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Bry Cox in THREE International Magazines This Month! (Part 1 – USA)

Posted August 19, 2010 by BryCox (Admin)

I am asked to write articles for various professional photographer magazines, and this month I’m 3 international magazines, all at once!

Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of Canada, and PhotoWorld Magazine of China all asked me for articles, and coincidentally, they all printed this month, August 2010.

All US professional photographers should get this magazine in the mail automatically each month, but in case you’re looking for it on newsstands, here’s what it looks like.

My article is on Fashion Posing — how to break the traditional rules of posing to create something exciting. The basis of my article is that you have to know the rules of traditional posing in order to ‘break’ those rules and do something completely different, but that actually works visually and compositionally.

Here’s how the first page of my article looks (page 82-84).

I’m not only honored to be in this magazine, but feel it a special honor that I am in this magazine at the very same time they have a tribute to my favorite photographer and one of my ultimate photographic influences, Richard Avedon. Avedon was one of the most influential and longest standing fashion photographers in the industry, and he passed away in 2004.

He really raised the bar with fashion and advertising and storytelling, and I have sought after all of his art books (which are very expensive). I think I own almost all of them now. His article is on page 22-24.

You can see parts of the current issue at the official website, PPMag.org. And if you are a regular Bry Cox Blog reader, then you’ll remember I mentioned writing this article in a past blog post.

As far as the the Chinese and Canadian magazines go, I have not yet received my copies, but will post about them when they come.

If you’d like to see more of my work, or commission me to do a photograph for you, give me a call at 801-728-3317 and check out my website at BryCox.com.

Magazine Articles

Posted May 27, 2010 by BryCox (Admin)

I just finished writing a magazine article for the US magazine, Professional Photographer on fashion posing, and am also writing an article for a Chinese magazine on weddings!

For the US article, they asked me to talk about breaking the rules of posing, and creating images where people don’t look stiff. That article and magazine will be coming out in a couple months, and gets mailed to all professional photographers automatically. It will also be on newsstands and I’ll let you all know when my issue is out for anyone else who wants to pick it up.
The biggest thing about a fun style of posing is making people look great, while at the same time making people look comfortable, natural, and real. Care has to be taken on every detail, but the look is that things happened naturally.

The reason this is a hot topic, is because most photographers don’t understand posing, but want to create fun images. However, just breaking the rules for the sake of breaking them (while not understanding them) really means awkward images where people don’t look their best, and many times even look heavy. These photographers then cover the image over with computer effects so that the image looks fun or funky, but yet the person still looks awkward.

Creating sub-par images and masking them with computer effects should never be the result of a professional photographer. Every portrait session should be about making people look amazing, no excuses! And it should be done in the camera and not the computer.

This means then, understanding classic posing very well, and being aware of every detail in an image, but also being able to back off and let someone’s personality come into the pose for a spectacular, unique, and creative look.

For this article, I wanted some amazing images to go along with it, and chose some of these fashion images of Liz, because each of the poses from her photo shoot were spectacular, different, sexy, and showed her personality.

I turned in some other images as well, and we’ll all just have to wait and see how the article gets laid out in its final form.

The Chinese magazine asked me to talk about how weddings are photographed here in America. Weddings are not only different in our two countries, but they are photographed completely differently. My article for them, will hopefully give insight and ideas to Chinese photographers as well as satisfy curiosity. I talk about equipment, approach, and reasons things are done as they are here, compared to how they are done there.

This article will be published in the same month as the US article, but will only be available in China. The entire article will be translated and written in Chinese too, so I won’t even be able to read the copy they send me. I just hope the concepts translate as I hope.

To see more of my images, browse my website at BryCox.com.

LDS Radio Interview Online

Posted January 5, 2010 by BryCox (Admin)

I had someone post on my blog today a link to the radio interview I did on creativity for the religious show, LDS Radio. I thought I’d post it here so it’d be easy to find.

The interview was of me and two other people, all creative in our trades, asking about our thoughts and procedures in creativity. Here’s a direct link to the show, here.

It begins with the quote from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church:

“The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. We each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exhist before. The more you trust and rely up the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create.”

And here is my original blog entry, with more info on the interview.

China Update #4 – Jinan 2 – Opening Ceremonies

Posted July 5, 2009 by BryCox (Admin)

Early the next morning I set out to photograph and document the convention center before people started to arrive, because this is the first PPA convention in China, and the very first PhotoAsia — four years in the making!

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Here is the place all ready for people to arrive!

