Arnold Newman

When thinking about environmental portraits and looking for inspiration, I recalled a book a former photography teacher showed me on the work of Arnold Newman. We were discussing portraiture in my first film photography class and my teacher John Barnhardt, a local filmmaker in Charleston, was showing us some of the photographers that inspired him. I instantly loved the work of Newman. His environmental portraits reminded me a lot of the work I was attempting and gave me inspiration to take my portraiture to that level. I really love the photo he took of Otto Frank, Anne Frank's father. With such a difficult subject to photograph, he took a very sensitive and delicate route. I imagine there must have been a significant amount of trust between the photographer and subject to make that photo happen.

Studio Quality Product Photography for $12

I love creative and resourceful solutions to getting the best looking pictures I can. This link that I found on Reddit's photography forums shows how to create a really great looking light box style shot with under $12 of supplies... and using natural light!
Check it out!
Hopefully, I'll be able to try this out when I get a table. I've been interested in trying some lightbox type techniques for a while now. The hardest thing is deciding what to photograph.