.â&#x20AC;? To counter this segregation, she founded Undergraduate Photography Now in 2011, which is part of the Flash Forward Festival in Boston, and is supported by the Magenta
THIS PAGE: Muldowneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal series, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban Turbinesâ&#x20AC;? (top left) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monetary Violenceâ&#x20AC;? (top right); a group shot of Muldowney, center, and her Boston College students (left).
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Our Picks for Your Shelf
Out of Fashion by Landon Nordeman | Damiani Hardcover, 128 pages, $50 When one thinks of fashion, an image
suitsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and not-so-fashionable protective
of perfect-looking models on a pristine
blue-and-white shoe covers; a woman
runway likely comes to mind. But Landon
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a Marc Jacobs show; an image of a hair
years, has been a go-to of New York
extension and bobby pins strewn across
and The New York Times to photograph
a stain-riddled table reminds us that
backstage at New York, Milan and Paris
fashion can be messy, too.
runway showsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is one of the growing
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conscious, and the over-the-top displays
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of vanityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they all make up the spectacle
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for him.â&#x20AC;? Though the spectacle is not
bright lights and unique cropping choices,
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PHOTO BY PETE CONRAD (LEFT); COURTESY OF NASA (RIGHT)
The Moon 1968 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1972
information from the editors, captions for each image and a transcript
Edited by Evan Backes & Tim Adler | T. Adler Books Hardcover, 48 pages, $18
excursions and the capture of these images. Equipped with specially
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and belongs to all,â&#x20AC;? writes E. B. White in the July 26, 1969 issue of The New
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the moon shows us his point of view; a snapshot of an astronautâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legs
imagery that sits at the intersection of art and science.
dangling out of the ship into space feels like a tongue-in-cheek look at
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silient.â&#x20AC;? Two sides of the same coin, Claressa had boxing to get her out
Flexibound, 196 pages, $50
of the town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Briana, my little brother Peanut, I know if they got out of Flint they could change their lives,â&#x20AC;? Claressa says in her opening quote.
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It is possible to independently create an image that is similar to another photographerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, and independent creation is a defense to copyright infringement.â&#x20AC;?
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of permissible inspiration from various cases
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Something Old, Something New A new photo program at the College of William & Mary is breaking the mold with traditional techniques. by AMANDA BALTAZAR
The second-oldest higher-education school in the country, the College of William & Mary in :LOOLDPVEXUJ 9LUJLQLD KDV ODXQFKHG LWV ȴ UVW photography program. But while many programs begin with 35mm ȴ OP SURFHVVLQJ RU DV LV EHFRPLQJ PRUH IUH quent, skip straight to digital), the program began last fall with students learning how to use 4x5 view cameras, which date back to the PHOTO Š JON MERLINO
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students to consider and contemplate each
gram. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of an experiment, but so far it
frame and really make quite a number of de-
is working fantastically.â&#x20AC;?
cisions between setting up the camera and
Dudik himself shoots large format and he believes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an important foundation for stu-
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Innovation in Imaging:
A Field Guide Technological advancement marches on, but innovation isn’t just about the gear in your bag. Five Nikon Ambassadors reflect on the foundation of ingenuity. By MINDY CHARSKI
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PHOTOS Š SANDRO (LEFT); JAMES BALOG (RIGHT)
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photography in the early 1980s through personal pursuits.
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thing out beyond what the magazine institutions were
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willing to commission,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look back on that and
good sunset and the changing colors of leaves, he seeks to go further.
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that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always known, experienced and seen,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always strived to
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when â&#x20AC;&#x153;some new language started to come forthâ&#x20AC;? through KLV SURMHFW Č&#x160;6XUYLYRUV Č&#x2039; LQ ZKLFK KH SKRWRJUDSKHG HQGDQ gered animals in studio settings rather than their natural environments. The shooter would go on to found the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), which his website describes as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the most ZLGH UDQJLQJ JURXQG EDVHG SKRWRJUDSKLF VWXG\ RI JOD ciers ever conducted.â&#x20AC;?
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process of being able to expand on an idea that comes from the client,â&#x20AC;? he says.
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that have been around who really understand photography, they want to work with
pics, says he thinks about light all the time.
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raphers who had inspired him, and it has toured the world since its debut at Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
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Catherine Edelman Gallery in 2014.
by actor John Malkovich (opposite page);
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Balogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image of an Extreme Ice Survey team member surveying Birthday Canyon in the Greenland Ice Sheet in 2009 (above).
