Category Archives: hot photography

Maki Kawakita on Strobist

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

Writer Irwin Wong has a new post on the popular off-camera flash blog Strobist. It chronicles a 2009 photo shoot by Maki Kawakita, a commercial photographer based in both Tokyo and New York. Kawakita shot the Japanese rock band Glay in a Yokohama hote… Continue reading →

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Lee Cherry Photo Shoot: A Labor of Love

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Alice B. Miller

A few months back, Los Angeles-based celebrity photographer, director, producer Lee Cherry and a circle of talented artist friends completed Labor of Love, a CD featuring the lush vocals of his wife, Scarlett Cherry. Conceived and produced during Scarl… Continue reading →

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Tim Tadder, Light Gangster

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

I caught up with Tim Tadder of Solana Beach, California, and the first thing I asked him about was why former Bush advisor Karl Rove called Tadder “the Light Gangster.” It turned out to be an exclusive, as Tadder says he’s never told … Continue reading →

Posted in D4, hot photography, portrait photography, pro-7a, pro-7b, Pro-8 Air, sports photography, Tim Tadder | Comments Off

Kickstart the Human Light Suit

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

Eric Schwabel went to Burning Manlast year. Taking place in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, the high desert is full of harsh conditions. Alkaline covering the ground powders when stepped on, and is highly corrosive. Weather changes quickly. There i… Continue reading →

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Claes Axstål Challenges the Sun

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

Claes Axstål regularly does something most photographers haven’t thought of, let alone tried. Axstål and his team can typically be found in the air, manning a ton of gear, and—quite literally—lighting and photographing another plane or hel… Continue reading →

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Andrew Link’s Flashy Rides

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

We love learning about the diversity of the photographers who use Profoto gear every day. Andrew Link is the staff photographer at RIDES magazine. He shoots most of their covers and features himself. Based in New York, Link has been with RIDES almost f… Continue reading →

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David Myrick Shoots the Glitch Mob

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

David Hobby brought an innovative shoot to our attention on his Strobist blog. Photographer David Myrick came up with an inventive concept for a photo session with the Glitch Mob, an electronic music group. As Hobby perfectly describes in his post, &#8… Continue reading →

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Quincy Dein Shooting in Hawaii

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

Hawaiian photographer Quincy Dein reached out to us to share his use of Profoto gear. What follows are his words. When I set out on this project, my goal was to capture windsurfing and kiteboarding in a new and dynamic way. I wanted a fresh look, somet… Continue reading →

Posted in Battery-powered Flash, hot photography, LiFe battery, Magnum Reflector, Pro-B2, Quincy Dein, sports photography, Standard Zoom Reflector | Comments Off

Dale May’s American Paintings of Light

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

Dale May grew up in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, a small town between Philadelphia and the Delaware border, which was also the hometown of the iconic American painter Andrew Wyeth. Some might argue art is in the waters of the Brandywine River, which runs through the town. May’s grandfather was a big band era drummer, and [...] Continue reading →

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Tomas Whitehouse to Host Studio Workshop

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Ron Egatz for Profoto Blog

A photographer we’ve admired for a long time is hosting a studio workshop next month in his adopted country of Finland. Tomas Whitehouse is a great British shooter who gave up his punk rock guitar playing to become a highly-stylized photographer to be reckoned with. You can get full details about the workshop, entitled “Episode [...] Continue reading →

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