View entire campaign and collection here:
About Juried:
Judging stories based on their own merit is what Juried is all about. Rather than publishing photos based on who shot them, Juried is a blind submission process in which clients pick the content without knowing its source. When a photographer submits to Juried, we strip away any personally identifying information and forward just the images to our Jury. Only if is story is selected will the team involved be revealed to the panel and the public; a fact we hope will encourage photographers to be more creative. If the images don’t get published, the Jury never learns who submitted them. Whether or not stories are published, the photographers never learn who said yes, and who said no. Our Jury is drawn from actual clients in the Canadian industry; those that can make a difference in a photographer’s career.
View all Photos here:
http://juried.tumblr.com/post/21389543211/chantale-nadeaus-kiery-by-mike-lewis
Check out my latest fashion video for Sentaler’s 2012 line. I shot this while shooting the print campaign simultaneously. I predict more of this (shooting both at the same time) in the future.
14
Feb
12
new work up at plaidmag.com
Head over to Plaid Magazine’s web site to check out my latest webitorial for them. Fun Spring stuff: http://plaidmag.com/2012/02/allures/
05
Feb
12
worst… contract… EVER!
A magazine recently asked me to contribute a fashion story for their next issue. They sent me some general creative ideas for the styling, makeup, etc. It looked good so I agreed to do it, pending a few details (models involved, etc.). They agreed and followed up with this contract which basically stipulates that they will own all copyright to all images and that I would require written permission to use the images in any way, possibly even have to pay royalties to them and that their copyright credit must appear on all images. Guess how much they were paying me for this shoot: $0.00.
My biggest shock is that other photographers have actually signed this in the past. What is going on? Seriously, how can this be happening? Needless to say, I told them I would NEVER sign that contract and that they need to seriously reconsider their priorities and code of ethics. It’s hard enough on professional photographers these days but this is just plain exploitative.
Read agreement here:
Photographer: Mike Lewis (mikelewis.ca), Wardrobe Stylist: Kirsten Reader (Judy Inc.), Hair/Makeup: Blair Petty (Judy Inc.), Photography Assistant: Nathan Walker, Model: Lexa Morse (Ford Models), Designer: Patricia Fieldwalker
The new issue of Blink Magazine is finally out and my photo of Daisy is on the cover. Check it out!
Photographer: Mike Lewis
Model: Daisy (Elite Models)
Makeup/Hair: Wendy Rorong (Plutino Group)
Styling: Terri Dacquisto (Plutino Group)
Photo Assistants: Mathew Smith & Otis Lau
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