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I walked out to the main gate to photograph the guard…

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…as well as various landmarks that surrounded the convention center like this pavilion in the distance (above) in one direction and this statute (below) in another direction.

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By that time people started arriving and as I tried to get this image of me in front of the convention center.

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I had only a short 3 minute walk back to the hotel, but I got stuck in this location for about 45 minutes because someone recognized me and wanted a photo with me. That got other people’s attention and within moments I was mobbed by people on all sides wanting to photograph me and wanting me to sign their shirts. I have to admit, this really made me feel awesome! This is just one quick shot of the crowd at the end as I was trying to leave and get to the opening ceremonies. There were still people wanting photos with me, but I didn’t want to be late to the ceremony of which I was apart!

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We had a quick welcome meeting with the VIP’s in a smaller room where flowers were pinned on us by Chinese women in traditional dress. These women then escorted us to the main hall, the location of the opening ceremonies. This photo is coming down the escalator towards the main hall. The women in the red traditional dresses are our escorts.

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As we approached, everyone began to take our picture. So fun!

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And here is PPA President, Ron Nichols up on the stage welcoming everyone to PPA Photo Asia.

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Here’s me backstage with my flower pinned on, and wearing half of my second custom made Chinese suit. That is also one of the custom made dress shirts too.

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The opening ceremonies opened up the print exhibit. This is just half of the exhibit, and only the accepted prints. If I remember right, there were entries from over 25,000 photographers from around the world, and I won a Gold Medal! I’ll talk more on this when I talk about the awards ceremony in a later post.

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As you can see, all of us got mobbed for autographs and photos. Here is Ron Nichols getting tons of attention.

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And here is one of my photographs in the exhibit.

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And I loved it when these women came up and asked to pose for a photo with me, so I made sure I got one with my camera too. 🙂

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And I loved this moment when the beautiful editor of PhotoWorld Magazine came up and asked for a photo with me. She later did a one-on-one interview too for her magazine. That was one of the highlights of the trip. She gave me a copy of a past issue and the cover photo was incredible! It is a fabulous and beautiful magazine and I felt honored to be asked to be in it.

After the opening ceremonies, I had time for a quick and fast lunch before going off to speak — the first speaker at the first PhotoAsia. I’ll have more on that in the next post!

China Update #3 – Jinan 1

Posted July 5, 2009 by BryCox (Admin)

After flying into Jinan, we had a bus waiting to take us to the convention center and hotel. The bus driver took us on the long and scenic route to the hotel because I’m guessing he was proud of his town and wanted us to see it. When we arrived at the hotel, we had plenty of people there to greet us, including our individual interpreters.

Because the convention started the next day, some areas were still getting set up.

After getting checked in, we had a traditional chinese lunch waiting for us…

After eating, David Trust (the CEO of the PPA), Ron Nichols (the President of the PPA) and I went to be interviewed by the media. There was a room full of people from newspapers, magazines, radio and TV — all asking us questions through an interpreter. It was very fun to be apart of the media interviews and to be addressed as “the Master Photographer from America!”

Afterward, the people from the press wanted to be photographed with us. Here is one photo with someone from a magaizne (below).

That night we had a formal dinner with the Governor of the region. The sign behind me reads “Welcome party for friends from far.” At the head table beneath the sign is Ron Nichols (PPA President) eating with the Governor.

It was very fun to attend such an event and I was excited to wear one of my new suits too! This is the first suit, a pin striped suit. I’m also wearing one of my custom shirts too — a polka-dot white shirt. The medals around my neck are my photographic credentials (Master / Craftsman) that are supposed to be worn at photographic events.

The dinner was really good and we were fed some very interesting foods, many of which I had never seen before. My interpreter told me that many of the foods we were given were specialties and are rarely served except at special events. He told me that it was a real honor to be given such delicacies. I’m an adventurous eater but had never seen some of the sea urchins and creatures that they had prepared for us. I ate them all and was very pleased!

After dinner, we were rushed off to see an acrobatic opera in downtown Jinan. Our host had made arrangements for us and it was absolutely spectacular!

These performers were incredible! The colors and costumes were amazing, and they did the most amazing stunts!

It was a great first day in Jinan and I felt very pampered and welcomed by my Chinese hosts! I went to bed excited for the next day!

Stand-Up Comedian, Keith Stubbs

Posted January 27, 2009 by BryCox (Admin)

I recently photographed Keith Stubbs, a great local stand-up comedian and radio DJ for 101.5 The Eagle. He wanted images that are hip and different that he can use for press releases, gig posters, and his new website. He came to me because of my credentials and the fact that I have the fashion and magazine style he was looking for.

