Okay, I lied, .... she was going to, but unfortunately every has to deal with the burden of car trouble every now and then. so yeah unfortunatelly for me, i am Blogspot dummy and have no idea how to delete this post......
Thus the reason for this pointless entry.... the end.
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Ha Ha Ha. ( In an evil Disney movie laugh) Not so fast.
There is a light at the end of every tunnel.... conveniently for me, we had a guest speaker today in my photography class.... and guess what!? He is a famous photographer! and on top of that, he is an Advertising photographer! SCORE!
So, with that being said, i finally got my interview for my blogging pleasure.
Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing Will van Overbeek.
A quick little spill about this really interesting guy. Overbeek has been working for the photography industry for over 30 years contributing his art to many prestigious magazines: Texas Monthly, Rolling Stones, National Geographic, Sports illustrator, and many others. He has also been a free lance Advertising photographer and has photographed the visuals for print ads for clients such as: Mc Donald's, Canon, Adidas, ESPN, Honda, Heineken, Southwest Airlines, and many others.
Q- Is the world of advertising photography fading away?
A- Absolutely not! If anything, its just becoming more competitive. Anyone with a camera can be considered a photographer now, but the question is, do they have the right kind of portfolio to prove it?
Q- What do you think will happen to photography as technology continues to improve?
A- As technology improves, photopraphy mediums change along with it, but that is not nessecarly a bad thing. Many people think that film photography is better than digital, but they are all dillusional, digital photography has many more advantages without a doubt. That goes to say that the future looks bright for photography.
Q-How do you think the shift from print media to digital media will affect photography?
A- There are many possibilities for the industry, you have to realize that advertising photography is all around especially on the web, every web page you browse on has advertisements clearly displayed, many of them are interactive, but also many of them are still frame banners ads that would not be possible without photography. Also keep in mind that magazines are not dying off anytime soon.
Here are a random selection of photographs hes taken:
Here you will find a slide show of the Advertisements that he has created.
Will Van Overbeek, you saved the day!
Will Van Overbeek.Will Van Overbeek Photographer. 2011. Web. 24 Mar. 2011 < http://willvano.blogspot.com/>
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