Here I am waiting for my clients to arrive.......
Hello all, I’m Michael E. Stern, a commercial and editorial photographer who has been plying his craft since 1980. I have operated studios in Hollywood, North Hollywood and Burbank. Although I occasionally shoot out of a small studio near my home, I prefer to work on location as I spent the better part of 25 years working in-studio. Loved every minute of owning and operating my own commercial studios but it was time for a sea change.
Environmental portraiture is my favorite thing to do and I look for opportunities to create them. One of my posts discusses how I went about producing a 700 person group portrait for Disney Animation Studios. In the photograph above, I’m waiting for my clients to arrive while my two assistants have a bit of fun in the cockpit.
I occasionally post tutorials and photography-related training and information here. If you’re so inclined and are early in your career or perhaps in need of validation, my new book may be of help to you. Find it here or here.
Drop by from time to time as I share some of my experiences as a photographer/businessman, lab services broker, Photoshop expert and on being a self-employed artist. Let me know if there is a topic I can touch on for you.
Thanks for reading.
Cheers!
Gulf said,
March 8, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Good work, keep it up
David Litschel said,
December 18, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Michael has been teaching our students at Brooks Institute for many years. He is a master teacher and students gain an enormous amount from his instruction. I admire Michael’s dedication to changes in technology, for instance, he closed his studio several years ago for one entire year to devote his time solely to enable him to have a deep understanding of PhotoShop. Brooks Institute students have benefited greatly from Michael’s depth of experience.
David Litschel
Vice President Academic Affairs
Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara, California, USA