News and Discussion Huffington Post – Hollywood Movie Stills A sneak peek at Preview of Joel W. Finler’s collection of iconic movie stills –
A specials shoot is a publicity shoot for a film or TV show that is specifically to capture promotional stills. Promotional stills are integral press and publicity resources and are usually shot in a studio environment with the key cast. On high profile film productions “Specials” photographers are often iconic photographers such as Annie Leibovitz...
So, you’ve managed to survive your film shoot as stills photographer and you’ve delivered a bunch of amazing still images to a very happy Producer or Unit Publicist…You’re done, right? For those photographers in the big league that’s probably enough, but not for an ambitious stills photographer hungry to forge their career working on film...
It may sound like I’m stating the obvious, but photographing actors is the single most important task for a stills photographer. Actors are core talent to the film making process. They contribute significantly to making a good script into a great show and they make your production stills shine. Given their high rank in the...