A few years back I had the pleasure of dropping in on renowned photographer Gregory Heisler at his New York studio, and I found myself captivated by the stories behind his portraits of Rudolph Giuliani, Muhammad Ali, George Bush, and many others. Here he whiteboards the tricky lighting for the Giuliani shoot:
If you dig that, here’s a 2-hour talk where he goes into more depth:
Join Gregory Heisler as he lovingly details the lore behind selected images from his professional career and the newly-published book, “Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits: Stories and Techniques from a Photographer’s Photographer.“
Along the same pathway (an excellent sharing of excellent craft) this is a notable, brand-new publication: http://www.peachpit.com/store/road-to-seeing-9780321886392 (the photographer’s life journey of Dan Winters: http://danwintersphoto.com). His work includes powerful storytelling: https://vimeo.com/76431785.
Well worth the time to watch …