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I’ve seen a lot of small tutorials on the web giving advice on how to shoot cars, but none as comprehensive as this one. There’s a lot of behind the scenes looks at lighting setups and discussion on how the photographer, Robert Bigano, shoots vehicles. Videos too!

Thanks for the tip Pietro.

This person isn’t a photographer, but she’s making some nice images in sand. It’s pretty amazing. Watch a few seconds to see what’s going on.

I’m so out of touch. I shot Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt today, couple actors I’ve never really heard of from a shot called the Hills. Publicity thing for wireimage.com

Here’s a good video showing a photographer (Baldomero Fernandez) using lights in a way they shouldn’t be used for a very cool effect. This is a good thing….

This video is hard core, gutt-wrenching, in your face, violent and bloody and disturbing. It’s video made with a Canon 5D Mark II in a steady-cam type rig, complete with a shotgun microphone shot by photographer Danfung Dennis in Afghanistan. It has a cinematic quality, and really shows what stunning quality can come out of that camera:

I got the Oct. 19, 2009 issue of ESPN the Magazine today, and think photography-wise, it’s the best issue ever. They call it their “Body Issue” and there’s more than 30 portraits of male and female athletes in various states of undress. The portraits are stunning. You can see some of the portraits here and a behind the scenes video of some of the shoots below. Strobist junkies can be quick on the pause button to see what’s doing with lighting:

This is worth a look. Artist Robert Wilson creates what at first look like still photography portraits, but if you watch long enough, you see the subjects move. His work is done in HD video, and displayed on monitors in museums or similar settings, and it’s haunting and spooky and weird and beautiful and gripping. If you like this video, check out the behind the scenes making of his work: he’s meticulous with his lighting and talks with his subjects on a microphone sound system as he watches them on a monitor.

Got this magazine in the mail the other day; a shoot I did a couple months ago. The other images below are of Ralph Rubio, the founder of Rubios. Of course I had to get him with his signature product, the fish taco….