The wonderful images that grace the pages of this book are the work of a group of talented photographers. The images themselves are the best testament to the photographic skills of the contributors. I've included these profiles of the contributing photographers in order to provide some background information and insights about the people behind the photographs.
Dan Dry (figure A-1) is one of America's most widely recognized photographers. He has won over 400 national and international photography, advertising, and design awards during his career. Dry received his profession's highest honor, being named the National Press Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association.
Dry was a member of The Courier-Journal's Pulitzer Prize winning photography staff from 1976 until 1982. While still in high school, Dry made history at age 16, when he was part of a team that finished as runner-up to The New York Times for The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The work was done for The Athens Messenger, a rural Ohio newspaper with a total circulation of only 12,000 readers.
Dry served two internships at National Geographic; he first began at age 19. Dry went on to work professionally for the publication for an additional eight years, traveling the world extensively and shooting a variety of assignments as a contract photographer.
Dry is the author of 14 coffee table books on colleges and universities, and has contributed numerous photographs to over 100 additional books, including America 24/7 and A Day in the Life of America, the only book of photography to ever top The New York Times bestseller list.
For the past 18 years, Dry has turned talents to corporate and advertising photography for Fortune 500 companies and advertising agencies, producing work for advertisements, annual reports, Web sites and brochures. In addition, Dry is under contract as a staff photographer for the University of Chicago, Department of Development and Alumni Relations.
Web site: www.dandry.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Tony Guffy has been a professional photographer and photo educator for over twenty-five years. He teaches Commercial Photography at Jefferson Community College, in Louisville, KY, and he is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Tony also is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He coached five state championship soccer teams and coached championship teams at three different schools; Westport, Male, and Ballard High Schools.
Web site: www.tonyguffy.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Dean Lavenson is a commercial photographer serving local, regional, and national clients from his studio in Louisville, KY. He is a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography and served as a staff photographer for one of the region's largest studios before opening his own studio.
Lavenson specializes in advertising illustration, including food, people, and products both large and small — shot on location or in his large, fully-equipped studio. He can shoot film or digital images in small, medium, and large format, with latest innovations in digital workflow.
Lavenson's clients include a long list of prominent advertising agencies and corporate names, such as Valvoline, Humana, Papa John's, Chevron, Jewish Hospital, Norton Healthcare, Fifth Third Bank, National City Bank, and the YMCA, to name a few.
Web site: www.deanlavenson.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Charlotte Lowrie is a freelance editorial and stock photographer and an award-winning writer based in the Seattle, WA, area. Her writing and photography have appeared in newsstand magazines including Popular Photography & Imaging, and PHOTOgraphic magazines. She is the author of three books, the best-seller, the Canon Digital Rebel Field Guide, and Teach Yourself Visually Digital Photography, 2nd Edition, and she is the lead author for Adobe Camera Raw Studio Skills book, all published by John Wiley & Sons. Charlotte also teaches photography classes on BetterPhoto.com.
She was the managing editor of the discontinued MSN Photos Web site for more than four years, and she served as the managing editor of Double Exposure magazine for a year. She is also a featured photographer on www.takegreatpictures.com.
In stock and editorial assignment photography, Charlotte enjoys nature and portrait photography. Her images have been published in books, magazine articles, and advertisements. A selection of her photojournalism images were exhibited at a Midwest gallery.
Web site: www.wordsandphotos.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Artistic and technical expertise are skillfully displayed in the industrial and commercial photography of Randy McCaffery. A 20-year veteran photographer, his creative images have appeared in annual reports, brochures, and posters for local, regional, and national clients.
McCaffery works in various film and digital formats photographing industrial subjects, architectural interiors, lifestyle, events, trade shows, and annual report publications. He has been a member of the American Society of Media Photographers since 1989. His studio, McCaffery Photography, is located in Louisville, KY.
Web site: www.mccafferystudio.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Alicia McGinnis is a freelance commercial and fashion photographer based in Louisville, KY. She has a diverse photographic background shooting all sorts of subjects from products to people.
She developed her skills as a staff photographer for one of the region's largest commercial studios, and then served as the house photographer for a major department store chain before striking out on her own as an independent freelance photographer.
McGinnis shoots fashion, model portfolios, and general commercial assignments using both film and digital media.
Phone: (502) 724-1308
E-mail: [email protected]
Serving clients around the globe from his 2,500-square-foot studio for nearly two decades, Bryan's work has appeared in major publications, on billboards, and in advertising. Moberly Photography's images have garnered awards for architectural firms, advertising agencies, and marketing companies. The Louisville Advertising Federation and Louisville Graphic Design Association have recognized Bryan's photography with Gold and Silver awards for excellence and impact.
Bryan's mastery of digital photography and software enhancements enable him to capture images that create the looks his clients seek to portray. He is versatile in the latest digital technologies and all film formats.
Web site: www.moberlyphotography.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Fred Reaves owns and operates Image One Photography Inc. and Image One Gallery in Henderson, KY. An award winning photographer and graphic designer, he has been working professionally for 35 years with his main emphasis on architectural and industrial photography and publication design. His client base includes such internationally based clients as Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mc Donald's Corporation, Whirlpool Corporation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kimball International, Atlas Van Lines, and General Electric Plastics.
Reaves, a graduate of Murray State University with a degree in art is also an accomplished fine arts photographer whose work can be found in galleries and museum shops as well as in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally.
He has taught in numerous photographic workshops for high school aged photographers and currently teaches Advanced Studio Lighting Techniques and Intermediate Photography classes in the Visual Communications Dept. at Ivy Tech State College in Indiana.
Web site: www.imageonegallery.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Ramon Rodriguez is a portrait and wedding photographer based in Louisville, KY. A recent graduate of the commercial photography program at Jefferson Community and Technical College, he brings a fresh style to his portraits of seniors, couples, families, and babies.
Web site: www.ramonsphotography.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Rob Sheppard has had a long and nationally recognized commitment to helping photographers connect with digital imaging technology. He was one of the small group of people who started PCPhoto magazine nearly eight years ago to bring the digital world to photographers on their terms. He is the editor of PCPhoto as well as Outdoor Photographer magazines (second only to Popular Photography in circulation), group editorial director of all Werner Publication photo magazines (PCPhoto, Outdoor Photographer, and Digital Photo Pro) and is the author/photographer of over a dozen photo books, including Adobe® Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only, published by Wiley Publishing.
He also writes a column in Outdoor Photographer called Digital Horizons and teaches around the country, including workshops for the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Santa Fe Photography and Digital Workshops, Digital Landscape Workshop Series, and the Great American Photography Workshop group. His Web site for workshops, books and photo tips is at www.robsheppardphoto.com.
As a photographer, Rob worked for many years in Minnesota (before moving to Los Angeles), including doing work for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Norwest Banks (now Wells Fargo), Pillsbury, 3M, General Mills, Lutheran Brotherhood, Ciba-Geigy, Anderson Windows, and others. His photography has been published in many magazines, ranging from National Geographic to The Farmer to, of course, Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto.
Web site: www.robsheppardphoto.com
In addition to the contributors profiled above, the following photographers graciously allowed their images to be used in this book:
Erin O'Mara
Michael O'Mara
Lance Sparkman
Jon Sullivan of PDPhoto.org. (Ironically, Sullivan doesn't claim to be a photographer, but his images make a persuasive argument to the contrary.)
Various photographers who contributed images to Wikipedia and WikiCommons, and placed those images into the Public Domain or licensed them for use under GNU Free Documentation License or Creative Commons.