Coupling

I shot these photos for thisisaphotoblog. The assignment was "Coupling", which was open to interpretation.

Yule Caise for UCLA Magazine

Yule is a writer, director, acting coach, actor, and more. He is so incredibly talented (and also so sweet!). I shot Yule near the Griffith Observatory a couple months ago. He totally didn't mind hiking a bit in his suit, or the dozen hikers that stared while we worked. Him, Alicia (Art Director for UCLA Magazine), and I had a great time doing this shoot!

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I have also included the retouched and non-retouched versions below. I wanted to get the city lights so I photographed Yule on a tripod as the sun was going down, then photographed the landscape without Yule after the sun went down. In Photoshop I merged the two together.

Limbo Conversation/Interview

Jacqueline Bovaird at Glasshouse Assignment interviewed Ryan, Dan and I about our "Limbo" Collaboration (click here to view).

For the interview please check out this link:

http://stone-thrower.com/2009/06/16/collaboration/

Underwater

Please click on the photo to view the gallery

3rd Annual Photography Masters Cup

*entire spread can be viewed here: http://www.tamarlevine.com/photoblog/2008/05/let-them-eat-cake.html*

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER TAMAR LEVINE FROM USA

LONDON 25.05.2009 - Professional photographer Tamar Levine (USA) was presented with the 3rd Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee Award in the category of Fashion at a prestigious live online Winners and Nomination Ceremony presented by International Color Awards to recognize excellence in color photography.

Thousands of images were received from ninety-two countries. The nominated photographers were selected by a who's who Judging Panel from the international photography community, including Christie's (New York), National Geographic (Washington) and Fox Broadcasting Company (Los Angeles). The Panel reviewed the images online over an eight week period and Levine's "Let Them Eat Cake," an exceptional image entered in the Fashion category, received a high percentage of votes overall.

"The Masters Cup celebrates photographers who operate at the highest levels of their craft," said the awards Creative Director, Basil O'Brien. "Tamar Levine's work represents color photography at its finest and we're pleased to present her with the title of Nominee."

You can view the 3rd Annual Winners Gallery online at www.photomasterscup.com.

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and non-professional photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography.

Contact: Tamar Levine
Email: info[at]tamarlevine[dot]com
Website: www.tamarlevine.com

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Street Photography

I shot these photos in Vegas for this month's assignment on thisisaphotoblog.com. The assignment was "Street Photography", and the goal was to find someone we didn't know beforehand and take a photo of him/her. Unfortunately I didn't have as much time as I would have liked but I did find some nice ladies right before I had to head back to LA at the Palms Casino, which is where I was staying. I would love to go back to Vegas soon when I have more time and take more photos of the casino regulars. Click to enlarge!

Limbo

I did a collaboration with Dan and Ryan for thisisaphotoblog. The assignment was Multitude. Here is the final photo! There is a lot of detail so please click to enlarge.



And an outtake I shot...