Third Floor Photo Society

I thought I would put up a photography blog as a way to show another resource that can be used instead of photographer websites directly. A lot of the time I will stumble up on blogs that feature photographers that Ive never heard of and there's endless amounts of blogs that have this. Check out Brokin Nglish :

Staudinger + Franke is a photographic agency that specializes in bringing the whole package to the commercial photography world. Make sure and look at the shooting, postproduction and even CGI work of Staudinger + Franke.

for all commerce photography students interested in entering the PIEA Competition, Here is the basic information and the links to the contest information online. Contest Page Rules

Commercial Photographer Adrian Samson out of London, shooting global advertising and campaigns. Adrian Samson    

Entries Due November 24th 2009 Contest Page Harman Photo

Coming out of Uruguay, the duo team of Santiago Epstein and Diego Velazco of Domino Photography Studio. Great stuff     Domino Photography

Give it a shot it would be a wounderful way to make Commerce SMILE. : ) To find our more check out HELP-Protrait site.   Thanks, Mary

The APA (advertising photographers of america) recently had the winners announced for their big contest. Heres the winners, the photos, and the links to their websites and the APA website. Lots of great work and great resources in this one! APA Website APA Contest Page and Winners Grand Prize Winner: Ross Anderson's Architecture Portfolio Ross Anderson Website 1st Place Landscape: Dennis Welsh Dennis Welsh Website 1st Place Still Life: Joshua Scott Joshua Scott Website 1st Place Fine Art: Genevieve Caron   Genevieve Caron Website  Francois Robert: Francois Robert Website

Bring to light another leading commercial photographer, Kurt Stallaert. Make sure and check the link below along with the link to his website for more work and also a behind the scenes look at a new campaign he did with Levis Paint Company. Behind The Scenes and Levi Paint Interview Kurt Stallaert Website

Chase Jarvis recently did a behind the scenes video of doing a skiing shoot for Sandisk Memory Cards. In the video, Chase goes in depth on how to use studio equipment on high motor drive cameras, even at eight frames per second! This is a great video for getting all the technical tips and tricks for combining sports and studio equipment.

One of the huge names right now in the commercial industry is Erik Almas, a photographer based out in San Fransisco who covers just about every category of photography.  Take a long look through his website to see some amazing commercial and fine art work. Erik Almas Photography

Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? ART REVIEW | 'WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL' Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? By KEN JOHNSON Published: October 30, 2009 What makes a good rock photograph is something to ponder, and the show at the Brooklyn Museum offers an excellent opportunity to do so.