Nil Santana's Archive

Historical references:

Duane Michals

A few samples of contemporary double-exposure shots.

By Jon Duenas

By Suzy Allman

By Dan Mountford

By Jasper James

By Florian Imgrund

Pronounced /meez-ahn-sen/. A French term originated in theater. When applied to cinema, mise-en-scène refers to everything that appears before the camera and its arrangement—composition, sets, props, actors, costumes, and lighting. Mise en scéne is a critical term concerning the organization of objects within the camera’s frame. It does not include the angle and distance of the camera to the subject, although these provide a perspective to help the viewer’s understanding of the content of mise en scéne.

Screenshot from The King’s Speech. 2010, British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler.

James Dimmock

Check out Alberto Oviedo’s profile from Communication Arts magazine.

Click on image to his more of his work.

Mariano Vivanco is an extremely talented editorial, fashion, and commercial photographer. His work has been published on major publications around the world. You probably have seen one of his images before, if not, here’s a great opportunity.

I met Bill Frakes while attending a workshop in Wyoming. Besides being a neat person, he is a well seasoned photographer, extremely talented, and humble guy. I had a great time with him, and learned a lot by just listening and watching him work.

From Bill’s website:

“Bill Frakes is a Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer based in Florida who has worked in more than 125 countries for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients.

His advertising clients include Apple, Nike, Manfrotto, CocaCola, Champion, Isleworth, Stryker, IBM, Nikon, Canon, Kodak, and Reebok. He directs music videos and television ads.

Editorially his work has appeared in virtually every major general interest publication in the world. His still photographs and short documentary films have been featured on hundreds of Web sites as well as on most major television networks.

He won the coveted Newspaper Photographer of the Year award in the prestigious Pictures of the Year competition. He was a member of the Miami Herald staff that won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Hurricane Andrew. He was awarded the Gold Medal by World Press Photo. He has also been honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for reporting on the disadvantaged and by the Overseas Press club for distinguished foreign reporting. He has received hundreds of national and international awards for his work.”

http://www.billfrakes.com/

Annie Leibovitz
One of my favorite photographers of all, for her versatile, daring and crafty style. I was able to see her exhibition: A Photographer’s Life, and many of her original prints in Paris last year.

Follow this link for the American Music series.

Joe McNally photography — enough said.

Dan Winters is one of my favorite commercial photographers. I had a chance to meet him while attending a workshop in Hunt, TX a few years ago. Really a great guy, and an excellent eye for “light composition.” He is now based in Austin.