July 2009 Featured Photographer of the Month
Our July Featured Photographer of the Month
Sean Busher
What equipment you do you use?
I’m a Canon shooter, use a 1Ds Mark II, Alien Bee lights, Photoshop and Cinema 4D for CGI/3D work.
How long have you been shooting?
I’ve been shooting constantly since I was in the 9th grade, I’m almost 30 now. I started professionally the week of September 11, 2001 after graduating with a photojournalism degree from the University of North Carolina.
Where are you located?
Charlotte, NC
What type of photography do you take?
Our main focus is conceptual advertising photography. We incorporate 3D and CGI (computer generated images) into our photography for hyper-real effects.
Price range of events?
All our services are custom priced based on the particular requirements for the job, including time, difficulty, usage rights, post-production editing and more.
When did you notice that you had passion for photography?
I noticed how far my passion for photography had come when I was deciding where to go to college - the school had to have a photography department! Luckily, I got into Chapel Hill, where they have a great journalism school, and was able to shoot for the daily paper and yearbook there all four years. This gave me the opportunity to work on daily assignments, cover a lot of interesting behind-the-scenes happenings on campus and to focus on long-term projects as well. I was that guy who always had a camera, always. On the field for sporting events, shooting the speakers and pit rallies, the portraits and snow days - it all had to be documented. One weekend I challenged another photo editor to see how many rolls of film we could shoot in one weekend. I photographed the football game that weekend, then I went off to shoot field hockey, campus life, parties and more. When we returned on Monday we had each shot almost 60 rolls of film (and since we rolled our own film from a bulk roller each roll had 40-60 images each). Whew, what a lot of shooting!
Is there anything unique about what you do?
I work with digital imager Peter Godshall in creating commercially-viable works of art that utilize the latest in 3D and CGI technology. This gives us the ability to deliver anything our clients can imagine. For instance, we were recently shooting a tennis scene but couldn’t find the perfect background, so we created it ourselves. Peter built the entire tennis stadium - the lights, the stands, the suites, the court, etc - from scratch. We are marketing these talents to ad agencies around the country so they understand our ability to deliver on their wildest dreams.
Have you had to changed anything to adjust in current economic times?
The economic times have made me realize how, with a little clever thinking, great projects can be pulled off with minimal production (the CGI helps, too). There is always more than one way to get a job done, we realized our talents can be utilized without overdoing the hoopla.
Describe your shooting style?
We’re image engineers. Once the concept is in hand we have to visualize the final photograph and then reverse-engineer the entire scene. Every element in our photographs becomes a separate layer so that it’s infinitely adjustable. We even had one project in 2007 have over 1,000 Photoshop layers in it. Many times a photo of a model will have separate layers for various body parts, a separate layer for hair and many layers for the other aspects of the scene. It can be time consuming, but it’s a lot of fun and it gives us the ability to create truly amazing imagery.
What are your goals for the future?
We are continuing to develop our portfolio to be a standout among conceptual advertising shooters nationwide. Along the way we are looking for an agent that will represent us to the premier ad agencies in the country. Eventually we would like to go the go-to studio for large, innovative conceptual photography projects.
Past Featured Photographers
2009
February :: March :: April :: May :: June
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3. Two different images of yourself. One portrait for a thumbnail and one funny for your interview.
4. Why you think that you deserve to be the photographer of the month.
5. Have fun with it
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Sample Questions: (If it’s too personal, leave it blank) Please try to give an answer that is longer than a few words or just a sentence for each response. Paragraphs are fine but people want to read more about YOU!
1 What equipment you do you use?
2 How long have you been shooting?
3 Where are you located?
4 What type of photography do you take?
5 Price range of events?
6 When did you notice that you had passion for photography?
7 Is there anything unique about what you do?
8 What’s the funniest thing that ever happened during a shoot?
9 What’s the scariest thing that ever happened during a shoot?
10 How many events do you photograph each year?
11 Have you had to changed anything to adjust in current economic times?
12 Describe your shooting style?
13 Feel free to make up your own questions and answer them!
