Joey Lawrence, only 20 years old, is one of the most sought-after commercial photographers in the business. While Joey’s commercial work consists of advertisements and work for movies, television, and musicians, his personal work focuses on fine art portraiture around the world. Today, he talks with Marc Silber about techniques for both beginning and established photographers alike

One distinct quality in Joey’s photos is the clear emotional connection between subject and photographer. Joey concentrates on interacting with the subjects beforehand to make them more comfortable. Often, they are not accustomed to working with cameras, so Joey will spend a day just getting to know them and their culture. He describes these images as collaborations with the subjects, which result in much more powerful photos.

Joey encourages photographers to take advantage of all the resources available today. The internet is a great resource, with numerous photography blogs and articles online. To improve one’s photography skills, constantly experimenting with new techniques and making mistakes is necessary.

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16 Comments

  1. bavaroclassic April 20th, 2011

    Good work!

  2. ColorfulPhotography April 21st, 2011

    Keep up the good work.

  3. marcsilber April 21st, 2011

    thanks!

  4. SuperDashRendar April 21st, 2011

    The guy being interviewed seems afraid to give tips like somebody is going to take his job or something. lol.

  5. Buitrilius April 21st, 2011

    this kid is awesome, great future as photographer

  6. Buitrilius April 21st, 2011

    this kid is awesome, great future as a photographer

  7. FSTOPDR April 22nd, 2011

    I don’t remember how I discovered this series, but these are pure gold. This ‘kid’ photographer has SO MUCH TALENT, and he is younger than things in my refrigerator! I’m tempted to put all equipment into a bag and use it as a boat anchor. Note to self: buy boat.Many thanks to you, Marc!Be well,Dave

  8. marcsilber April 22nd, 2011

    LOL yep we can all learn from Joey. Glad you like our videos we’ll keep em coming!

  9. Julesdoille July 19th, 2011

    I’d like to know about your lighting set ups

  10. asyarihahaha December 4th, 2011

    Oh god, the interviewing sitting position is so awkward!

  11. ddnn3 December 8th, 2011

    Mancrush :3

  12. Luciana Luraschi October 4th, 2012

    awesome photographer!

  13. Alannah Kieley December 15th, 2012

    Evening! Have you thought about photo sfxart tricks (do a google search)? My work buddy Yasmine made some awesome photos with their video lessons.

  14. vicky addy February 12th, 2013

    tht was awesome. would love to see some behind screen videos of this photographers to learn more.

  15. tudort andrei April 9th, 2013

    Great Video , I took a shot like this with my zoom lens too!.bit.ly\XyRI49

  16. nelg70 May 1st, 2013

    0:43 so fake, not a drop in that mug. Why?

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