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I REALIZED I WAS ABLE TO ADD SOMETHING NEW TO THE CONVERSATION, SOMETHING THAT WASNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; T BEING SAID IN TERMS OF WAR.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; DEANNE FITZMAURICE
Broadening Skills Sets and Embracing Discomfort Innovators also keep up with the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changing demands, which today include the need to branch out beyond still photography. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some projects are just cut out to be multimedia projects,â&#x20AC;? Fitzmaurice says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can be D EHWWHU ZD\ WR WHOO WKH VWRU\ EXW DOVR LW FDQ UHDFK D EURDGHU DXGLHQFH WKURXJK GLÎ? HUHQW platforms.â&#x20AC;? For Vitale, creating 360-degree video with the new KeyMission 360 has become inteJUDO WR KHU ZRUNČľ RZ Č&#x160;Î&#x2013; WKLQN LWČ&#x2021;V WKH XOWLPDWH WRRO IRU HPSDWK\ DQG Î&#x2013; WKLQN WKDWČ&#x2021;V DOZD\V what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been looking for in my work,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think 360 is a really powerful tool because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like linear storytelling. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of an experience, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re left with a GLÎ? HUHQW XQGHUVWDQGLQJ Č&#x2039; Using other techniquesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including audio interviewsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has also helped her improve
Geographic involved objects that werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the most
her craft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it makes you a better storyteller and stills photographer when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re
dynamicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like big telescopesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and those challeng-
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es helped him hone that skill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your job as a
it stretches it.â&#x20AC;?
photographer to make even the dry and the dusty come alive somehow visually,â&#x20AC;? he says. Today McNally shares some of his tips and tricks
Yet that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean these emerging technologies are easy to embrace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fall on my face a lot and make lots of mistakes,â&#x20AC;? Vitale says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m willing to put myself in that space of discomfort where you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know everything.â&#x20AC;?
in workshops, blog posts, online courses and
Vitale actually enjoys working through the growing pains of learning a new skill, a feel-
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ing that is often intimidating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly a beginner, and I think it feels really good
the-scenes insights, like how to use four speed-
to be an expert at something,â&#x20AC;? she explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I also think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to never feel so
lights outside a window to re-create sunlight and
comfortable as the expert that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve stopped learning new things.â&#x20AC;? Not just technology,
how to employ big strobes and continuous lights
she adds, but also about the world and stories to cover.
to freeze movement.
Sandro is currently challenging himself on a project in Papua New Guinea that is far from his comfort zone. He says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;stepping over that line of fear into that place of, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What if?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Look at what could happen with this creativity if I do this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Similarly, McNally says that each shoot is a new way to be challenged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a photographer, as soon as you start getting imbued with your own sense of self, you might as well just hang the cameras up,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next job is yet another proving ground.â&#x20AC;? EDU
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Becoming a photographer or filmmaker is no longer a straight and narrow path. In this profile series, we report on a handful of self-starters—who range from full-time professionals to part-time enthusiasts—who use imaging to power their careers.
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PHOTOS Š ELIAS WEISS FRIEDMAN PHOTO Š DAVID FRIEDMAN
The Pupographer M EE T T H E M A N B EH I N D @T H ED O G I S T, EL I A S W EI S S F R I ED M A N . By JESSICA GORDON
S
ami and Harry, a hound mix and
consideration. Instead, Friedman majored in
In three years thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s translated to about
Bernese Mountain dog respec-
psychology and business at Boston Universi-
5,000 dog portraits, and his work has led to
tively, are dating. Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
ty, then moved to New York City and landed a
a New York Times bestselling book The Dogist
Bamba, a four-month-old Pomer-
job in brand strategy, helping large companies
(with another one on the way), a calendar,
anian, who likes chewing paper
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the chance to pursue creative endeavors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I
called The Catist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people have had
Dog lovers know that canines have per-
was writing and producing a web comedy se-
a similar idea, but this is not for everyone,â&#x20AC;?
sonalities and interests totally independent
ries called Barking at Dogs, and in promoting
says Friedman, who at the time of our inter-
of their owners, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what makes them
that, I started taking portraits of dogs,â&#x20AC;? Fried-
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so interesting. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the idea behind The
man explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Initially it was satirical, like The
down on the streets of New York in below-
Dogist, a photography blog created by Elias
Sartorialist for dogs, but I realized the story of
freezing, damp weather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about execu-
Weiss Friedman in 2013, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s since led to
dogs was a deep, rich thing that I could docu-
tion. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a glamorous thing.â&#x20AC;?
2.5 million combined followers on Instagram,
ment.â&#x20AC;?
towels and chasing the vacuum.
Facebook and Twitter.
It is, however, a simple, happy concept that
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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a simple concept: street photography, a
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dogs? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the news you read is depress-
cute animal portrait and a couple lines of con-
to keep up with it, it would grow,â&#x20AC;? he says. So
ing or shocking, and news outlets often make
text. But The Dogist has become more, with an
the photographer went to work on the streets
content just to get impressions,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I
international audience and a viable career for
of New York City, originally with a Nikon D600,
have always been an optimistic person, and
Friedman, who points to Humans of New York
then a D750 and now with a D5 and AF-S
a fan of positive psychology. I wanted to do
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NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G lens (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a do-anything
something that added positivity to the world.â&#x20AC;?
Though Friedman was a hobbyist photog-
street lens that close enough to interact and
rapher from a young ageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;thanks to a family
hold a dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention,â&#x20AC;? he notes). He used his
darkroom and a Nikon camera gifted to him
brand-building experience and committed to
by his dad at age 10â&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was never a career
posting no less than three photos a day.
THIS PAGE: Images from The Dogist book, published in October 2015.
