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Probably one of the most talked about show (for men) was aired last night on CBS! 

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Palm Springs Eternal Trip

You and a guest can experience Palm Springs Eternal with Trina Turk.

Follow the link and enter to win:

• Two VIP Tickets to Trina Turk Fashion Show and Fashion Week —
March 25 & 26, 2011
• Two Night Stay at the Riviera Palm Springs
• Join an exclusive group for a private lunch with Trina Turk at her Palm Springs home.
• Dinner for two at Wally’s Desert Turtle

American Photo and Model Mayhem are giving photographers a chance to build up their portfolios by allowing them to photograph real models.  For one day there will be 20+ models in Los Angeles, CA.  All you need to do is bring your camera.  Everything else is taken care of.  The cost to attend the shoot is $279 and the event will be sold out so hurry up and register.

The event will be on March 26th, 2011 from 9am – 5pm.

OneModelPlace.com is proud to present a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity with "Shoot the Centerfold", a Photographers Seminar on January 30th at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Ft Lauderdale.

This informative seminar is being conducted by three of the most respected photographers in the industry, Playboy photographers Arny Freytag (LA), David Mecey (LA), and Jarmo Pohjaniemi (Miami) . Together, these talented artists have more than 80 years combined experience shooting for Playboy Magazine.

For the first time, they have agreed to share their knowledge and industry secrets to aspiring photographers. A special arrangement has been made by OneModelPlace.com to offer preferred pricing for this one-day event.

Enrollment for Shoot the Centerfold is $495.00 and admission is limited.

This is a seminar dedicated to teaching a Playboy style lighting, posing and other techniques unique to the Centerfold photographer. For those of you who would like to shoot, you will have a limited time to photograph one of our models with the photographers’ assistance. Produce an outstanding image for your portfolio!

I have been doing some work on researching the best way to manage and keep track of your portfolio when working with models.  I came across a couple of different sites now from when I first did my post about Model Management (which was lost when my WordPress crashed earlier this year). 

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This was probably my first attempt at creating multiple shots of the same person in the same shot.  I did this with Adobe Photoshop after I had just finished taking some photos of Joseph Marquez.  Remember, I have not taken any Adobe Photoshop training at all along with no Photography training!  All learn as I go! 

This photo was taken back in 2007 with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT.

Thanks for reading everyone and I hope you have a great weekend.  Don’t forget, next week I will be showing off some of my photos from Mexico to help celebrate the Mexican Independence Day.  (Although its late, but oh well, better late than never!)

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

Today I have the privilege of interviewing the amazing talented Jill Carmel.  Jill, I really want to thank you on behalf of myself and all the readers out there for doing the interview. 

Perez Studios: When did you decide to become a photographer?
Jill Carmel: I decided to become a photographer when I was 19 and had to choose between becoming a scientist or an artist.
Perez Studios: What does photography mean to you?
Jill Carmel: I believe artists have place in this world – to make it a better place to be through aesthetics or to raise awareness. For me, I’ve found that I can make people lives better and put smiles on their faces through my work.
Perez Studios: How technical is your photography?
Jill Carmel: It is very technical, but I’ve been doing it so long now (nine years) that everything comes almost automatically at this point. I’ve got my technique really dialed in for the look that I love.
Perez Studios: How do you feel about cropping?
Jill Carmel: Cropping is a lot of fun and can completely change an image based on where you want to draw the eye.
Perez Studios: Define the word "beauty"!
Jill Carmel: For me, beauty is that quality that makes you lose yourself for a moment in how good something makes you feel.
Perez Studios: How does your personality change when you look through the camera?
Jill Carmel: Something in me clicks on and I am completely concentrated on what I’m photographing.  I lose myself in the moment and forget about everything other than the subject in front of me.
Perez Studios: Who are your influences?
Jill Carmel: There are too many to mention. I gather inspiration from other photographers, magazine, clothing catalogues, design blogs, people, nature…if I see it and it makes something in my head click, I go with it.

Perez Studios: What are the biggest personal or professional challenges you face on a daily basis?
Jill Carmel: Always being better than yesterday.
Perez Studios: What has been the single biggest obstacle against growing as a photographer in whole? Jill Carmel: Fighting my own fears, but this is also the most exciting part about being an artist.
Perez Studios: What are your favorite subjects to photograph?
Jill Carmel: People
Perez Studios: Do you ever have photographer’s block and if yes how do you deal with it?
Jill Carmel: I look around me on the web, outside, in magazines until something catches my eye and I try to recreate it. By the time I’m done “recreating” it, it’s usually turned into something completely different from the original thing that I saw.
Perez Studios: What types of assignments are you attracted most?
Jill Carmel: Ones with love and interaction. My favorite moments are the “in-between” moments.
Perez Studios: Do you think of yourself as an artist and what do you think of the word artist?
Jill Carmel: Yes. An artist is someone who works to uplift the society through aesthetics.
Perez Studios: How do you describe your photographic style?
Jill Carmel: Fresh, bright, simple and intimate.
Perez Studios: What has been the most surprising or most predictable reaction to your photographs?
Jill Carmel: Crying…

Perez Studios: What would you have done differently during your photography career so far and could this be an advice to others?
Jill Carmel: I would have had more confidence in myself in the beginning.
Perez Studios: What are your thoughts on the paparazzi and their effects on photographers and photography?
Jill Carmel: They are not artists (per my own definition) so they are not relevant to the world of the art of photography.
Perez Studios: How do you feel about digital manipulation and to what extent do you utilize it? Jill Carmel: I think it’s wonderful because straight out of the camera images do not represent what I see out of my own eyes. I use Photoshop in such a way as to bring pictures back up to what I with my own eyes.
Perez Studios: What other thoughts would you like to share?
Jill Carmel: The more artists there are in this world, the better and I whole-heartedly admire anyone who has the courage to embrace the artist inside of them.

Visit Jill Carmel’s websites:

http://www.jillcarmel.com

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacramento-CA/Jill-Carmel-Photography/115606608078

Twitter: http://twitter.com/jillcarmel

Blog: http://jillcarmel.typepad.com

I am thinking of doing something similar with my interviews that I did with photographers and do something geared towards models.  I thought it would be interesting to see what the models experience in their work and see how they have managed to survive the recession. 

I have only worked with a couple of models and plan to interview them as well but I would love to get some feedback from you readers as to what kind of questions you would like me to ask the models. 

If you or someone you know is a model and would be interested in doing the interview then please let them know so we can get them interviewed and published.

Thanks for reading,

Manuel Perez