BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 13 – Brad Elterman and Matt Dillon
Our very Own Brad Elterman talks about his Matt Dillon photo while at the Equator Books Gallery Show, featuring “Like it Was Yesterday” book and pictures from his collection. Brad Elterman talks about Matt Dillon arriving at his house for the shoot with his manager. He had full control of Matt Dillon and the photos that he took. He mentions that a photo of that caliber would never happen in these times, unless you have a full glamour squad, publicist, star wagons, and probably a check to pay off the celebrity.
BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 12 – The Birth Of Photo Syndication
Our very own Brad Elterman talks about the Birth of photo syndication. He goes on to talk about the 70′s and the great markets such as Sweden, Japan, Holland, and United Kingdom. Very few photographers new about these markets and Brad Elterman was flying all over the world making those connections. He went with a suitcase full of slides and he sold his pictures to the editors becoming their USA correspondent. Brad then goes on to talk about processing his photos – he had to develop the picture, then stamp them and then put them in an envelop and ship them off. He would travel to the world ways post office to ship packages of envelops. Today is a lot easier, it is all done with a click of the mouse.
BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 11 – What Kind Of Photos Sell?
In this podcast, our very own Brad Elterman describes what kind of photos sell. Brad Elterman talks about Iconic Paparazzi photographs. He also talks about what the picture editors want, especially when they are bombarded with hundreds of thousands photos per day. The photos need to jump off the editors monitor, it has to dance off the screen, it has to have life to it, it has to have a story to it, it has to be sexy, it has to be colorful and vibrant. A picture of someone coming out of Starbucks just doesn’t cut it anymore. You want pictures that have oomph to them, otherwise, it is just another photo.
BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 10 – How Do You Find Celebrities?
In this podcast, our very own Henry Flores explains how to find celebrities. He describes the ease in finding celebrities in Los Angeles and how he has to go out of his way to not be around them, especially when on vacation. He briefly discusses the three primary US cities where celebrities live and hangout – Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Celebrities attend many personal appearances for various reasons and there is a possibility they may eventually make it to a city near you. Therefore do not get disillusioned if you do not live in those three cities. Do not get caught without your camera, so that when they get that perfect shot, you can send it to BuzzFoto.
Unfortunately what happens is that initially, you work with young celebrities when they are just up and coming and they pose for you and then they get their break. You call their publicist and then they don’t want to do photos anymore. However, it really doesn’t work that way, because the magazines and the public want them photos of them even more. The talent, in a sense want to turn off the faucet after stardome, but what they have essentially done is opened it even more and they could never turn it off. Brad then goes on to quote a line from The Godfather II, “this is the business we have chosen.”
BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 08 – The Red Carpet Is Dead
Our very own Brad Elterman talks about the death of red carpet photography. He describes red carpet photography as being dull and boring. Red Carpet photography, “all it really is a bunch of publicist getting together trying to sell something to the public. It serves its purpose and it always will,” Brad Elterman states, “but you are not going to get a beautiful iconic image out of that, because there so many of these photos in the market.” That is why, BuzzFoto chooses to do pictures that are candid, because they are fresh and done on the street, “Life Imitating Art.”
BuzzFoto Video Podcast Episode 07 – Types Of Paparazzi
Our very Own Henry Flores breaks down the industry as he describes the six types of paparazzi, which include the spotter, the car spotter, the red carpet or event photographer, the photographer spotter, the celebrity paparazzi and finally the citizen or people paparazzi. He goes on to describe how technology has made ordinary people paparazzi too.
