Jack Neubart

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Pro's Choice: The Photography Of Rod McLean: Outdoor Adventures & Active Lifestyles
Jack Neubart  |  Jan 14, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2013

“The first questions I ask myself, after receiving the layouts from the art director, are: how can I make this my own, what can I add to it?” Active lifestyle photographer Rod McLean continues: “When we select the final locations and talent, the ideas become clearer. During a tech scout, we’ll shoot various views of the location, create rough comps, and talk about the possible scenarios: the best time to shoot, the props and wardrobe, etc. We all have to have a clear idea what we’ll be shooting and how the final images are going to look because we’ll be setting up the first shot in the dark, waiting for the morning light.”

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Pro's Choice: The Portraiture Of Mark Katzman: Lifestyle On Location
Jack Neubart  |  May 10, 2013  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2013

Mark Katzman has been shooting professionally for over 25 years. Originally, he studied filmmaking at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In college, and for a short while thereafter, he found he could earn money by taking pictures of baseball teams.

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Pro's Choice: Tim Tadder Brings Sports To Life: Direction, Lighting & Imagination
Jack Neubart  |  Sep 20, 2013  |  First Published: Aug 01, 2013

“I have a mantra that I live by,” states San Diego-based Tim Tadder. “I believe that I work with the best clients in the world, and that they demand the best out of me. If the job calls for equipment I don’t have, I’ll make sure that I have it available so that I’m delivering the best product I can.”

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Pro's Choice; Chris Collins, Problem Solver; Bringing Still Life To Life Takes Ingenuity, And The Right Tools
Jack Neubart  |  Mar 01, 2008

How do you photograph a duck pumping gas? When Aflac came to New York advertising photographer Chris Collins with just such a dilemma, this problem solver had the answer and years of experience to back him up. One duck was a given: they'd use a very sophisticated puppet designed (and finessed over the years) by noted Hollywood model-maker Stan Winston. But they'd also...

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Pro's Choice; Chris Vincent’s Liquid Realities; Capturing Pours, Spills, And Splashes
Jack Neubart  |  Apr 01, 2010

Chris Vincent knows how to make a splashy shot for his clients. When it comes to liquids—pours, spills, splashes, and explosions—Chris Vincent (www.cvincent.com) has done it. That and the more sedate still life studies where all is quiet and calm.

I met Vincent years back when he was...

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Pro's Choice; David Allan Brandt’s Global Portraits; Getting It Right Takes Talent, Technique, And The Right Tools
Jack Neubart  |  Jun 01, 2010

One moment you can find him photographing people diving off a boat in Bali, the next focusing on a businesswoman returning to a hotel restaurant in Bangkok to savor the haute cuisine, and then back in his studio capturing a telling portrait. That’s the life of an advertising photographer specializing in portraiture, lifestyle, and fashion, as David Allan Brandt knows it.

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Pro's Choice; David Stuart’s Light Choices; Mix & Match For The Job At Hand
Jack Neubart  |  Oct 01, 2010

“Most of the photo equipment that I use is rented,” says Atlanta, Georgia-based pro photographer David Stuart (www.davidstuart.net). “I don’t even own that much gear to begin with.”

For most of his assignments, Stuart prefers a Hasselblad H2 with a Phase One P 45+ back...

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Pro's Choice; Museum Photography: Diverse Tools For Diverse Needs; The Complex World Of Photography At New York’s American Museum Of Natural History
Jack Neubart  |  Jan 01, 2008

"The Great Swamp was a treat," observed one of the photographers from the American Museum of Natural History's photo studio after returning from a trip to photograph this New Jersey marshland. "Nothing like slogging around in chest waders and dodging mosquitoes (unsuccessfully, I might add) for four hours in really nice smelling swamp water," he...

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Pro's Choice; Richard Izui’s Automotive Photography; Beyond The Ordinary
Jack Neubart  |  May 04, 2011  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2011

Automotive photography involves more than cars, although these vehicles make up the bulk of this genre. Automotive can also mean motorcycles and practically any motorized conveyance that hits the road. Tackling these vehicles may appear overwhelming at first, but not to veteran automotive photographer Richard Izui.

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Pro's Choice; Showing People In The Best Light; Andrew Eccles Makes Celebs, Dancers, And Everyday Folk Shine With His Lighting, Attitude, And Style
Jack Neubart  |  Nov 01, 2010

“I can trace my roots in photography back to when I was a student at the Ontario College of Art (Toronto),” Andrew Eccles recalls. “But there was one problem: back then, I found it intimidating to approach people with the camera, so I avoided photographing them.

“Then I came to New York and started studying magazines such as Rolling Stone, and, through a...

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