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PHOTO Š JOJO WHILDEN/NETFLIX
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PHOTO Š JOJO WHILDEN/HBO
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SAY YES TO EVERYTHING AND DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T BE AFRAID.â&#x20AC;?
needs to publicize the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It requires people skills with the cast, directors and camera department,â&#x20AC;? Whilden says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can only really get that from experience, not school. You just have to be there and do it.â&#x20AC;? Whildenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice to emerging photographers wanting to break into a similar line of work? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say yes to everything and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get too myopic in what you want to do, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be uppity when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting out about how much you think you deserve to get SDLG Î&#x2013; DOZD\V ORYHG SKRWRJUDSK\ DQG ZRXOG GR VWXÎ? IRU IUHH ZKLFK OHG to contacts and opportunities, which led me where I am now. Be open
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to opportunities.â&#x20AC;?
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PHOTO Š CHRIS PEARSON COURTESY OF SKI UTAH
THIS PAGE: A cliffside view at Rummana Camp, Jordan (left) and a sunset ride in Jordanian desert (above); snow play in Park City, Utah (below).
The Part-Time Adventurer ER I K A W I G G I N S TA K E S O N T H E W O R L D I N H ER S PA R E T I M E .
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rika Wiggins came to photog-
picked up by publications such as Forbes and
raphy by way of a real estate li-
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cense. As a single mom running
tions wanted photographs as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No pub-
her own commercial real estate
lisher wants to source separate imagery,â&#x20AC;? she
business in Orlando, Florida,
says. To improve her craft, she enrolled in a
in the 2000s, she realized that in order to
photography program in the CrealdĂŠ School
sell properties, she needed great imagery. It
of Art in 2011.
seemed a shame to hire someone else to take
In January 2013, she traveled to Brighton
photographs to promote her properties when
Resort in Utah to write a post on learning how
she could just do it herself. Around the same
to ski after 40 for her blog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I loved it,â&#x20AC;? she says
time, to escape the stress of her day job, she
of both skiing and the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went back to
began The Active Explorer, a travel adventure
Florida and packed my bags.â&#x20AC;? Newly located
Now, she frequently adds videos to her sto-
blog. For that, too, she needed great imagery.
in Salt Lake City, she was approached by Ski
ries. She also has improved her action pho-
So she picked up a camera, and never looked
Utah, a tourism board, which had come upon
tography.
back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I completely fell in love with the art and
her blog by word of mouth. Although she
Although her online presence would sug-
craft of photography,â&#x20AC;? she says.
was only a novice skier, they liked her work
gest otherwise, blogging is merely something
She found that photographs were able to
so much that they hired her as a permanent
Wiggins does in her spare time. She contin-
convey the wonder of the places where she
blogger under the moniker â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow Travelista.â&#x20AC;?
ues to manage real estate businesses in both
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The content she produces for them is diverse,
Orlando and Salt Lake City, where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pri-
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and includes reviews of resorts, female-cen-
marily based.
around the world, from the canyons in the
tric hiking advice and round ups of the best
kingdom of Jordan to the peaks of Zion
things to do while on a ski vacation in Utah.
The best part about living in Salt Lake City, she says, is that she no longer has to travel to
National Park in Utah, and always illustrated
Working for Ski Utah for the past four years
seek out adventure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found out really quickly
them with photographs. She gained loyal
has allowed Wiggins to grow as a photogra-
that I enjoy being at home, and only traveling
readers not only by writing about herself, but
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some,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Florida, I was traveling to
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isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cutting it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she laughs of her early work.
the adventure rather than coming home to
travelers and reviewing cameras and gear.
Rather than discouraging her, the criticism
the adventure. In Salt Lake City, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right in
compelled her to improve her skills further.
my backyard.â&#x20AC;?
Before long, her writing began getting
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likely youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen PESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work on YouTube, or
views; and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fresh Guacamole,â&#x20AC;? he transforms food
even just the old-fashioned tubeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his short
ingredients into their less-edible counterparts. The
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fresh Guacamoleâ&#x20AC;? was nominated for an
genius of PESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; free-association style is that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t
Academy Award in 2013, and his Honda com-
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sprung from a casual observation while watching a
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bombs looked like hot dogs. Unlike much of PESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; later
is relevant now, but can strike peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fancy in many
work, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not animated; it really does appear that the
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aerial assaultâ&#x20AC;Śuntil they open their hot dog buns, and
ingness to embrace the digital distribution model.
catch their dinner.
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he saw the audience-building potential early on. And
what old furniture would do with some alone time; in
after pirates racked up millions of views from posting
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THE WIDE WORLD OF IMAGING
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and mobile enough for everyone in the world to be scanned, with the belief that people can
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n â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here They Lie,â&#x20AC;? one of the debut
To that end, Henry and his team developed
use these avatars to make their lives better.
titles on the PlayStation virtual real-
a prototype scanning rig with 21 5K cinema
He cites a Stanford study that used digital
ity platform, players traverse an im-
cameras capturing footage at 24 fps; however,
avatars to conduct a clinical psychology trial,
mersive 3D hellscape. When the ter-
the amount of data produced proved to be
introducing young people to a digital version
rifying beast-humans turn their gaze
unmanageable by 2012 standards. They even-
of themselves, aged by 40 years, and judging
on you, the terror is real, and for that, you can
tually shifted to a photo-based rig, with more
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thank Alexx Henry.
