Martin Schoeller is a New York based photographer whose style is distinguished by similar treatment of all subjects whether they are celebrities or unknown. His most recognizable work are his portraits, shot with similar lighting, backdrop, and tone. His work appears in The New Yorker, Outside Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, and Vogue.

Large, close-up portraits are in many ways magazine photographer Martin Schoeller’s signature style. Over the years, he has photographed dozens of celebrities and politicians, such as President Barack Obama, Sen. John McCain, Angelina Jolie and Jack Nicholson, in this intimate style. Some of his close ups, as well as his portraits from his female body builders series are currently on display in the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition, “Portraiture Now: Feature Photography“.

He’s famous in taking unflattering photographs of celebrities.

More information on martin Schoeller on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Schoeller

Dutch fashion photographer Alek has been in the fashion industry for around eight years and has been shooting fashion since 2006. After attending photography school he worked as an assistant before establishing himself as a much sought after photographer with an impressive list of commercial and editorial clients.

Watch the video from his fashion photo shoot below.

This video has been prepared by Canon Professional Network

Enjoy this short movie below!

Once you have figured out the specific emotion then you should think of an experience from your past that will allow you to feel the emotion needed for the proper look. If I needed to feel the excitement of winning 20 million dollars I could think about the time I hit a grand slam in a little league all star game. That is the closest thing I can think of that made me feel like winning the lottery. I can still remember coming towards home plate with my hands up in the air. When I touched home plate I just started screaming with all of my teammates. If you do not have any experiences that can easily connect you with a needed feeling then make one up. Use your imagination.

Along with happiness, and other positive feelings, work on variations of frustration, anger, confusion, feeling sick, etc. Now you have a list of emotions, and you have figured out ways of retrieving them. The next step is to have someone (a non professional) take pictures of you. You can use any kind of camera. Even the cheapest instamatic camera will do for this exercise. Just make sure that the photos are clear and your body and face can be easily seen. Have the list of emotions near by. Look at one emotion at a time, and try to remember the situation that will put you in touch with that feeling. Once again, it is best to look away from the camera while you are preparing yourself. When you are ready, look up. If you are planning to look away from the camera, and not look straight into the lens, then make sure you find a spot to use as a land mark, so you can precisely get your head in the same position after each photo is taken.

The session will take place in studio and outdoor (Central London), theme of session TBA. Model will receive all photos taken during the session as well as some photos retouched. Photo shoot will take approximately  5 hours and date/time of the session is negotiable – suitable for both sides.

For more details please send email to studio@urbansin.co.uk with your picture and expectations (preferable theme description).

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