I am a HUGE fan of portrait photography and I can’t seem to get enough of what other people shoot and how they shoot it. I also love creative self portraits… but this is not one of them…
In this first-ever showcase of his work, Gregory Heisler, one of professional photography's most respected practitioners, shares 50 iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders, along with fascinating, thoughtful, often humorous stories about how the images were made. From his famously controversial portrait of President George H.W. Bush (which led to the revocation of Heisler's White House clearance) to his evocative post-9/11 Time magazine cover of Rudolph Giuliani, to stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Hillary Clinton, Michael Phelps, Muhammad Ali, and many more, Heisler reveals the creative and technical processes that led to each frame. For Heisler's fans and all lovers of photography, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits offers not only a gorgeous collection of both black-and-white and color portraits, but an engrossing look at the rarely seen art of a master photographer at work. With a foreword by New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Enjoy this collection of photographs by Gregory Heisler. View 12 Great Photographs Collections here. Read more in The Essential Collection Of Photographers’ Quotes. View more in The Essential Collection Of Photographers Videos. Find out more about Gregory Heisler here.
Foreword By Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Hace tiempo que no dedico una entrada a este género tan difícil como es el retrato. Desde los primeros momentos uno de los mayores deseos del hombre ha sido el captar a sus semejantes, esto lo heredó inmediatamente la fotografía de la mano de gente como Nadar o Julia Margaret Cameron... y en ello estamos. Hoy estaba viendo el libro de Gregory Heisler "50 Portraits" y de paso he visitado su página web, en ella podéis ver sus retratos. Un trabajo bien resuelto, jugando con la composición y la iluminación de una manera fácil y directa que intenta buscar algo más que una simple imagen. www.gregoryheisler.com
Foreword By Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Enjoy this collection of photographs by Gregory Heisler. View 12 Great Photographs Collections here. Read more in The Essential Collection Of Photographers’ Quotes. View more in The Essential Collection Of Photographers Videos. Find out more about Gregory Heisler here.
Ultimately, as soon as I saw her beseeching expression, the little doll’s hand seemed superfluous. It was a photographer’s contrivance, the one-thing-too-many in the picture. The first thing I did …
Presentamos una galería especial con imágenes de Arnold Newman
By Jim ColtonGeorge Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak company, once said: "Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography."Perhaps nowhere is this truer than the art of portraiture. Using light (artificial or natural) and understanding its nuances, is an art form in itself. The subtleties imbued with light and shadow can make or break a compelling portrait.
American portrait photographer Gregory Heisler (whom we featured yesterday) is probably best known for his 70+ cover portrait photos for TIME magazine.
I am so thankful that this is one of my teachers. He is both an amazing photographer and mentor/teacher. He teaches us to take the rules and techniques of photography and break them. So glad he let me take his picture. I hope to take more. I used a one profoto strobe with a 2x2 softbox up high. 2 black cards, one on each side of his head. and used a film changing closet as a background.(black walls in there)
The book, titled 50 portraits, includes stunning portraits of some of the most famous celebrities in the world as shot by world-famous photographer Gregory Heisler.
The book, titled 50 portraits, includes stunning portraits of some of the most famous celebrities in the world as shot by world-famous photographer Gregory Heisler.
Portrait photographer Gregory Heisler has done quite a few portraits for Time Magazine covers, including a few for their Person of the Year issues. This
LEFT, Arnold Newman photographed by Gregory Heisler, RIGHT, Gregory Heisler photographed by Arnold Newman (Editor’s Note: Exploring Light is a monthly Shutterbug column featuring tips, tricks, and photo advice from professional photographers in Canon’s Explorer’s of Light education program. This month's column is by Gregory Heisler on his approach to creating an environmental portrait. Greg is a founding member of the Explorers program and now a member of Canon Legends.)
