Melvin Sokolsky is one of the most inventive advertising and commercial photographers of our time. He was born and raised in Manhattan's Lower East Side, and as a youth, he enjoyed reading books and visiting museums. This inspired him to imagine elaborate sets and images even before he owned a camera.
Our current Cover Story subject, Melvin Sokolsky, offered many pearls of wisdom during our interview. One of them was the idea that a real workshop should be one where a student becomes a photographer's apprentice.
Longtime Photoworkshop.com member Steve Halderman has explored the art of creating beautiful images of the nude female form. In a recent interview, Double Exposure asked him to give our readers some insights into how he approaches the creation of his fine-art nudes.
O'Reilly Publishing is offering Photoworkshop.com members and Double Exposure readers the opportunity to purchase Rick Sammon's new book, "Face to Face," at a 35% discount.
Paper negatives--known as Calotypes--were extremely popular in the mid-nineteenth century, especially in Europe. Adobe certified Photoshop instructor Steve Weinrebe shows you how to create the historic look of a Calotype (with considerably fewer chemicals).
The Great Northern Hotel and Conference Centre is the home of a new, permanent art gallery hosting the photography of Photoworkshop.com member Brian Tremblay.
In our November 1st issue of Double Exposure, we will run a story entitled, "Double Exposure Challenge: Photographing Fall." We're looking for readers' images to illustrate this story, and we're offering great prizes to the top three winners.
This month's Photos to Inspire subject is Ken Jackson, who discusses how he initially became interested in photography and his exploration of alternative processes.
