Behind the Scenes: Tim McGraw for Pennzoil
Roles: Director, Editor, Color Grade Production Company: Variable Directors: Variable & Joey L Cinematographers: Khalid Mohtaseb & Jonathan Bregel Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter Producer:...
View ArticlePhotographing Women: Aitana from Ford Models
Why Testing is Important As creative individuals, we are always trying to improve our skill set and push ourselves further. One thing that I have been wanting to do for a while now is extend my...
View ArticleFoxy Shazam Shoot BTS Video + Big Tutorial Sale
For the first time ever, check out this sample lesson from the Lara Jade VS Joey L tutorial. All of the tutorials in my shop currently on sale until New Years Eve, scroll down to see more details. This...
View Article5 Critical Tips for Travel Photographers
I’ve read too many lists online of “traveling photographer tips” that don’t actually appear to be written by actual photographers. Some things work in the real world, others simply do not. Here’s...
View ArticleJoey L. Book: “Photographing Shadow and Light” Released Today
I am very proud to announce that today my book was released for sale in stores and online. Introducing: Photographing Shadow and Light: Inside the Dramatic Lighting Techniques and Creative Vision of...
View ArticleVaranasi, India: “Beyond” Documentary
It’s been a long time in the works, but Cale and I just finished the final touches on this behind the scenes documentary about our trip to Varanasi, India. It follows my friend/assistant Ryan and I as...
View Article“People of the Delta” Film Project
(Above: Campaign pitch video I made for my Kickstarter project “People of the Delta”. You can view the project here.) People of the Delta is my dream project. All is explained in the video above, but...
View ArticleKilling Lincoln – Test Subjects VS Real Subjects
I recently had the privilege to collaborate with Variable and photograph the campaign for National Geographic Channel’s feature film “Killing Lincoln”, based on Bill O’Reilly’s book of the same title....
View ArticleAnnouncement: Joey L. NYC Workshop
As you may know, I recently launched the Kickstarter for my film project People of the Delta. After asking about interest in a workshop from me, I received an overwhelming response on Twitter. I...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Joey L. Toronto Workshop
When the NYC workshop was fully booked less than 7 days after it was announced, I realized that by opening up more workshops in other cities, I could teach more photographers and boost the funding for...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Joey L. London, UK Workshop
Important Update: We have completely sold out the first set of workshop dates in 48 hours. Incredible! I approached the studio and we are able to do the same great 2 day course in a new set of dates:...
View ArticleNew Photo Series: Education in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley
Above: Portrait of Kunki Dula, Hamar Tribe I took these images in a Hamar tribe village named Labaltoy in the Southern Nationalities Region, Ethiopia. You may recognize some faces from photographs I...
View ArticleZombie Boy / Rick Genest Photoshoot
I recently had the opportunity to photograph Rick Genest- also known as Zombie Boy or Rico the Zombie. The photoshoot was for the March, 2013 cover of Rebel Ink Magazine. Zombie Boy is a model and...
View ArticleCreating an Indoor Blizzard
Above: Portrait of Henry Oelkers (Click to enlarge) I wanted to create a dramatic portrait series of “arctic explorers” which appeared to be taken outside in a blizzard. The concept for this shoot was...
View ArticleKilling Kennedy Photoshoot & Behind the Scenes Video
Above: Killing Kennedy horizontal film poster (Click to enlarge) The idea behind National Geographic’s Killing Kennedy campaign cannot be summed up better than in the words of Rama Allen, co-director...
View ArticleNow Available: “Learn from Joey L” Video Tutorial Site
I am very proud today to announce my brand new tutorial site Learn from Joey L. Learn From Joey L is a tutorial site to share the photography, lighting and Photoshop techniques I have cultivated over...
View ArticleThe Portable Studio: Halloween in Brooklyn
My Halloween in Brooklyn photography series began about 3 years ago on October 31st, 2010. Since that time I’ve been prowling the streets of my old neighborhood in Bushwick, Brooklyn every Halloween to...
View ArticleGunk the Lens: Flowers in the Attic
In this blog post, I’m going to walk you through the shoot I did for Lifetime’s “Flowers in the Attic” with actress Ellen Burstyn. I’ll begin by explaining a little background on how the shoot came to...
View ArticleSHARING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS SHOOTING
PERSONAL WORK, PASSION, YADDA YADDA YADDA If we as photographers envision the internet as an ocean, and every fish a new set of eyes on our work, then we can view every new photograph in our...
View ArticleI Was Hidden on This Guy’s Hard Drive for Over 6 Years
It’s been estimated that as many as 880 billion photos will be taken by the close of this year. I’m not quite sure how that statistic could ever be properly calculated, but I think it’s safe to say...
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