LightSource Photography Podcast E011 - Joseph Cartright

LightSource is our lighting and photography podcast that introduces photographers to studio lighting and digital photography techniques and equipment.

Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer and inspector (Flickr)

Special Guest:
Special Guest Joseph Cartright, New York city fashion and beauty photographer

Joseph's ability to conceptualize and bring to bear ideas, his knack for building technically precise lighting and his decisive production skills are the result of his breadth of experience. He has garnered the respect and command of many top tier clients including Victoria's Secret, Halston, Ralph Lauren and L'Oreal.

LightSource Episode 11 (Interview Series) [36:10 minutes]
Download the show: LightSource011.mp3 [16.7 Mb]

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Ed and Bill discuss:
New instructional video and books section
Studio Lighting videos by Will Crockett, shootsmarter.com
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Bill and Ed take a photo walk
Ed describes his experience with a Lensbaby
Ed gets serious about iViewmedia 3 pro

Special Guest Joseph Cartright, New York city fashion and beauty photographer discusses:
Getting started in fashion photography
His studio space in New York city
Traveling for clients
Shooting with high end digital cameras and digital backs
Challenges associated with fashion photography
Building visual loyalty
Communicating the vision of his clients
Creative freedom in the professional studio setting
Various genres of fashion photography, commercial photography, advertising and catalog photography
Staffing for various types of photographic products
Selecting models based on the project
What makes a great fashion model
How your skill level effects your marketability as a photographer
Lighting for the product in catalog photography
Lighting for an essence in an advertising campaign
Why great images might have to be thrown away
How digital photography has affected the fashion shoot
Using multiple visual outputs during a photo shoot
How perfect images are a mixture of skill, instinct and chance
Being willing to fail in order to learn
Phase One digital backs and Capture One digital workflow software
Digital versus film professional workflow
Advice for beginning fashion photographers
Torturing your friends
Building an image creation team
How where you live can effect your fashion career
Thinking through your camera lens

Email your lighting and photography questions to: studiolighting@ gmail.com or leave a voicemail with your SIP phone at (747) 600-3900 and we'll try to answer your question on the show.

Thanks for listening to LightSource!