I would think Ralph Gabriner would work out fine, everyone- if you
look at ORNAMENT magazine, you’ll realize that he took about half
the pictures that are in the artist’s ads! Anne
I recently noticed the thread about good jury slide photographers.
Since the name of only one other photographer came up, I thought I
would like to present the biographies of several other
photographers and pertinent phone numbers. This group recently
exhibited a body of their photographic work at the AGTA GemFair at
Tucson, entitled �Flashes of Color,� and this bio list accompanied
their work. Some of the names may be recognizable to you since
their work has been published extensively, in many cases
internationally, for at least the last decade. All of them are
competent jury slide as well as advertising photographers.
Sky Hall - A professional photographer and graphic designer for
the past fifteen years, Hall specializes in photography, graphic
design and marketing of fine jewelry. His work has been published
internationally. Hall received a Master of Fine Arts in the
discipline of Painting & Drawing from Long Beach State University
in California. His work reflects the belief in the common ground
between fine art, photography and business. Hall has photographed
the Spectrum and Cutting Edge Awards for the AGTA, and was
commissioned to photograph the “CUBE” project for the American
Design Jewelry Council. He resides in Colorado with his wife,
Barbara Westwood, a nationally recognized jewelry designer. Hall
is also president of the Palmer Divide Arts Council. Tel:
800-438-3794
Tino Hammid - a self-taught photographer who lives in Los Angeles,
CA, Hammid’s last seventeen years have been spent in the gem and
jewelry field. Initially, he worked as a staff photographer for the
Gemological Institute of America. Among his achievements: two
Jesse H. Neal Awards from the Association of Business Publishers
for his Gem Profile series in Modern Jewelry with author, David
Federman. His book credits include three volumes of Gem Profile
printed in book form, and Fancy- Color Diamonds by Harvey Harris.
His photos have appeared in virtually every gem and jewelry
industry magazine as well as in numerous books. For ten years
now, Hammid has photographed the jewelry sales catalogues for
Christie’s New York, Geneva, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. His work
can be seen on the 1997 posters for AGTA and ICA. He is
increasingly involved in the area of digital image creation and
manipulation. Tel: (213) 461-7374 and tinoh@aol.com
Lee- Carraher - Tinnee Lee and Craig Carraher reside in San
Francisco, CA, where they photograph gemstones in their penthouse
“laboratory,” and grow dahlias on their roof. Lee graduated from
the San Francisco Art Institute emphasizing sculpture, photography
and film. Her work includes a documentary about Sri Lanka, couture
commercial and a feature piece. Carraher honed his fine finger
control in pre-dental a Cal State, Los Angeles, until he “leapt off
the edge” to model and teach in Thailand and Japan. East meets
west in the Lee-Carraher production team, as seen in Lapidary
Journal and Macy’s ads. Progressing from microphotographs of
boulder opals to photographing major gems, the team is noted for
their individual attention, meticulous lighting techniques and
unique approaches to gem photography. Tel: (415) 776-5659 and
ccarraher@aol.com
John Parrish - A commercial photographer specializing in jewelry
and food photography, Parrish has been photographing for fifteen
years. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, Parrish has a
studio located in Dallas, Texas. Parrish’s clients include Henry
Dunay, Baume Mercier, Oscar Heyman, Bailey Banks & Biddle, The Zale
Corp., Jewelry by Gauthier, Little Switzerland, AGTA and Nieman
Marcus. His skills have been used for the past four years in
photographing AGTA’s Spectrum Award winners. Tel: (214) 742-9457
Harold & Erica Van Pelt - A husband and wife team since 1963,
Harold was born in Kansas and was trained at the Brooks Institute
of Photography, Santa Barbara, California. Erica was born and
trained in Germany. The Van Pelts are known world- wide for their
superb color photography of gems and minerals. Their photographs
have appeared in over one hundred magazines and on the covers of
every notable gem and mineral magazine in the world. The Van Pelts
have contributed to or produced over a dozen books on gems and
minerals. They have traveled the world to visit and photograph
major gem sites, museums and mineral collections. The husband and
wife are Honorary Lifetime Members of the AGTA and Honorary Fellows
of the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, and the Los Angeles Museum of
Natural History. Erica is a Board Member of the Gem and Mineral
Council of the Los Angeles County of Natural History. Tel: (213)
462-6604
Robert Weldon - Senior Writer and Director of Photography at
Professional Jeweler Magazine, Weldon specializes in writing about
and photographing colored diamonds, minerals and
jewelry. Previously he worked as Senior Editor at Jewelers�
Circular Keystone magazine as a gem and jewelry photojournalist, as
such travelling to the world�s major gem sites. Weldon�s
photographs have appeared in scores of international gemological,
jewelry and consumer publications as well as in over fifteen
gem-related books. A Graduate Gemologist, Weldon also specializes
in photomicrography and archeological photography. He has twice
been judge at AGTA�s prestigious Spectrum and Cutting Edge Awards.
He is a frequent and sought-after speaker at jewelry trade events.
He and his wife, Orasa, operate their own specialized, commercial
photography business for the gemstone and jewelry trade. They
reside in the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (610)
650-0454 and robweldon@msn.com
I hope this helps refine your search for the right �shootist� for you.
Best regards,
Robert Weldon