Victoria Will's "Portraits Under Pressure"

On Tuesday, June 24th from 4:30-8:30pm, photographer Victoria Will will be here to talk about her techniques working in portraiture! You probably remember seeing some of Victoria Will's stunning celebrity tintypes taken at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Well, if you're interested in learning about her process as well as her experience in photographing such prolific names, such as Glenn Close, Anne Hathaway and Willem DaFoe, then you'll definitely want to this artist talk! We recently wrote a little bit about her tintype project on this blog when she stopped by to show us some of her originals, so check that out as well.

Portraits Under Pressure:

Celebrity portrait photographer Victoria Will discusses her lighting techniques for reading and shaping light for any type of portrait. Accustomed to working under tight time constraints, Victoria will share some of her secrets to working quickly on location or in the studio and talk about how to deal with clients in tricky situations while still getting what you need. “I had an assignment to photograph Justin Bieber last year. When it was all said and done—58 seconds after it began, I had shot him in two lighting set ups and had 22 frames to show for it.” Register for this event, here.

About Victoria:
Victoria began her career at the New York Post where she was a staff photographer. In a news environment responsible for headlines like "Headless Body in Topless Bar," Victoria honed her skills and her sense of humor. With a focus on commercial and editorial portraiture, her photographs appear on newswires and in newspapers and magazines worldwide, from the Associated Press to W magazine, The New York Times to Vogue. A graduate from Princeton University, she hails from Washington, D.C., but now resides in New York with her two French Bulldogs and photojournalist husband.

Upcoming Hensel and Chimera Events

ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS
AND PHOTO ASSISTANTS!

You can never know enough about light and the different lighting systems available to you, so come by Foto Care on June 3rd and 4th for a couple of very special events presented by Hensel and Chimera!

On June 3rd from 9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm, Hensel and Chimera are teaming up for a training session for photographers and assistants. This training will include:

• Hands on training to be conducted for Hensel by Guido Puttkammer the Managing Director of Hensel Germany and Peter Levitt.
• Hands on training to be conducted for Chimera by Lynn Bryson from Chimera.

Both sessions are the same. For more information about Guido, and to register for a training session, just click on one of the times listed above.

On June 4th from 5pm to 8pm, we're having a Hensel and Chimera Open House. 

Open House Schedule: 

• 5pm-6pm: Social meet and greet with Hensel and Chimera representatives and photographers, assistants, companies, etc. Light refreshments will be served.
• 6pm-7pm: Key note photographer speaker Jarmo Pohjaniemi. Long time Playboy Photographer and owner of "Shoot the Centerfold" seminar and workshops.
• 7pm-8pm: Overview of the Hensel and Chimera products with company representatives. Hands-on experience and presentation.

Click here for more information about Jarmo and to register for this event. 

We encourage everyone to register before the event so that we can get an accurate head count, as we will be providing refreshments for each of these events!