With the current US copyright laws as they are applied now, artists own all rights to their created images and sell/transfer rights to agencies and their clients. All questionable negotiations have historically defaulted in favor of the artist. Technically, even minor modification of the art requires the artists’ permission. You are RENTING, not buying an image unless explicitly stated on the contract.
As we approach a new year and a new decade, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a joyous, healthy and very prosperous future. I look forward to sharing many photography tips, tricks and observations in the new year. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite articles from 2009. 1.) Fellowship [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Fashion photographers and assignments, Fashion photography videos - Behind the scenes, Fashion photography videos - How to, Photography Lighting Techniques, Photography Talk and Discussion, Photography Tips and Tricks, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction, Television Shows
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Also tagged advertising photography, editorial photography, fashion lighting, fashion photography, modeling photography, photographic tips, photography workshop, private photography instruction
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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 [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Fashion photographers and assignments, Fashion photography videos - Behind the scenes, Fashion photography videos - How to, Photography Lighting Techniques, Photography Tips and Tricks, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction, Television Shows
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Also tagged advertising photography, assignment photography, fashion lighting, fashion photography, Kimora Lee Simmons, Life in the Fab Lane, photographic tips, photography workshop, portrait lighting, private instruction, private photography instruction, television show
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What a great summer it has been. I wish I could have been more proactive in my writing but that has been quite the challenge with all the assignments and television shows I’ve been doing this year. I will do my best to follow this up with all the goings on since my last entry. [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Fashion photography videos - Behind the scenes, Fashion photography videos - How to, Photography Talk and Discussion, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction, Television Shows, The Models Corner
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Also tagged advertising photography, assignment photography, beauty photography, commercial directing, fashion lighting, fashion modeling, fashion photography, Germany's Next Top Model, magazine photography, modeling photography, photography video, photography workshop, private instruction, private photography instruction, television
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Fashion photographers have a hard time getting noticed these days. There’s just too damn many out there, even for seasoned veterans it’s a cut throat era. I was asked a question this morning by a young photographer, and since I have not had the time to do any writing (more about why in my later [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Photography Talk and Discussion, Photography Tips and Tricks, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction, Uncategorized, Your Questions
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Also tagged assignment photography, beauty photography, celebrity photography, cindy crawford, fashion photography, magazine cover, photography portfolios, vogue magazine
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I hope you enjoy this 30 minute interview, it went by quickly for us both. There was so much more to talk about And by the way, since this interview was televised live the control booth made an error when showing my name as ‘James Avenaim’ for the first third of the show. Bastards For [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Fashion photography videos - Behind the scenes, Fashion photography videos - How to, Photography Talk and Discussion, Television Shows, The Actors Alley, The Models Corner
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Also tagged beauty photography, celebrity photography, celebrity portraiture, cindy crawford, famous halle berry photo, fashion photography, magazine cover, patrick demarchelier, photographic tips, portrait lighting, television interview
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Fashion photography is a tough game, as is advertising photography. Combine the two and it can prove to be a stress load if you’re not prepared for anything that can present itself. Then again, I feel that way about all my assignments. I apologize to my readers for not having a chance to write at [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Fashion photography videos - Behind the scenes, Fashion photography videos - How to, Photography Lighting Techniques, Photography Talk and Discussion, Photography Tips and Tricks, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction
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Also tagged advertising photography, assignment photography, fashion lighting, fashion photography, photography video, photography workshop, private instruction
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You not only have to be good at what you do, you have to be consistent and work well under pressure. I try to set an easy and relaxed atmosphere for my clients, the celebrities and their publicist.
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Photography Talk and Discussion, Photography Tips and Tricks, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction
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Also tagged assignment photography, celebrity photography, celebrity portraits, celebrity portraiture, famous halle berry photo, famous photographer, magazine cover, photographic tips, photography workshop, portrait lighting, private instruction, private photography instruction
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As you might have read in a previous article, I photographed Dr. Phil for the cover of Newsweek. Since that first cover shoot I have also photographed both Dr. Phil and his wife Robin for several other magazine and book covers. The experience is always one of joy and fulfillment with truly wonderful people. One [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Fashion photography videos - Behind the scenes, Fashion photography videos - How to, Photography Lighting Techniques, Photography Talk and Discussion, Photography Tips and Tricks, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction, Television Shows
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Also tagged assignment photography, celebrity photography, celebrity portraits, celebrity portraiture, dr. phil, newsweek magazine cover, photographic tips, photography workshop, portrait lighting, private instruction, private photography instruction
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As a celebrity photographer you face many challenges. Photographing celebrities on location both indoors and out can prove to be quite an experience. When using flash indoors or out, expose your subject with the aperture and your background with your shutter speed. This will equally balance the mixture of light. Nobody seems to be able [...]
By Jerry Avenaim
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Posted in Photography Lighting Techniques, Photography Talk and Discussion, Photography Tips and Tricks, Photography Workshops and Private Instruction
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Also tagged celebrity photography, editorial photography, kevin connolly, luke wilson, magazine cover, magazine photography, photographic tips, photography workshop, portrait lighting, private photography instruction
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