A brief behind the scenes peek at the vitalmx.com pinup shoot with model, Tashia.

Above is one of the photos from that day. You can see more photos here:
Vitalmx.com

The spud.

French fries, au gratin, scalloped, baked, potato chips…

So many options and the reason why the potato is my favorite, tuberous root vegetable. I even have fond, childhood memories of spud-gun wars with the neighborhood kids.

Apparently the UN (United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization) thinks highly of the potato, too. In celebration of the International Year of the Potato, the UN has announced a photo contest for amateurs and professionals worldwide.

Anyone aged 18 and older can submit up to 8 photos depicting a theme that features the celebrated vegetable. Prizes include: $4000 dollar US and Nikon D300 up for first place in the pro category and $2000 and a Nikon D60 for first place amateur. Deadline to submit your entry is September 1, 2008.

To get more details, rules and submit your entry visit the http://potato2008.org website:

http://www.potato2008.org/en/photocontest/index.html

Red Storm, originally uploaded by @ aguirre.

Another shot of the beautiful Jaime. Makeup and hair by Dionne.

I might be behind the times with this, but I’ve recently discovered some amazing use of exceptional typography animation with music and words. The emphasis of the words with the music, phrase or idea in these examples is done extremely well.

Let the Drummer Kick, by Citizen Cope. Animation by: Artur Dimke.

Oceans Eleven Project

Rob Haggart over at A Photo Editor—who’s site all photographer’s should read—recently had a self-promo competition of sorts. He invited all photographers to submit their photos to a flickr pool and he picked and published his top choices.

This slide show are his picks:

Facebook, Myspace, Virb, Online personals, Blogs, etc. are full of users and self portraits. This tip will show you how you can shoot a dramatic self portrait with your digital point and shoot camera that will add some polish to your profile.

Photography is about capturing light and we’ll be using the built in flash for ours. The only piece of equipment you’ll need for your studio is a white business card (a 3×5 card or paper cut and folded work well too) and a white wall.

Den ganzen Beitrag lesen…

Music videos have always been a catalyst to get the creative juices flowing when you’re stumped for ideas. What better way to fuel up than with a creative package that combines, music, visual and storytelling in minutes.

Here’s five that I really enjoy.

Take a look and then go out and create.

Unkle – Rabbit in your headlights
Watch this one to the end. You won’t be disappointed.

Glosoli – Sigur Ross
Another one you need to watch all the way to the end. The cinematography in this one is amazing.

Radiohead – Just
What’s did this man say?

Knights of Cydonia – The Muse
Good vs. Evil, mustaches, laser-fire six-shooters and Flaming Energy Ball style Kung fu. How can you go wrong?

Weapon of Choice – Fatboy Slim
Dance Walken, dance!

Want a shot at seeing what it’s like to be the next SI swimsuit photographer? Grab your virtual camera and head over to: www.directdaniella.com. The best part is you don’t have to worry about: focus, shutter speeds, f-stops, lighting, angles, directing the model, getting sunburned or pleasing a client and their art director!