than 100 Nikon D5300 cameras. Subjects walk
the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the things that happens
The characters in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here They Lieâ&#x20AC;? owe their
into the room and strike a pose; when the rig
when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interacting with a potential ver-
likeness to real human models scanned by
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sion of yourselfâ&#x20AC;Śyou look at the older version
Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s xxArray, a massive 3D photogramme-
neously, creating a 3D scan that can later be
of you, and that abstraction [of your future]
try scanning system that uses more than 100
brought to life with animation. Each camera
goes away,â&#x20AC;? Henry says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real. And sudden-
DSLRs and computers to capture and digitize
has a dedicated computer and network inter-
ly youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at a version of yourself that
human subjects. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the more excit-
face, so the processing happens in parallel.
youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hopefully going to be, and it connects
ing innovations in photo technology, but for
Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner and CTO Tudor Pascuâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who
you a little bit more to that.â&#x20AC;? EDU
Henry, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the latest step in a career spent
holds a Ph.D. in computer scienceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wrote cus-
pushing boundaries in imaging technology.
tom code that helps all the components of the
Early in his career, in 2008, Henry created
rig talk to each other.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;living coversâ&#x20AC;? for magazines like VIV and Out-
Right now the applications are limited by lo-
side. The process entailed building a 3D envi-
cation and budget (Henry plans to develop an
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bringing cover lines and models to life on tab-
even now, the implementations are interest-
let and computer screens.
ing, and sometimes downright stunning. In ad-
But while the environments were 3D, the
dition to video game clients, Henry has worked
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with artist Alexa Meade, who uses human can-
really remember articulating the desire to be
vasses for her trompe lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeil installation art, to
able to have the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in
allow viewers to experience her work in 3D. He
3D as well,â&#x20AC;? Henry says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What that allowed us
also built an iOS app called Art and Skin, which
to do is completely free the cameraâ&#x20AC;Śeven give
scans people with large tattoos, allowing view-
the viewer the camera.â&#x20AC;?
ers to explore the work in 3D.
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Anyone who follows technology knows that change is the only constantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a process of relentless innovation that shows no sign of slowing down. Photographers and Č´ OPPDNHUV DUH RIWHQ WKH EHQHČ´ FLDU\ RI WHFKQRORJLFDO progress, even if it can be disruptive. Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Law has long predicted that processing power will double every two years, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also huge breakthroughs in areas such DV OHQV GHVLJQ RQ WKH KRUL]RQ :HČ&#x2021;YH LGHQWLČ´ HG some of the top trends that will shape image making in the years to come. your camera play a direct role in shaping what
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lenses that are not only better at resolving
their devices.
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chemistry as it is about advanced image pro-
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one thing. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image processors can cope
cessing and packing pixels onto sensors. Lens
Fresnel (PF) lens elements. Fresnel lenses are
with 4K video recording, but typically at a res-
technology may not progress as quickly as
hardly new. They were developed originally
olution of 3840 x 2160 at 30 frames per sec-
for lighthouses, but have been recently used
ond. Pushing into higher-resolution 4K (4096
in digital camera optics to help reduce chro-
x 2160, also known as cinema 4K) and faster
matic aberration. In this case, a single PF op-
frame rates requires image processors that
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data. Next-generation image processors are
competing for room inside your lens,
likely to migrate from the widely used stan-
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dard H.264 video compression to new H.265
lighter. To give you a sense at how
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the fastest memory card on the market to
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noise reduction when shooting at high
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ISOs, to accurate color and contrast ren-
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dition, your cameraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image processor
the wind is blowing. In 2016, there was a strong
plays a central role in delivering high-quality
gust in the direction of an entirely novel form
stills and videos. The capabilities these com-
of image making: 360-degree photography
putational powerhouses bring to bear inside
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once images are loaded onto your mobile device, they can be automatically uploaded to Nikon Image Space, where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allotted free, unlimited storage of 2-megapixel images.
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keep up with the demands of modern video or
cameras such as the KeyMission 360.
often-arduous process of transferring images
image-editing applications. With an external
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for 360-degree visuals. In a recent consumer
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be able to hang onto your aging laptop a little
survey, Nikon found that 90 percent of respon-
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dents said that some content would be better
a few steps to pair a smartphone to a camera
prime lens youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been eyeing. EDU
viewed in 360, and nearly three-quarters of
and get transfers initiated.
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those surveyed said they were interested in
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trying 360-degree cameras for themselves.
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virtual reality headsets. The market research
its way into digital cameras. Using BLE, a cam-
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headset sales in 2017 to more than double
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images as you take themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even if your camera
sophistication. Improvements in video com-
app is closed and your phone is in your pocket.
pression and processing power will enable
This â&#x20AC;&#x153;always onâ&#x20AC;? connection means that when
camera-makers to create devices with far
youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done shooting, you can pop open your
more than two lenses and image sensors. The
phone and see shareable JPEGs on your device.
more image sensors and lenses you can pack
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camera-makers are quickly following suit. In
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but also ensures that date, location and time
360-degree audio recording and you have the
data are synced on your camera automatically.
makings of a media revolutionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or The Matrix.
