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Based on your suggestions and feedback, we've compiled this list of featured national photographers. Most of the photographers listed here are studio and location photographers, so the primary city or region of office location and/or operation is listed. Most recent additions are at the top.
Juan Carlos Herrera. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Juan Carlos Herrera was raised between USA and Venezuela. Having just finished a program of study in literature at The Central University of Venezuela, Juan Carlos is pursuing a Masters in Art at the University of Iowa with a literature track and a Latin American emphasis. Juan Carlos is focusing on an investigation involving Critic or Cultural Studies. Having studied the fashion industry in Latino America, Juan Carlos focuses on fashion photography. "I like poetry, museums, music, and all things that make life delicate and liveable." You can reach Juan Carlos by e-mail at juancarlosbox @ hotmail.com (remove spaces).
Jack Journey.
Jack Journey is a commercial photographer who specializes in interior, architectural, and landscape photography with a passion for coastal images. Nearly all of Jack's images are photographed using digital cameras and printed on either Fuji’s 30” Chromira printer using Fuji Digital Paper processed through RA-4 chemicals, or Canon’s 13” X 19” i9100, large format Photo Printer using Kodak Professional Inkjet Photo Paper. Photography has been a source of pleasure since majoring in commercial art in college where Jack was introduced to small and medium format cameras and photographic darkrooms in 1963. Along with his wife Christina, Jack lives in
Bodega Bay, California.
John Richard (Iowa City). Just looking at John Richard's resume will give you an idea of the unique experience that he has to offer. From Mt. Everest base camp travels to covering presidential primary campaigns for Reuters, John's style speaks volumes. [ Website | Resume ]
Eric Myer (Malibu, California). For over twenty years, Eric has specialized in location and portrait photography for advertising, editorial and corporate clients. Traveling extensively throughout the world, he has photographed assignments for a wide range of Fortune 500 companies, internationally recognized advertising agencies, design firms and magazines. Eric Myer has an impressive client list including Microsoft, Disney, Sprint, Apple Computer, Hewlett Packard, Newsweek, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. [Website | Stereotypes]
Michael Justice (Southern California). Photographer Michael Justice is based in Southern California and specializes in photographing people in their environment for leading corporate, editorial and advertising clients worldwide. [Website]
Tom Ianuzzi (San Francisco, New York). With over 20 years of experience as a location and studio photographer, Tom has worked extensively for major corporations as well as consumer and trade publications.
Educated as a fine arts photographer, Tom offers an interpretive viewpoint and a unique perspective. [Website]
John Zich (Chicago). With over 20 years as a photojournalist, John Zich shoots for many of the nation's leading publications. [Website]
Andrew Kaufman (Miami). Andrew has been working as a professional photographer for publications and companies worldwide since 1986. He has done editorial, commercial and advertising work. [Website]
Joseph Victor Stefanchik (Dallas). Joseph specializes in fine art, black and white, documentary wedding photojournalism, bridal and engagement portraits. [Main Website | Weddings]
Other Photographers
These Photographers are not necessarily available "for hire" but they have some beautiful online collections:
As you probably know, on digital cameras there is a choice between "spot" metering and "multi" metering which determines how the light level is analyzed. I sometimes will use the "spot" metering and then hold down the "take a picture button" about half-way (a technique I learned from my early days of photography) which allows the camera to make focal and lighting adjustments which then stay fixed as long as you are holding the button half-way down. Then, I move the camera back to frame the picture in just as I want it.
For example, if you are taking a picture of a sunset on the horizon using multi-metering mode, and the bright sky is taking up most of the picture, the lighting will be adjusted accordingly to make the larger portion of the picture (the "democratic majority of the picture") become that which determines the lighting. Yes, cameras have democracy built-in. In this way, the smaller portion of the picture (the little bit of ground on the horizon) will look under-exposed. So, the trick, then, is to use spot metering (which analyzes the lighting in the very center of the viewfinder) and point to something that represents what I want the lighting to be adjusted to. Then, still holding the button down part-way, I frame in the shot to get just the right lighting. That's how I do the sunset photos. I usually take several pictures that will give me varying degrees of light levels and then pick the best of the batch. With sunsets, the lighting is typically low. So, if you don't have a tripod, you can rest the camera on a vehicle or some other object and then use the self-timer so the camera is perfectly still when the photo is taken. You can see some samples on the Resources for Life Photography Sunsets Page.
