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Title: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: leaf on October 08, 2009, 09:51: Anyone want to share a portfolio that makes them go wow or makes them inspired to take photos. It could be stock, or just a general photographer website.

Here are a few of my fav's.

Mathew Mahon - http://www.matthewmahon.com/ (http://www.matthewmahon.com/)
James Nachtwey - http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/ (http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/)
Lorenzo Moscia - http://www.moscia.cl/ (http://www.moscia.cl/)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: epantha on October 08, 2009, 09:58: Love this guy's work. A great illustrator and photographer combined. :)

http://www.shutterstock.com/results.mhtml#gallery_id=235552&sort_method=popular (http://www.shutterstock.com/results.mhtml#gallery_id=235552&sort_method=popular)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: madelaide on October 08, 2009, 10:06: I loved James Nachtwey's work, the others are not my style. Thanks for the links!

PS: My contribution: Matthias Klum (http://www.klum.se/ (http://www.klum.se/))
He is a pro, and he has illustrated some National Geographic articles, if I am not mistaken.
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: Fran on October 08, 2009, 10:54: Quote from: leaf on October 08, 2009, 09:51
ames Nachtwey - [url]http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/[/url] ([url]http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/[/url])
Lorenzo Moscia - [url]http://www.moscia.cl/[/url] ([url]http://www.moscia.cl/[/url])

Powerful. Im literally shaking.
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: Xalanx on October 08, 2009, 11:55: For those who like James Nachtwey's work, you might also want to enjoy the movie War Photographer (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309061)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: Snufkin on October 08, 2009, 13:51: Check out this guy:

http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=2231437 (http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=2231437)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: melastmohican on October 08, 2009, 14:20: Great portfolios which would be rejected with "not suitable for stock" note :-)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: elvinstar on October 08, 2009, 14:53: Quote
Love this guy's work. A great illustrator and photographer combined. Smiley

[url]http://www.shutterstock.com/results.mhtml#gallery_id=235552&sort_method=popular[/url] ([url]http://www.shutterstock.com/results.mhtml#gallery_id=235552&sort_method=popular[/url])

I think that I read an article about someone who met his future wife through Flickr because they both did similar work...

Looks similar, huh? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aknacer/sets/72157605881081844/)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: epantha on October 08, 2009, 15:00: Quote from: Tom on October 08, 2009, 13:51
Check out this guy:

[url]http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=2231437[/url] ([url]http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=2231437[/url])

These look like scenes from a movie.
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: ErickN on October 08, 2009, 15:38: Carl de Keyzer (http://www.carldekeyzer.com/) (Magnum photographer)
Elliott Erwitt (http://www.elliotterwitt.com) (Magnum photographer)
Lois Greenfield (http://www.loisgreenfield.com) (gorgeous dance photography)
August Bradley (http://www.augustbradley.com/) (particularly the Hasselblad Masters Book gallery)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: davey_rocket on October 08, 2009, 19:48: Not Stock, but this guys B&W African Wildlife is amazing!

http://www.nickbrandt.com/portfolio.cfm?nK=7617&nS=0&i=84953 (http://www.nickbrandt.com/portfolio.cfm?nK=7617&nS=0&i=84953)

This is my favorite stock photographer because he shoots awesome mountaineering and backcountry skiing. I wish I'd been climbing skiing as much as he has phenomenal pictures of...

http://www.dreamstime.com/Rcaucino_info (http://www.dreamstime.com/Rcaucino_info)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: madelaide on October 09, 2009, 13:14: I had the opportunity this week to meet one of our best nature photographers, Luiz Claudio Marigo. Later I noticed he took the photos of two card albuns I collected years ago! ;D

Luiz Claudio Marigo website (http://www.lcmarigo.com.br/ingles/index.htm)
Luiz Claudio Marigo at Tyba (http://www.tyba.com.br/portugues/busca/banco.php?busca=Luiz%20Cl%E1udio%20Marigo&search=quick)

And this is the photographer who runs an agency teaching photography and running a group that goes out shooting together twice a month. I went with them this week in a hike and maybe I will join this group - it's good to be with other people when shooting outside, sometimes in areas where I would never go alone with my camera.

