Chris Buck | EP55 | Coffee with Creators

🔘 Portrait Photographer, Chris BuckChris Buck is a New York-based photographer known for his distinctive style: irreverent, smart, and intimate. His portraits have won placement in the prestigious annual American Photography over fifty times, and he was the first recipient of the Arnold Newman Portrait Prize.Buck grew up in Toronto, Canada. His father worked for Kodak, creating an early and natural connection to photography. He moved to New York in 1990 and established himself as a sought-after commercial and editorial photographer. His current clients include The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine; he has photographed four presidents, Kendrick Lamar, and Grumpy Cat.Lürzer’s Archive said of his book Uneasy: Portraits 1986-2016, “Chris Buck is a genius at creating photos that stick in people’s minds. He is a past master at coming up with inventive, offbeat ideas, and his subjects respond perfectly.”🔘 Host, Seth MirandaSeth Miranda is a New York City photographer known for beauty and SFX makeup photography. His work has been featured in MakeUp Artist Magazine and IMATS, as well as billboard and print ads for agencies like Deutsch. Seth is a content producer and host on AdoramaTV and has been a speaker at conventions such as ImagingUSA, Photokina, ShutterFest, PhotoPlus, and WPPI. Video Chapters0:00 Intro4:20 Finding your voice in portrait photography 10:12 How Chris Buck approaches celebrity portraits 16:37 Balancing editorial and commercial work 22:48 Building trust and rapport with your subjects 29:10 The ethics and challenges of provocative imagery 35:06 Technical hacks: lighting, fill, and on-camera flash 42:00 Developing a three-shot portrait strategy 48:00 Studio vs location: lighting philosophy and control 54:40 Leaving room for viewer interpretation in portraits 1:00:10 OutroJoin host Seth Miranda (@LastXwitness) LIVE on Wednesdays at 11 AM ET from the Event Space at Adorama in NYC for an insider conversation with fellow creators, professionals, industry peers, and more.Thank you to Fujifilm, Tenba, and Gotham Coffee Roasters for sponsoring this episode ✨https://www.adorama.com/brands/Fujifilmhttps://www.adorama.com/brands/Tenbahttps://www.gothamroasters.com/SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ https://www.youtube.com/user/adoramaTV __________________________________Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama!https://www.adorama.com/MyAccount/Login__________________________________✘ GEAR USED:Fujifilm GFX 100S II Medium Format Mirrorless Camerahttps://www.adorama.com/ifjgfx100sm2.htmlProfoto B10X Off Camera Flash Headhttps://www.adorama.com/pp901192.htmlProfoto Pro-11https://www.adorama.com/pp901011.htmlKupo Full-Size Apple Box, Brown Stainedhttps://www.adorama.com/kukg057611.html#chrisbuck #fujifilm #adorama__________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏➥ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@adoramanyc➥ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adorama/ ➥ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adorama/ ➥ Twitter https://twitter.com/adorama❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏➥ Shop https://www.adorama.com/➥ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/➥ Adorama Events https://www.youtube.com/@AdoramaEvents __________________________________Follow Chris Buck on his website and social media platform:https://www.instagram.com/the_chris_buckhttps://www.chrisbuck.com/__________________________________THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!