SnapBridge can perform another useful trick:
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France and AudioGaming, in co-produc-
Despite the various unknowns of VR,
tion with Archerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mark, the immersive
The New York Times has gathered a good
VR project is based on John Hullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sensory
deal of knowledge about its potential and
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most drawn with soundâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;shows how any
New York Times VR team has become a
story can be told with VR if you know how
premier leader in VR media,â&#x20AC;? says VP of
to use the format.â&#x20AC;?
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does â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;framingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a story mean when there
discuss VR and to build together what it
literally is no frame and the viewer can
can become.â&#x20AC;?
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techniques.â&#x20AC;? Techniques, she notes, for which there is not yet a set of guidelines.
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stories in photojournalism I want to do,â&#x20AC;? she
assignments abroad is â&#x20AC;&#x153;like any other busi-
Potter became impassioned about living
says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If anything, it enables me to work on the
ness: You make the work and then market
abroad after studying in Jordan and Lebanon.
stories I care about for as long as I [want] with-
yourself. . . . You make one connection, you
Raised in a small town in rural Minnesota, she
out having to really struggle month to month. I
maintain a good relationship, you make good
caught the photojournalism bug while earn-
feel like these days very few people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have
work and you make sure the right people see
ing a nursing degree at Bethel University. Af-
a side hustle, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing wrong with
it,â&#x20AC;? and that will lead to work down the road.
ter graduation, she decided to go to Yemen
that.â&#x20AC;? Even better is a side job that comple-
As with any big endeavor, you have to
because, unlike most European countries,
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it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a large press corps. Then, she
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;fell in loveâ&#x20AC;? with Yemen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be based some-
Iraq to gather health statistics, which gave her
any practical obstacles standing in your way.
where,â&#x20AC;? Potter says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need to connect with
access to a healthcare story sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently
With research and tenacity, living and working
the local population, people, and culture. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
working on.
abroad is completely attainable if your heart
Middle
East-based
photographer
not just a place to live; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a place that you can
On a practical level, Potter says that getting
is truly in it. EDU
make your second home.â&#x20AC;? But assignments donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always come rolling in once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve moved somewhere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DOZD\V EHHQ GLÉ? FXOW WR JHW DVVLJQPHQWV LQ
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Yemen,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[What I covered] was either not in the news or not important enough, or when it became important enough, it carried too much liability.â&#x20AC;? Depending on where you move and what type of photography you do, the challenges will be unique. But Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice for making work for yourself is universal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you really love the place and the story, getting an assignment there or not shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t determine whether you continue to make that work. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you love, you should keep making the work whether people buy it or not.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a good idea to have access to another stream of income in between photography jobs. Potter puts her nursing degree to use and funds her travels by intermittently picking up shifts with a travel nursing company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop me from doing the
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Stand Out Getting your ďŹ rst few assignments is the hardest part. Here are some ground rules for getting your work out there. By JACQUI PALUMBO
At PDNedu, we ask a lot of photographers how they got their start in order to translate experience into actionable advice. The rare photographer may get lucky and get â&#x20AC;&#x153;discoveredâ&#x20AC;? by an editor early on, but for most, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a grind to get a steady stream of commissioned work.
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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that all successful photographers have in common, however, whether it takes a year or ten to build a sustainable career: Someone remembered their name. Edi-
Shape Your Online Presence
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Building a brand for yourself starts online, so
new talentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some hate emails, some toss out
take a critical eye to what you share to repre-
print promosâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but once your name registers
sent yourself.
with someone, it plants a seed.
Oppermann updates her website frequently,
Cait Oppermann, a 2012 graduate of Pratt
and on the landing page (caitoppermann.com)
Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BFA program, has been steadily
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a well-rounded approach to pitching her-
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Buzzfeed, The FADER , The New Yorker, VSCO
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and WIRED Î&#x2013; Č´ UVW OHDUQHG RI KHU DIWHU KHU SUR
hand with name recognition. But that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t
mo featuring Rami Malek of Mr. Robot landed
mean you have to stick to a narrow range of
on my desk. Two months later, I saw her work
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published in WIREDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s November issue, guest-
in terms of subject matter, but consistent
edited by President Obama, and decided to
in terms of approach.â&#x20AC;? Whether sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pho-
reach out to her to ask her about her strategy.
tographing an editorial portrait of musician
While all photographersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tactics vary, hers in-
Mitski or a series of solar panels for a story
volve some fundamentally good advice.
on low-cost renewable energy, you can recog-
PHOTOS © CAIT OPPERMANN
THIS PAGE: (clockwise from top left) Comedic alter-ego Joanne the Scammer, photographed for The FADER; Glossier founder Emily Weiss, photographed for WIRED; a collection of postcard promos featuring commissioned and personal work.
she explains. “I thought of clients whose aes-
based on her personal work: Her latest per-
Social media accounts are an extension of
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sonal project, “Set Piece,” features profes-
your website. Post often, she suggests, but
art work I was making and how that could
sional women’s soccer players, and it has
only with quality content. “My Instagram is
translate to shooting editorial work.”