Monique Cabral at Tyba (http://www.tyba.com.br/portugues/busca/banco.php?busca=Monique%20Cabral&search=quick)

PS: Some photos I took in this hike, unfortunately the day was quite dark on the mountain we were.
(http://www.shutterpoint.com/photos/A/20091007%5F211605%5FPedra%20Bonita%20%2D%2001%5Fthum%2Ejpg) (http://www.shutterpoint.com/photos/A/20091007%5F211525%5FPedra%20Bonita%20%2D%2002%5Fthum%2Ejpg) (http://www.shutterpoint.com/photos/A/20091007%5F221729%5FMico%2Destrela%20%2D%201%5Fthum%2Ejpg)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: Red Dove on October 09, 2009, 13:46: There are so many...but lately I've been enjoying work from Kevin Meredith (Lomokev) in the UK

He's a Flickr darling and the site links to his folio. Made his name by being voted one of the top LOMO photographers in the world, but uses everything from a pinhole to a 5D. Don't know if he shoots stock but he does shoot for corporate organisations, has a book out and travels the world.

http://lomokev.com/ (http://lomokev.com/)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: eppic on October 10, 2009, 12:31: Marc Adamus is one of my inspirational photographers for landscape photography:

http://www.marcadamus.com/ (http://www.marcadamus.com/)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: madelaide on October 10, 2009, 14:12: Marc Adamus used to be in Shutterpoint when I started there, and I was always amazed by his images. Another excellent landscape photographer who is still at SP is Mike Dawson.
http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=up&pi=RAINMAN&u=12119 (http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=up&pi=RAINMAN&u=12119)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: kaycee on October 11, 2009, 05:57: For me this portfolio....
Just one word WOW.
Enjoy his work.
http://www.salwanowicz.com/www2/main.php (http://www.salwanowicz.com/www2/main.php)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: madelaide on October 11, 2009, 12:53: Awesome, kaycee.
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: Graffoto on October 11, 2009, 13:08: Quote from: kaycee on October 11, 2009, 05:57
For me this portfolio....
Just one word WOW.
Enjoy his work.
[url]http://www.salwanowicz.com/www2/main.php[/url] ([url]http://www.salwanowicz.com/www2/main.php[/url])

A great eye.
Willingness and ability to be at the right place at the right time and perfect post processing technique.
This guy has it all!
Thanks for the link.
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: kaycee on October 11, 2009, 13:47: Quote from: nosaya on October 11, 2009, 13:08
Quote from: kaycee on October 11, 2009, 05:57
For me this portfolio....
Just one word WOW.
Enjoy his work.
[url]http://www.salwanowicz.com/www2/main.php[/url] ([url]http://www.salwanowicz.com/www2/main.php[/url])

A great eye.
Willingness and ability to be at the right place at the right time and perfect post processing technique.
This guy has it all!
Thanks for the link.

No problem...

Here is another link to a great portfolio....
She makes photographs with heavy photoshop post processing but very nice to see.
It's very Artistic with a lot of talent.
Hope you will enjoy her portfolio too.
http://biancavanderwerf.com/ (http://biancavanderwerf.com/)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: arquiplay77 on October 11, 2009, 17:03: Let me contribute with a photographer from the "pais vasco" here in Spain, besides his great photos you can also see some of the beautys of the northern Spain.

http://www.ikusibilbao.com/ (http://www.ikusibilbao.com/)

Hope you like it, i do.
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: madelaide on October 11, 2009, 17:54: ¡Muy exquisito!
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: basti on October 12, 2009, 02:25: My favourite:

http://guyedwardes.com/ (http://guyedwardes.com/)
http://mattaweb.com/ (http://mattaweb.com/)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: madelaide on October 12, 2009, 10:39: Stop posting these links! I feel so inferior!! ;D
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: Red Dove on October 12, 2009, 13:24: Quote from: madelaide on October 12, 2009, 10:39
Stop posting these links! I feel so inferior!! ;D

sorry to do this to you - but on those days when I can't see a picture for love nor money I go to this site, put on a sturdy pair of walking shoes and head out into the streets. I don't get a lot of stock work out of it but all work and no play.....sometimes I'll take a DSLR but other times it's an old Fuji F30 or an even older Olympus Stylus Epic.

http://www.in-public.com/ (http://www.in-public.com/)
Title: Re: Portfolios for inspiration
Post by: HughStoneIan on October 12, 2009, 17:59: Man! I already spend far too much time wandering thru the photography section of www.stumbleupon.com (http://www.stumbleupon.com). Now you guys go and give me even more obstacles to getting my editing done. Thanks!

;)