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Benjamin Von Wong

Benjamin Von Wong — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:44:04 +0000

Motivated by the desire to be creatively challenged and overcome impossibilities, Benjamin Von Wong has become notorious for his epic photography. His hyper-realistic art style captures viewers in a fusion of special effects and innovative concepts. Benjamin’s background in engineering gives him a unique edge for creative problem solving, where technical challenges become friendly competition. Fueled by his passion to connect people, Benjamin has an affinity for finding unique talent to bring his complex stories to life. He is also highly engaged in the photographic society by sharing his experiences and techniques through blogs, social media, workshops and videos.

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Matthew Jordan Smith

Matthew Jordan Smith — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 04:44:29 +0000

Matthew Jordan Smith has worked with some of the top names in entertainment today including Halle Berry, Jennifer Connelly, Jamie Foxx, Mandy Moore, and Oprah Winfrey. Singer and actress Vanessa L. Williams, television personality Star Jones Reynolds and basketball legend Michael Jordan have all chosen Matthew to create their personal portraits while Pantene, L’Oreal, Revlon, HBO and Showtime are just a few of the international clients that have used his artistry to showcase their vision. Matthew has appeared as guest photographer and surprise judge on the hit TV show America’s Next Top Model numerous times. He has been the subject of television and magazine interviews including The View, Good Day New York, and BET. A native of New York City, Matthew resides in Los Angeles.

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Karen Alsop

Karen Alsop — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 02:53:15 +0000

Karen Alsop is an award winning Australian, Melbourne based photographic digital artist. Expanding on two decades of photographic and graphic design experience, Karen brings photography and art together to create stunning artworks that tell a story and take the viewer into another world.

Specializing in Portrait Art, her digital portraiture captures the personality and character of her subjects by placing them within a visual story highlighting their interests and loves. Karen particularly enjoys creating whimsical, conceptual images of children and animals.

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Chris Georgenes

Chris Georgenes — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:37:38 +0000

Chris spent six years as Director of Creative Development for Soup2nuts and art-directed many animated TV shows including Home Movies (Cartoon Network). Chris started his own animation company: Mudbubble.com. He also founded the Flash resource and community:Keyframer.com.

In recent years, Chris Georgenes has created high profile projects for Adobe, Yahoo!, Digitas, Ogilvy, Gillette, AOL and Pileated Pictures, to name a few. Chris Georgenes is also a featured artist at the Adobe Design Centre and an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE). He is a regular speaker for the Flash Forward Conference and Adobe MAX. He is also the author of How to Cheat in Flash (Focal Press) and contributing author for How to Wow with Flash (Colin Smith, Peachpit Press).Chris’s presence and contribution to the Flash community receives great recognition and is a source of inspiration to many.

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Craig Strong

Craig Strong — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:36:41 +0000

Craig Strong is the co-founder and CCO of Lensbaby, LLC, and the inventor of the Lensbaby selective focus SLR camera lens. In creating the first and subsequent Lensbaby products-some of the hottest items on the photography market today-Craig has provided the photographic community with unique tools that not only enable photographers to see their subjects in a new way, but also to greatly expand their creative vision.

Craig has a passion for documenting the real moments of life, and a gift for capturing the personal and the humorous. As an award-winning photojournalist, he specializes in photo essays for publications, businesses, and wedding clients.

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Ali Sabet

Ali Sabet — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:35:37 +0000

Ali Sabet (www.sabetbrands.com) is a designer, illustrator, branding consultant and fine artist. He earned his BA from California State University Fullerton. In 1999 he was an Art Director at Foote, Cone and Belding (now DraftFCB). He learned a ton in a short amount of time, mainly that the big agency life wasn’t for him.

Ali went on to establish Sabet Brands. He has since spear-headed several national branding campaigns and helped sustain hundreds of brands over the past 12 years. He draws for a living and his passion for art is as stong today as it was when he first began.

In addition to creating illustrations and logos, Sabet founded the leading online Character community, Mojizu.
Ali Sabet has had the pleasure of working with some of the most talented entrepreneurs of our time. The process of working with these amazing people ensures his growth as a consultant and a human being.

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Ernie Schaeffer

Ernie Schaeffer — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:34:39 +0000

Apple Pro Master Trainer, Ernie Schaeffer, will guide you through this Final Cut Studio Workflow Tutorial. Ernie has been involved in media production for over 15 years as both a Technical Specialist and Producer. Ernie is all4DVD’s Master Trainer and works as Editor, Colorist, Compositor, Sound Engineer and post-production Supervisor. Ernie is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Joseph and Louise Simone

Joseph and Louise Simone — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:33:19 +0000

Louise and Joseph Simone have been recognized by nearly every major professional photographic association and magazine over the years. They teach seminars and share their extensive knowledge about light and the composition of a photograph with others worldwide. To witness Joseph and Louise mold their models into works of art is a very inspiring experience. They constantly raise the bar in the industry for fine portraiture. Joseph and Louise both hold distinctions of being Masters of Photography from the Professional Photographers of America, as well as in Canada. They are also members of the exclusive Camera Craftsmen of America, a group limited to the top 40 professional photographers in the world.

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Jim DiVitale

Jim DiVitale — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:32:14 +0000

Jim DiVitale has been an Atlanta commercial advertising photographer and instructor for over 25 years. His award winning digital photography has been featured in, among others, Graphis Photo, Print, Archive Magazine, Photoshop User, Creativity, Photo Electronic Imaging, Digital Output Magazine, Digital Imaging and Photo District News. Jim has lectured before audiences at Seybold, Photo Plus, Photoshopworld, MAC Design, Imaging USA, HOW Design, and World Council of Professional Photographers. His clients include BP Amoco, MizunoUSA, Genuine Parts Company, Witness Systems, JP Morgan Financial, TEC America, Carter’s, Coca-Cola USA, and Scientific Atlanta.

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Clay Blackmore

Clay Blackmore — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 09:31:14 +0000

Clay Blackmore is one of the most passionate professional photographers in the country today and a true innovator in the world of wedding photography and portraiture. Working out of Washington, DC, Clay’s style blends the beauty and timelessness of classical portraiture with spontaneity and appeal of photojournalism. Clays photographic, business, and educational credentials were meticulously developed during his 25- year association with the legendary Monte Zucker as assistant, business partner, and co-educator. One of only a few Canon Explorers of Light, Blackmore lectures nationally and internationally and creates the wedding portrait programs for Disney Photographics.

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