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nize her images as uniquely hers.
without a doubt the largest public-facing as-
When school ends, so do deadlines. But
You can direct the type of work you want to do
pect of my business, so I treat it that way,” she
that’s not the time to take a break. “Right out
through personal work—she says “Set Piece”
says. “At the end of the day, existing and po-
of school, I was focused on creating a path for
“served as a spark” in the minds of photo edi-
tential clients are looking, which means that
me to continue making work as if I were still in
tors when a project arose.
what I post is an example of what a client gets
school,” Oppermann says. For her, that meant
Another thing you’ll lose access to after
when they hire me.”
shooting every day while backpacking for two
graduation is the availability of thoughtful
and a half months with her friend Yael Malka.
feedback about your work. Oppermann co-
The pair published a book on their travels,
founded TGIF Gallery with four other Pratt
Sea Blues, in May 2013, and Oppermann used
graduates to create a community of photog-
the work to pitch herself for editorial assign-
raphers. “[It was] a response to no longer
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having a guaranteed number of critical eyes
the work you love making is likely your best
on our work like when we were all in school,”
work,” she says. “I’ve seen a lot my friends’
she explains. The co-founders hosted pop-up
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careers accelerate as a result of a beautiful
shows in a shared studio space and met other
Pratt, but she knew she wanted to begin a path
body of work being seen in a way that could
artists to widen their circle. “It’s super impor-
to editorial assignments. “I paid a lot of atten-
translate easily to beautiful commissioned
tant to seek out and align yourself with peo-
tion to friends and photographers whose tra-
photographs.”
ple whose work you like and who you think
Keep Up the Momentum Post-Graduation
jectories I felt I wanted to align myself with,”
Oppermann continues to get assignments
can speak critically about yours.”
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Make a Multifaceted Marketing Plan
Oppermannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketing plan consists of quarterly postcards and an email newsletter that contains both commissioned and personal work. She also encourages new photographers to push themselves to network in-person, and says to bring
When it comes down to it, marketing is
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reminding people that you exist, Opper-
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stress enough how important it is
mann says. But it can be done in a num-
to show up to any kind of photographer/
ber of ways. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to pick more than
client gatherings. This is your chance to
one method, and keep up with it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There
show people that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re smart and down
are so many photographers trying to do
to earth, and that gives people a reason
the same thing, and hitting someone up
to hire you.â&#x20AC;?
at the right time could be the thing that
Eventually, with enough hard work and
puts you in the front of a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind at
some projects under your belt, your work,
a point when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to hire some-
and word of mouth, will begin to carry
one,â&#x20AC;? she explains.
some of the marketing for you. Opper-
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a good idea to research photo
mann says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reached a point where
departments that hire new photogra-
she estimates that half of the clients that
phersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;magazines such as New York and
reach out to her are not clients she has
The FADER are known for fostering new
directly contacted herself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After years of
talent. And make your notes personalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
working really hard at marketing, my work
no photo editor will be interested if they
is beginning to do a lot of the work for me,
donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done your research on
and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feeling.â&#x20AC;? EDU
what types of projects they assign.
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Choose Your Gear Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your gear IQ? Photographers weigh in on keeping up with technology. By GREG SCOBLETE
In a perfect world, photographers could spend weeks analyzing a prospective piece of gear. In the real world, these decisions are often made under the gun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes, I have like 30 minutes to research a piece of gear,â&#x20AC;? says Colorado-based SKRWRJUDSKHU Č´ OPPDNHU Keith Ladzinski. To make the right call when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on call means keeping up with technology. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how to keep current.
The Internet (Of Course) Social media may be awash in fake news, but the Internet is brimming with great information on photo gear, if you know where to look. New Jersey photographer David PatiĂąo
he adds, both the user-generated kind on photo retail sites like B&H Photo and formal editorial reviews in photo publications like, ahem, PDN.
Social Networks (IRL)
says he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put as much stock in ultra-
Ladzinski, who teaches photo seminars, fre-
techy sites and photo forums but does spend
quently leans on the advice of friends and
extensive time Googling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to dig through
peers in the industry to learn about technol-
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ogy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stress this enough: a network of
actually using the gear [Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m interested in],â&#x20AC;? he
peers is tremendously important,â&#x20AC;? he says.
adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become my go-to information
They can be a source of honest feedback about
source in the last few months.â&#x20AC;?
your work and can also help with gear deci-
Before adding a new piece of hardware to
sions, particularly for smaller, more obscure
his inventory, PatiĂąo says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ideally spend
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a â&#x20AC;&#x153;few daysâ&#x20AC;? on what he calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;hardcore re-
ure it out. But if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something like a jib or mo-
search.â&#x20AC;? Then, he says, he â&#x20AC;&#x153;obsessesâ&#x20AC;? for an-
tion time-lapse tracker, I seek feedback from
other two to three weeks, depending on dead-
friends who have used it.â&#x20AC;?
lines or the expense of what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purchasing.
PatiĂąo also taps a real, in-life social network.
For Ladzinski, who is a Nikon Professional
He hosts a monthly meet-up for photogra-
Photographer, social media often provides ser-
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endipitous gear news, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a proponent
sionals in his studio where the talk often turns
of more systematic sources of information like
to gear and tech-related problem solving.
email newsletters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do put stock in reviews,â&#x20AC;?
Chances are, similar meetups are happening
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THIS PAGE: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Keith Ladzinskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bags? Take a peek at some of his equipment for his still and motion projects.
