How to Break into Entertainment Photography and What to Know Once You Get There
Hey friends!
We are less than a week away from our next workshop, and it is an EXCITING one!
This Tuesday, Nov. 8th, 2011, from 7-10pm we will be hosting Michael Becker where he will go over “How to Break Into Entertainment Photography and What to Know Once You Get There”.
Michael Becker is an established television and celebrity photographer with show credits that include American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, House, The Practice, Ellen DeGeneres, The Mentalist and many other hit TV shows. In this course, Michael will discuss how he broke in to this competitive field, and what it takes to stay there.
Subjects covered will include:
- Equipment
- Who’s hiring and how to get hired
- Unions and the Industry Work Roster
- Networks, production companies and their PR departments
- The “Talent” and the Talent’s “People”
- Unit production work and “setiquette”
- Portrait Gallery and Key Art Gallery photo shoots
- Lighting Techniques – hard and soft
- Location shoots
- Digital Media - file format, capture software, workflow, processing and delivery
- Billing and ownership of images
- The changing industry
Location:
HELMS DAYLIGHT STUDIO
3221 Hutchison Avenue #E, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Presentation Date: Tuesday. November 8, 2011, 7pm – 10pm
Instructor: Michael Becker
Workshop fees: $65
More About Michael:
Michael Becker is a celebrity and entertainment photographer living in Los Angeles, California. He specializes in entertainment portraits for the television, music and commercial industries, as well as PR campaigns and editorial. People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, US Magazine, TV Guide and many other national magazines regularly publish his work. In addition to the many TV shows he shoots, he has been the lead photographer for American Idol for the past six seasons. He is responsible for the judge and contestant photography used for the billboard and advertising campaigns, as well as all the live show photos provided to Getty Images and Picture Group for worldwide distribution.
Michael has a special affinity for shooting singers and musicians, as he is also an Oscar and Grammy nominated songwriter and producer. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, with a BA in jazz guitar and composition. His songs have been featured in numerous films, including his Oscar nominated song “In the Deep” from the hit film Crash, as well as “Have No Fear” from Will Smith’s film Seven Pounds. Michael brings the same sensibilities to photography that have made him successful in music. “I find photography and music to be a perfect compliment to one another. The visual arts and the musical arts are very similar for me, in that all the elements have to work in harmony in order for the piece to successfully move someone. Color, composition and sound intertwine respectively to help create emotion.” When asked about his approach to shooting celebrities, Michael says “I always try to create a comfortable environment for the artist. Artists give their best performances when they are passionate and emotionally engaged. I’ve found one of the most important components in portrait photography, as well as in music, is trust.”
Recent credits for Michael Becker photography:
TV Shows
American Idol / FOX
House / FOX
So You Think You Can Dance / FOX
The Practice / ABC
The Mentalist / CBS
Sons of Anarchy / FX
Nip Tuck / FX
Ellen DeGeneres / Telepictures
The Emmy Awards
The NAACP Awards
Recording Artists
Carrie Underwood
Usher
Lady Gaga
Alicia Keys
John Legend
The Jonas Brothers
Rihanna
Jamie Foxx
Justin Bieber
Harry Connick Jr
