Posts from the Workbook Blog tagged with

portrait photography

Photography Latest Additions

Posted on

Above: Doug Menuez

Saverio Truglia on What’s Worth Remembering

Posted on

Be present. Stay connected. Surprise someone. Stay open. These are the things Saverio Truglia resolved to do in 2021, all hard lessons re-learned in the chaotic year that was 2020. In his year-end communication with …

Read more

The Honky Tonk World of Nashville

Posted on

The subjects of William DeShazer’s ongoing series are the Honky Tonk musicians of Nashville who are trying to keep alive the traditional musical stylings of the genre. It’s a notable documentation of …

Read more

The Best of 2020 Is Personal

Posted on

During the stay at home orders of 2020, Workbook photographers got busy creating assignments for themselves. The creative freedom this afforded them was the catalyst for these beautiful stories and the …

Read more

Dennis Welsh and the Coal Miners of West Virginia

Posted on

Photographer Dennis Welsh always thought photographing individuals who mine coal for a living would make for an an interesting portrait series. But when he explained to the various communities he contacted …

Read more

There Is a Surge in Young, First Time Voters, and They Are Making a Difference

Posted on

In 2016, photographer Smeeta Mahanti photographed 300 kids ages 10-17, each with a written message to the world and dated with the year they would be able to vote. In August …

Read more

Callie Lipkin on Motherhood in a Pandemic

Posted on

It’s been tough on the families in which parents continue to try and work from home and care for their children. This new series from photographer Callie Lipkin shows friends, as …

Read more

Tony Garcia Doesn’t Want to Frighten You

Posted on

Tony Garcia’s latest project was a really fun shoot and CDC compliant. The photographer Tony Garcia  did cast models through LA Casting but made sure that if there was more than one model …

Read more

Scott Montgomery Creates a Character and Tells a Story

Posted on

For his latest personal project, photographer/director Scott Montgomery develops a character and then fills in the details of her life. Taylor, a mid-career writer, is struggling with her next novel. The …

Read more

An Update from ETC Creative

Posted on

Pet portraits and fashion, the athletic feats of breakdancers, and quarantine cocktails are just some of the subjects the ETC group has engaged lately. To see more images from these photographers and …

Read more

Congratulations to Tim Tadder for Communication Arts Win

Posted on

Photographer/director Tim Tadder has photographed plenty of athletes, always with the goal of representing their power and strength. So when he was asked to capture the spirit of the athletes …

Read more

Walter Smith Works from Home for Now

Posted on

  Once the pandemic hit, most photographers went right into “create-in-place” mode. Walter Smith decided to rent some video gear and began shooting people around the house. As a father of four, there …

Read more

Lou Bopp Documents the Faces of the Pandemic

Posted on

In his latest series, Lou Bopp photographs his subjects through barriers: windows, doors, and screens, as a way of emphasizing the history we are living through. He documents the arc of …

Read more

Kremer Johnson Shoot Stills and Video for Root Insurance

Posted on

Once the creative team for Root Insurance saw Kremer Johnson’s street portrait series, “Angelenos,” they were pretty convinced the photos were the right fit for the campaign they had in mind. …

Read more

Tim Tadder Goes Solo for Five Recent Test Shoots

Posted on

  The best way to know if something is going to work is to try it. That’s what Tim Tadder did recently with five photo shoots in which he tested safety protocols that allowed …

Read more

Tracy and David Capture Local Athletes As They Adapt and Persist

Posted on

When Covid-19 hit, photo team Tracy and David felt compelled to document the world as it adapted to the new normal. As former photo journalists, they were inspired to tell the stories …

Read more

Steven Moyer Adds New Stories to His Portfolio

Posted on

Since many productions have been curtailed in recent months, photographer/director Steven Moyer used the time to create new work to add to his already substantial portfolio of active lifestyle imagery. With family …

Read more

Stewart Cohen Has a Message for Us

Posted on

  This personal series by photographer/director Stewart Cohen was created well before we all heard the name George Floyd. He takes a sort of Jenny Holzer approach, with it, but …

Read more

Paul Aresu’s Salute to Those on the Front Line

Posted on

As the depth of COVID-19 crisis became clear and life in New York ground to a halt, dedicated hospital and medical staff have risked their own health in order to save …

Read more

Looking Back to The Best of 2019: Photographers and Directors

Posted on

Adding new work to a portfolio is vital for a sustained and successful career in photography. Creative buyers love looking at personal projects, and so do we. It’s a window into …

Read more

New Photographers and Directors

Posted on

The newest photographers to join Workbook this week have extensive portrait galleries. They demonstrate the ability to capture everything from the corporate meeting to something a little more quirky or moody.

Workbook Photographers Upload Hundred of Images Every Week

Posted on

Here’s just a sampling of some of the great new photo imagery uploaded to Workbook.com this week. Above: Shane Lopes

The Group Forms in Los Angeles

Posted on

“These days it’s harder and harder for individual photographers to secure a book showing at advertising agencies,” says The Group member David Zaitz. “We’ve banded together a diverse group of …

Read more

Editor’s Picks in Photo and Motion This Week

Posted on

This week, photographers uploaded some great new portraits, lifestyle, and food imagery, three of the most often searched for categories at Workbook.com. Above: Kate Moore

Zave Smith Stops Time

Posted on

The genesis of these two short videos by photographer Zave Smith was a talk  he recently gave at Design Brew, a meetup location for artists in Philadelphia. Zave told us that it …

Read more

Editor’s Picks

Posted on

To see more great new imagery use our SORT BY RECENTLY ADDED option on the portfolio landing page. Above: Brian Sorg

Jared Leeds Puts a Face on Healthcare

Posted on

Jared Leeds recently spent four days photographing the doctors and their patients at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. The resulting portraits are direct and straightforward and portray the level …

Read more

Patrick Molnar’s Latest Portfolio Addition

Posted on

The subjects of Patrick Molnar‘s latest series mean business; they have a tough job to do. The faces, the stances, the uniforms, and the tools they carry all project a gravity and soberness that’s …

Read more

Timothy Archibald Brings Work to Life

Posted on

Timothy Archibald’s corporate clients are as diverse as Facebook, Netflix, Bolt Threads, and Benchmark Capital, but his  approach is always the same. Keep it honest. The start-up culture in Silicon Valley/San Francisco where …

Read more

Chris Crisman’s Salute to Women and the Work They Do

Posted on

What is woman’s work? Today, it’s anything a woman wants it to be. In his ongoing project to capture women at work, Chris Crisman shows us woman are taking on ever new …

Read more