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in photo studios near youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and if they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,
where you live, a local photo retailer remains
(purchased used),â&#x20AC;? PatiĂąo says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That got me
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calendar to attend photo trade shows like
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ey too thin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather buy one really good SULPH OHQV YHUVXV EX\LQJ WKUHH PHGLRFUH OHQV es,â&#x20AC;? he explains. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid of the used
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Product News
by GREG SCOBLETE
Nikon D5600 With Lens Kit The D5600 is a follow-up to the popular entry-level D5500 DSLR, with some improvements to touchscreen navigation, a new time-lapse feature and the integration of SnapBridge. SnapBridge maintains a constant pairing with your smartphone (Android or iPhone) so the images LQVWDQWO\ SRSXODWH \RXU FDPHUD UROO Î&#x2013;I \RX ZDQW KLJKHU UHVROXWLRQ È´ OHV RU ZLUHOHVV YLGHR WUDQVIHUV \RX FDQ XVH 6QDS%ULGJH WR WUDQVIHU È´ OHV via Wi-Fi to your phone or tablet. You can also automatically upload 2-megapixel backups of your photos to Nikonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Image Space, where you can house an unlimited number of low-res backups, free of charge. Beyond its wireless chops, the D5600 features a 24.2-megapixel DX format CMOS sensor that performs well in low light, thanks to its ISO sensitivity of up to ISO 25,600. It has a 3.2-inch vari-angle display with touch focusing and can record full HD videos at up to 60p. Included with the camera are the AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and AF-P DX NIKKOR 70300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED lenses, which cover focal lengths from wide angle to telephoto, so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have everything you need to get out and shoot.
Price: $1,150 nikonusa.com
Manfrotto Windsor Backpack This backpack, part of Manfrottoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Windsor Collection, will add a touch of class to your photographic outing. Built around a system of interchangeable, modular dividers, you can FRPSOHWHO\ FRQÈ´ JXUH WKH VSDFH DV QHHGHG 7KH backpack can house a professional DSLR with a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens attached, plus a pair of additional lenses and accessories. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a padded interior compartment that can house a 15-inch laptop. The outside features a waterrepellant fabric and leather trim, and you can attach a tripod via its exterior connection points. If you like the Windsor styling but arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the market for a backpack, there are smaller reporter- and messenger-style bags to suit your needs.
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MeFoto Air You can pick up one of MeFotoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Air series of anodized aluminum tripods in one of seven colors (though fear not, tripod traditionalists, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also sold in black). Beyond looks, the new Air series features a new HyperLock leg-locking system, which, instead of requiring you to unlock multiple leg sections, allows you to extend each leg in its entirety. It also allows you to adjust leg height by twisting the lock at any desired length. All of the tripods in the series KDYH D GHWDFKDEOH WHOHVFRSLQJ VHOČ´ H VWLFN DQG include a spring-loaded smartphone holder. They also include a rechargeable Bluetooth remote control so you can remotely trigger your mobile device. The tripods include a ball head with integrated bubble level. The series includes the Walkabout monopod, the BackPacker, the RoadTrip and the GlobeTrotterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; check the website for maximum heights and gear weight capacities.
Yuneec Breeze The 1-pound Breeze is operated through your VPDUWSKRQH DQG RÎ? HUV Č´ YH DXWRPDWHG Čľ \LQJ modes to ease newcomers into drone phoWRJUDSK\ 7KH PRGHV LQFOXGH D VHOČ´ H PRGH RI course), a pilot mode for more manual control, as well as an orbit mode that puts the Breeze in motion around a subject. A journey mode sends the Breeze away from the operator and then back, while a follow-me setting ensures the Breeze stays on the trail of its operator. The droneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s onboard camera can record 4K video, snap 13-megapixel stills and stream a 720p HD signal to a mobile device while DLUERUQH 7KH %UHH]H XVHV RSWLFDO Čľ RZ DQG infrared positioning sensors to stay in place indoors or outdoors, and has an automated return-to-home function so users wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about tricky landings.
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PDNedu STUDENT PHOTO CONTEST 2017
Winners’ Gallery
DOCUMENTARY / PHOTOJOURNALISM (GRAND PRIZE)
Presenting the winners of the 14th Annual Student Photo Contest. We’re excited to present another group of talented student photographers in high school, undergraduate and graduate programs. Michael Vince Kim will receive $1,500 for his work, and each Grand Prize winner will receive a Nikon DSLR camera, $150 to B&H Photo and a portfolio review. Winners and honorable mentions are also published in an extended online gallery at contest.pdnedu.com.
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Michael Vince Kim â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aenikkaengâ&#x20AC;? Told through the stories of their descendants, Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aenikkaengâ&#x20AC;? provides a â&#x20AC;&#x153;poetic accountâ&#x20AC;? of 1,033 Koreans who were sold as indentured slaves on henequen plantations in Mexico in 1905, then Cuba in 1910 after they could no longer return to Korea due to Japanese colonial rule. Kim, whose photographic projects explore the historical context of Korean linguistic variations, notes that it was common for Koreans to learn the language of the Mayan Yucatecans they worked alongside, rather than the language spoken by their Spanish masters.
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FASHION / PORTRAITURE (GRAND PRIZE)
Dawson College
German Moreno “Montrealers” “Montrealers” is analog fashion-forward portraiture.
