Creative arts and photography
Assignment: Album cover for well-known Vibraphonist
Album cover photograph for Ted Piltzecker's latest album "Vibes on a Breath."
Unauthorized use: flattered or annoyed?
I got an unusual email the other day from an author who, while researching the 20th Century sculptor Alberto Giacometti, discovered that my 2019 blog post about a trip I took to the Vancouver (Canada) Art Museum where I photographed myself next to a Giacometti sculpture called "The Walking Man" had been stolen by a Chinese company for their website (see screenshot above) to sell their knock-off copies of famous sculptures. Do the famous artists [...]
BEHIND THE SCENES at a headshot session
Had a wonderful headshot portrait session with Kevin. (Why do you need a headshot???? Click here!) This is probably my favorite lighting set up for business headshots. Notice the small light behind his head, this is what’s known as the rim light, or edge light. It provides a beautiful outline around his figure allowing him to “pop” from the darker background and giving a much stronger shape to his form. Need a business or family [...]
Line of Work: A Gallery Exhibition of Portraits by Phil Cantor GalleryLine of Work: A Gallery Exhibition of Portraits by Phil Cantor
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Line of Work: A Gallery Exhibition of Portraits by Phil Cantor
Opening June 1st, my latest personal art project will be on view at The Gallery at Berkshire Hathaway in Montclair, NJ. "LINE OF WORK" is a series of portraits highlighting the jobs that we choose for ourselves and how they shape us into who we are. The exhibit consists of over 40 portraits of working men and women who live or work near my studio in Montclair. I am drawing a straight line from this [...]
Your Photobooth Portraits from Montclair CenterStage Music Festival!
Last weekend, I held a photobooth outside of my studio where I invited festival revelers to don various goofy photobooth accoutrement and get their portraits taken.
Portrait of an Escape Artist
I recently had the exciting task of photographing an actual, real-life escape artist. His name is Thomas Solomon, and he is quite the accomplished magician.