Showing a Contact Sheet

July 12, 2011

Sometimes a photo shoot may go so well that you find yourself banging your head against the wall as you agonize over every detail. Your selected proofs show so much potential. How do you even begin to edit an enormous batch of say… 150 images down to a mere 5? We’ve all been there. I [...]

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Photographing Besse Cooper: Now the World’s Oldest Living Person

June 22, 2011

Last week, I traveled to Georgia where I met Besse Cooper. As it turns out, Besse now holds the title for world’s oldest living person (she’s 114… she’ll be 115 in August) and in case you hadn’t guessed it by now, I was there to shoot her portrait. Sometimes I wonder what people [...]

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Film is still your “friend”

June 20, 2011

For a shoot this Friday, I plan to use film. Sure, these days photographers are expected to produce images with their digital cameras for an instant turn-around. I can’t dispute the advantage it gives practioners but all that aside, there’s something that keeps me coming back to film.
I day-dream about film. I [...]

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“The harder you work, the luckier you get…”

May 23, 2011

My old college professor used to say, “the harder you work, the luckier you get…”
Recently, I felt humbled to be recognized by Adorama’s editor Mason Resnick for my work as a portraitist. What’s more, I was honored to share a bit of the spotlight with peers that I look up to and respect (Dorothea Lange, Annie [...]

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Meet Rocky: An American Hero

May 5, 2011

As the nation watched President Obama deliver a speech that would mark the end of one of our country’s greatest enemies, I’m reminded of the heroes who thrive behind the scenes. Civil servants like the police force and scores of firemen. Men and women who devote themselves unconscionably to maintaining peace, order, and protecting our safety. It’s [...]

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Portraits by Students from my 2010 Santa Fe Workshop

April 29, 2011


Paul Mobley’s 2010 Santa Fe Workshop from Paul Mobley on Vimeo.
I’ve just compiled a video reel of some of my student’s portrait work from my 2010 workshop in Santa Fe. Having spent a solid week nurturing their ideas and teaching them to capture the spirit of their subjects, I’m beyond thrilled to go back and [...]

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Looking Back: Photographing Edna Parker

April 22, 2011

Due to the overwhelming response to my post on Walter Breuning, I thought it might also be appropriate to look back into my archives and re-post something of similar value. This former entry was written about Edna Parker, an incredibly kind woman who once held the title as oldest person in the world shortly before [...]

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The World’s Oldest Man…My Friend Walter Breuning

April 15, 2011

Just weeks ago I was honored when I was given the opportunity to photograph “the world’s oldest man.” Walter Breuning lived in Great Falls Montana. At 114 years old, Walter’s optimism for life and the care of others gave him the longevity he needed to move forward. Despite his growing age, Walter was not afraid [...]

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My 2011 Santa Fe Workshop

March 29, 2011

This year, I’ll be headed back to Santa Fe to teach a week long course in Portraiture. Our theme for this summer’s class will help you focus on capturing the soul of your subjects and reconciling it into an exciting new body of work. I want to teach you not just about artificial lighting techniques [...]

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Do you know what a “Diptych” is?

March 21, 2011

In the struggle to make a compelling and unique composition, once in a while 2 great images emerge and I can’t decide which one to use. When that happens, I simply put them together. This practice of placing two similar but different images next to each other for contrast is called a Diptych. When combined [...]

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