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FINE ART / PERSONAL WORK (GRAND PRIZE)
University of the Arts London
Shi Yangkun “Solastalgia” While nostalgia is experienced while away from home, “solastalgia” is a form of melancholy experienced by people in their homes, evoked by changes that have happened within the home environment. Yangkun says she felt solastaglia when she returned home to China, and says: “This project is about a young Chinese generation exploring memories and seeking identities in the context of tremendous change in China.”
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Grace Church High School
Tristan Pinto â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pathways of Life From Ahigh â&#x20AC;? An aerial exploration that represents to Pinto the pathways of success, spirtuality and mortality: Manhattan, New York; Miacomet Golf &RXUVH LQ 1DQWXFNHW 0DVVDFKXVHWWV 7KH 0DDVDL 0DUD 1DWLRQDO 5HVHUYH LQ .HQ\D D WHPSOH RDVLV LQ 5DMDVWKDQ DQ Î&#x2013;QGLDQ KD\Č´ HOG DQG Č´ QDOO\ %URRNO\QČ&#x2021;V *UHHQ :RRG &HPHWHU\
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Rochester Institute of Technology
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College for Creative Studies
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University of South Wales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Newport
Simone Sapienza â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlie surfs on Lotus Flowersâ&#x20AC;? Sapienzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series on Vietnam illustrates a tidal change in the country, which is posied to become one of the fastestgrowing economies in the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like LWV QDWLRQDO Čľ RZHU WKH ORWXV 9LHWQDP is going to rise above the surface of its recent muddy-water past, to bloom with remarkable beauty,â&#x20AC;? he says. But despite the energy of the younger generation, the country is still under Communist rule. The title â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlie Surfs on Lotus Flowers,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is a metaphorical representation of the society of spectacle in Vietnam, whose people, still ruled with order and control, want to ride the wave of the moment.â&#x20AC;?
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Honorable Mentions DOCUMENTARY / PHOTOJOURNALISM University of Texas
Betsy Joles “City Beyond Refuge” A series about displaced Syrians assimilating to life in Istanbul, Turkey, a primary host country for Syrian refugees. But, Joles explains, seeking refuge there presents a new set of challenges. “The story for Syrians is multi-faceted and ever-changing,” she says. “[These are] stories of transition.”
FASHION / PORTRAITURE Rochester Institute of Technology
Sol Ji Park “Untitled” Park says: “This high-key and low-key series is a look into the importance of one’s self-values.”
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FINE ART / PERSONAL WORK Fashion Institute of Technology
Lila Barth â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Sister, Look at Meâ&#x20AC;? $ Č´ OP VHULHV DERXW %DUWKČ&#x2021;V VLVWHUČ&#x2021;V SV\FKH DQG VHOI LPDJH XQGHU WKH LQČľ XHQFH RI their mother, and as a reluctant subject in front of the camera.
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Justine Chen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Untitledâ&#x20AC;? This portrait series, Chen says, is about self-image and the glamorization of youth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through color and light, the images aim to show a sense of longing for longevity of youth and beauty, or a crystallization of the present. â&#x20AC;&#x153;
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MULTIMEDIA/VIDEO School of Visual Arts
Yiran (Lisa) Chen “Breath” A conceptual video about the importance of environmental protection, illustrating through video art the process of respiratory failure caused by air pollution.
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University of the Arts London
St Cloud State University
Nicola Muirhead “Safari”
Tianxi Wang “Listen To the Rivers”
Photographed in Ulm, Germany, in 2016.
Wang returned to China after several years abroad to photograph his homeland with a new perspective, seeking the “unexpected aspects of [its] landscape and culture.”
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PDNEDU ASKS
“Which technological advancement has changed the way you work?” Compiled by JACQUI PALUMBO
Imagine for a moment that the technology in your favorite piece of gear hadn’t yet been invented and how it would change the way you create. We asked seven photographers WR UHȵ HFW RQ WKH WRROV WKDW PDNH WKHLU OLYHV HDVLHU
Carli Davidson
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“If I’m looking at advances post-digital age, then for me it’s been all about speed. Having the technology at a consumer level with my Nikon D4s to shoot 10+ frames per second has changed the fundamental way I think creatively. Instead of focusing on the technical challenges of how to get the one shot and recreating the scene over and over again, I think about how to edit down to the most pow-
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“HIGHSPEED SYNC”
dustinsnipes.com “High-speed sync. Not only is it a much easier way to overpower the sun, but the typical max sync speed of 1/250 of a second was not the greatest when I was trying to freeze the action. Before, in order to overpower the sun and stop PRWLRQ EOXU GXH WR VORZHU ȵ DVK GXUD tions at high power), I would have to use multiple light heads acting as one light. Now, with high-speed sync light-
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A Century of Optical Innovation By AMANDA BALTAZAR
Photographers may know Nikon best for the cameras in their bags, but over
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it was easy to operate and cost a third of competing products.
facturers set up the company Nippon Kogaku K.K. Known as Nikon since
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continued the trend of adopting professional features in smaller bodies,
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THIS PAGE: Two-time gymnastics world champion Hollie Vise, photographed by Nikon Ambassador Dave Black in 2012.
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Nikon celebrates its centennial.
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