We had a great session, and it was a lot of fun. Here are some of my favorite images.

BryCox - Keith Stubbs (treo 1) — BryCox – Keith Stubbs (trio 1)

This trio is incredibly interesting to me and really shows his personality.

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This trio is just cool. I love the feel, the colors, and personality in each image and how the images all work together.

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Here’s a trio showing Keith laughing with a mic in his hand. This to me, represents him on stage performing and have a good time doing it.

I wish Keith luck with these new images. I love them and know that he is very excited about them too. If any of you reading this, need some new photographs for press or just for fun, let me know. I’d love to create something like this for you.

Until next time, America.
— Bry

TWO National Publications, ONE Month!

Posted October 22, 2008 by BryCox (Admin)

This month I was featured in two completely different photography trade publications. I feel it an honor to be featured in just one or the other, but I think that it’s really cool to be in both in the same month.

Some time ago I was interviewed by a writer for WPPI, and the article finally came out as this month’s “WPPI Photography Monthly.” The second article was an interview that I gave to LexJet’s “In Focus.”

I know that my clients don’t get these magazines or have the ability to read them, but at the very least it should make you feel proud of the work I’ve done for you in the past as well as confident of the work I will do for you in the future.

It means a lot to artists to be recognized by industry leaders on a national level and it should mean a lot to you too as my clients, to know that your artist is a leader in the industry.

Next month in November, I’ll also be featured in the PPA’s “Professional Photographer” magazine — the biggest photography trade magazine in the country! I’ll have more on that when it comes out next month.

Well, until next time, America!
— Bry

THE BEST AWARD: OUT OF 50,000!

Posted September 18, 2008 by BryCox (Admin)

Professional Photographer Magazine, the official magazine of the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) has had a contest going. They asked professional photographers across the country to submit images for a contest — a fight for the cover and a few images inside. It’s a way to showcase the best images and photographers in the country in a special issue of the magazine that will be coming out.

The magazine received over FIFTY-THOUSAND entries. They chose only 18 images. I found out today that my photograph is one of those to be showcased in the magazine’s special November issue.

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This image, titled “Woman of Wind” is the portrait that will be showcased in November’s magazine. You can see more from this photo session on the ‘slideshow‘ section of my main website, BryCox.com.

It is quite an honor and I am very excited! I had no idea that there were so many entries either. I just got the word and wanted to get this info up on my blog so that you all could share in the excitement.

Ok. Now I should head to bed. Until next time, America!
— Bry

Miss Utah, Jill Stevens

Posted July 7, 2008 by BryCox (Admin)

I recently photographed Miss Utah, Jill Stevens, a Sargent and medic in the Utah National Guard. You may remember her making news for doing push-ups on national television on the stage at the Miss America Pageant, and for winning the award, “America’s Choice” there as well.

Here are some of the images we created at her place in Salt Lake.

The shoot was very fun and I think the images really capture her personality and inner sparkle.

These images were for a local magazine cover, which came out today. Here’s the finished cover and the image they chose for the final design.

I should also mention that Jill has been speaking all over the country, and has just finished writing a book which will be coming out next month. You can get more information about it here.

Well, good luck in your adventures, Jill. And until next time, America!
–Bry

Wasatch Woman: Muffy Mead-Ferro

Posted May 24, 2008 by BryCox (Admin)

I shot the cover of the latest issue of Wasatch Woman magazine, which is out now. The cover photograph is of author Muffy Mead-Ferro who wrote the books, Confessions of a Slacker Mom, and Confessions of a Slacker Wife, based on the idea that you can’t do everything, and sometimes shouldn’t — but instead need to step back sometimes and allow your kids to get hurt or fail in order for them to really learn and become good adults.

I created the images for the cover and article in her home which is located in the Avenues of Salt Lake City. The cover image was created in her front entry way and shows a large painting of her daughter playing the piano in the next room, appearing as if her daughter is looking at her.

Another one of my favorite images is featured in the article, and shows Muffy in her beautiful kitchen. I designed the images to portray her as a great mom.

If you get a chance to check it out, I think you’d like this issue.

This week I finished the cover for the upcoming issue of Wasatch Woman, and I am very excited! It is absolutely stunning! I can’t say yet who it is of, or even give you a glimpse of what it may look like, but when it comes out I’ll post it here.

Well, have a good Memorial Day weekend, and until next time America!
— Bry

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