Pros for Lowepro
Larry Frank
Larry
Frank: photographer, traveller, writer, presenter, Photoshop instructor, digital retouch artist and forever a student.
Apprenticed at New York’s prestigious studio, Robert Crandall Associates, where, at the age of 23, he designed and photographed a cover for Time Magazine (see article “On Producing a Time Magazine Cover“ in article archive).
In New York, wrote, directed and produced a film short, “It Takes A Phone To Cry,” which poked fun at NY Tel and played in New York’s art cinemas. His short film caused the New York Phone Company to disconnect his phone service. He threatened with a sequel film.
Among other projects in the late sixties, he wrote, photographed and produced what has been called the first music video, “The Only Living Boy in New York,” for the duo Simon and Garfunkel.
Larry spent 24 years with Nikon Canada as head of their Professional division, has advised and consulted with photographers ranging from forensic to fashion, managed Nikon’s Olympic Games projects, pioneered the Nikon School of Photography and has presented this one-day photo seminar to over 130,000 professionals and photo enthusiasts across Canada.
Other seminar projects include “Silver to Silicon” and “The School of Travel Photography and Travel Techniques,” presented throughout Canada, Australia, Jamaica, the UK, and throughout Asia, including China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Thailand.
Larry has authored three instructional CDs on travel and digital photography, written articles for several photo magazines and has hosted several photo expeditions for Adventure Canada to the Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador, Greenland and Baffin Island, The Antarctic, Tierra del Fuego, and Scotland. Larry was a Keynote Speaker at the Canadian Photo Educators Forum in Toronto, May 1, 2010. He recently conducted his “Assignment” photo workshop in Havana.
More info: www.larryfrankphoto.com
Photo Gallery
All images © Larry Frank. May not be reproduced without permission.
Q&A:
What would be your media of choice (digital or film)?
Digital
What would you consider your first big break in the business?
Being a photographer’s rep / photo lab rep
What was your most challenging assignment?
1976 Olympics for Allsport, shooting from the roof catwalk of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, secured by a clothesline!
What was your 'assignment from hell'?
Lower East Side, New York City: shooting an editorial assignment on ‘inner city at-risk youths’ in Thomkins Square
Park. Almost got killed. The guy who saved my life became my best friend.
What is the most exotic location you've shot in?
The Antarctic
What was your biggest photo mistake?
Not COMPLETELY checking my gear before an assignment.
Your idea of the “dream assignment”
Leading a photo workshop in Havana – set your dream assignment as a goal and make it happen… I did
What three photographers do you most admire:
Ken Heyman, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andre Kertesz
Your top three photo tips:
First, realize that photography is your true passion then devote all your energy to your education of
the technical and artistic aspects of the medium.
If you could change your profession what would it be?
To be a better photographer
Your advise to aspiring photographers:
Look at art and follow your heart.
All images © Larry Frank. May not be reproduced without permission.