From the moment you arrive at Angelica Glass‘ portfolio landing page, you know this isn’t your typical wedding photography site. Click on the tagline “cheeky brides click here,” and you’re transported to Glass’ wedding portfolios, which, in my opinion, are everything wedding photos should be – classy yet intimate, and not cliched or gimmicky.
Glass clearly approaches each ceremony as it’s own unique event, and produces a good mix of posed and candid shots. Her behind-the-scenes shots really bring out the mood of their subjects; some of my favorites are below.
(Note: Glass gets extra points for
linking to lolcats on her contact page.)
This blog post was contributed by Frances Cirenza, editorial assistant.
About 27,000 people flocked to the PhotoPlus Expo this year, despite the bad economy. Apparently, no matter how weak the dollar is, there isn’t a price limit for ideas and networking.
Big names meant big displays. While some companies decided to try out their own semi-infomercials, complete with headsets and overly dramatic gestures, many opted for more sophistication.
[click to continue…]
Now that the longest (and arguably strangest) presidential campaign in history has finally reached an end, the “best of’s” have begun. Here’s a compilation of some my favorite campaign and election images in different categories. Like the campaign itself, they range from the bizarre to the somber to the hilarious. Photo District News recently released a list of “Five Photos That Cinched the Election for Barack.” While I don’t think that photos can ultimately swing an election one way or the other, the media in general does have a large impact on public opinion and can increase momentum for a candidate. That said, I enjoyed PDN’s article and site a couple of the same photos here. Without further ado, Zoom-In’s election photo roundup.
MOST CONTROVERSIAL
1. 
When Atlantic Monthly’s Jill Greenberg photographed John McCain for a cover story on the candidate only a couple months back, nobody, including her employers, expected her to manipulate some of her images with vicious anti-McCain messages and post them to her website. Among the most circulated was the image above. Like the guy or not, the photos were in very bad taste and opened up must discussion and criticism of Greenberg. Read and see more here.
2. 
[click to continue…]
From the moment you arrive at Angelica Glass‘ portfolio landing page, you know this isn’t your typical wedding photography site. Click on the tagline “cheeky brides click here,” and you’re transported to Glass’ wedding portfolios, which, in my opinion, are everything wedding photos should be – classy yet intimate, and not cliched or gimmicky.
