Author Archives: Jerry Avenaim

Fashion photographer Jerry Avenaim also specializing in celebrity photography and advertising in Los Angeles and world-wide.

Top Lenses for Fashion Photography – My Picks!

Fashion photography is a unique combination of all types of photography. Fashion often includes portrait photography, environmental photography, product photography, macro photography, and sometimes even landscape photography are all included under the required knowledge umbrella to be successful in fashion photography. In order to deliver a successful fashion photography shoot, you’re going to need lenses [...]

The Future of Photography Books?

“Andy Adams, of Flak Photo, and Miki Johnson, of LiveBooks blog RESOLVE, have partnered up to organize a huge communal blog discussion on the future of Photo Books! You can read all about here and view contributing Photo Blog posts and find out how to add your own. What do I think Photo Books will [...]

Creating Lighting Diagrams on your iPhone!

Janis Lanka and Isa Goksu have released Strobox, a (free) app for the iPhone. With it, you can create lighting diagrams directly on your precious iPhone. No connection to thestrobist web site other than the similarity in the name, which is apparently a combination of the words “Strobe” and “Botox” or something. Direct link to [...]

Photography Lighting – White on White

In photography, we the photographers are often asked to shoot on a white seamless background (or a cove). One of the most challenging shots in fashion, advertising, and catalog photography is to photograph a subject wearing white clothing on a white cove with perfect separation.  In images I have seen by others, there is often [...]

Fantastic open lectures for photographers

Whether you want to get inspired to take photos or learn about the history of the field, there are loads of lectures out there that can let you sit back, watch, and expand your photography knowledge. Here are 50 such lectures that will help you learn about photography basics, famous photographers, photojournalism and much more to get your creative juices flowing and help you hone your craft. [...]

Six Tips to Improve Holiday Photography – Part Two

As I said in part one of this post, my mother-in-law had some issues when receiving her first digital point and shoot, which was simply how do you maximise the potential of your digital camera?  A few simple steps and words of wisdom and like my mother-in-law, you will be well on your way to [...]

Six Tips to Improve Holiday Photography – Part One

With the holiday season upon us everyone is trying to give the perfect gift, and what better then the latest digital camera. For many, each year is ANOTHER digital camera.  This one has a larger screen, more megapixels, upgrading to a Digital SLR or a point and shoot that can fit in your pocket, the options are [...]

10 Must Read Copyright Articles for Photographers

Sometimes the fastest way to illumination is to look back to see what you may have missed on your journey. In that light for your holiday weekend reading I thought I’d repost links to my most popular articles on Copyright.

Read more: http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2009/11/24/10-must-read-copyright-articles-for-photographers/#ixzz0XvqXu8Tp

Fellowship in Photography

Earlier this year, I was giving a lecture and conducting a live cover photo shoot at Samy’s Camera here in Los Angeles for photographers of all levels. I began the lecture with a statement that was so simple, so earnest, you would expect to hear it from your own mother.  I asked each attendee to [...]

Fashion Photography Workshop on Life in the Fab Lane

Celebrity fashion photographer Jerry Avenaim gives Kimora Lee Simmons a crash course in high-end advertising fashion photography so she can shoot her men’s fall campaign Phat Premium. So, will she sink or swim? Fashion is one of the most critiqued form of genres in photography, advertising is one of the most financially funded types of [...]

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