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April 2012 … Studio Views
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Author Archives: John
Silence is Golden … sometimes
Any portrait is a process of discovery for me. I talk a lot and ask a lot of questions. The upside is that I get reaction and a fluid energy. My chatter wasn’t working with this guy. Needing to change something, I asked him to simply talk to me about something important to him. My [...]
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Posted in ALL, Portraits, Thoughts
Tagged Annual Report, Boston, business portrait, Executive Portraits, Hanukkah, John Earle
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Winners and Losers
Along with all the amazing possibilities in the digital realm have come the wires and constant “checking”. What is lost is the need for a certain kind of concentration; of previsualization; a certain way of being in a given photographic moment. I am not sure one takes better pictures one way or the other; but [...]
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Stephanie
The three components to a portrait are subject, light, and context; with the light sometimes doing double duty. In my world, the conditions of portraiture are often predetermined. There is the “you have 5 minutes” portrait which is often accompanied by the “pre ordained context”. There are the “contrived portraits” which speak to a technique [...]
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Posted in ALL, Artist/Author, Portraits, Thoughts
Tagged Author, John Earle, Photography, Portraits, Portraiture
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The Essential Portrait
All portraiture, to me, involves a certain mutual philanthropy.The core experience is the often powerful interaction between the sitter and the photographer. The camera becomes an instrument of confusion. Even before the first exposure, the photographer is empowered and the sitter revealed. The reveal, sometimes given without the knowledge of the sitter, is a gift. [...]
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Posted in ALL, Artist/Author, Portraits, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged Historic, John Earle, Paul Strand, Photography, Portraits, Portraiture
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Happy Holidays
To those who believe that we are all better off if everyone gets a shot at the basics … Safety, Dignity, and Possibility. To those who believe the natural world is beautiful and sacred, and that we need to live with it and not in spite of it. To those who know that we [...]
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Posted in ALL, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged 2011, Christmas, Hanukkah, Holiday, Wishes
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Nice Lawyers … Really
One fascinating aspect of my job is to experience the cultures of different organizations. Sometimes the vibe I get is palpable. Sensitivity to this culture is critical in order to work well. My interaction is often broad and deep, and I need to play by their rules or my clients and their contacts can pay [...]
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Posted in ALL, Executive Portraiture, Portraits
Tagged Executive Portraits, Executives, John Earle, Lawyers, Leaders, location, location photography, Portraits, Portraiture
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Keeping it Simple … Getting it Right
I am always happier when the idea quotient is higher than the production quotient. Production, to me. is a way to get back to simple. Simple is being in the right place, in the right light, with the right crew. Photographing author Bill Landay for Random House was just such an occasion. There wasn’t any [...]
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Posted in ALL, Artist/Author, High Profile, Portraits
Tagged Author, Boston, John Earle, location, Portraiture, Random House
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Photographing Leaders
-Go Directly to Leader Portfolio- Photographing the people in charge demands both technical and psychological precision. These are people who reached the top by being very, very good at things that matter to them, and they do not suffer fools gladly. A portrait session puts them in the uncomfortable position of ceding control to someone [...]
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Posted in ALL, Executive Portraiture, High Profile, Portraits
Tagged Executive Portraits, Executives, Leaders, Portraits
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