"I understood the craft of photography when done by an artist is art." Ruth Bernhard Our guest today was Randel Urbauer a professional commercial photographer for more than 3 decades.
While at a young age he thought of going into biology, he ultimately followed his right brain for a career in the arts. He attended the Art Center initially to follow his love for fine arts photography, but became involved in the commercial side. While his decision was partially rooted in the realities of having to pay the bills, he found he truly loved this side of photography. It allowed him to be involved in something different daily, and use his love of problem solving for every different assignment. He has travelled extensively on assignments, and has local studios. Rand brought in portfolios of both his commercial works and some personal earlier work (B&W). He fielded questions over a wide range of topics, including adapting to digital formats after years of analog work, and how the demands of his profession have similarly changed over the years (but without any change in the demands he puts on himself for attempts at perfect color and lighting); different print styles and formats; why working with models is no longer fun; and related a number of other technical tricks he uses to achieve his final product. He did bring a print he submitted to a PPA (Professional Photographers Association) competition on the roots of creativity. His picture won the competition. He discussed the visual metaphors of the picture and how it was related to his life and professional growth and the roots of his creativity. He also showed and discussed a commercial shot of a hotel in Mammoth Lakes and how he took a rather bleak façade, using creative lighting then blended many different shots to get his final shot shown below. He agreed to return f8 in the future to demonstrate some of his work flow methods and editing techniques. He can be reached at: [email protected] Check out his website: http://www.ruphoto.com
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