Name:
Jeff Weinstock

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http://photoworkshop.com/bv/view/yardbird

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Portfolio(s):
Jeff Weinstock • Photography

Personal Website:
http://www.jeffweinstockphotography.com

Member Since:
02/23/2008

About Jeff Weinstock:
My training in still photography was a thirty year career as a nationally recognized DP. Working on staff at NBC News, I was assigned to cover the 1976 presidential campaign of Gerald R. Ford, the first to be documented with video cameras. This quiet sea change in network news coverage was, in a real sense, the birth of “electronic journalism.” In 1987 I left the network to begin a freelance career to broaden my range of experience... beyond photojournalism. Within the first year I developed a diverse national client base... mostly documentary in nature. I was filming documentaries regularly for Frontline, 60 Minutes, PBS, ABC News’ Turning Point, National Geographic, The History Channel... and I was being offered commercial shoots for Johnson & Johnson, Apple Computer, and Ford Motors. The artistry and skill needed to work as a successful DP, on a national level, are very much the same as those required to work on a similar level as a successful still photographer... the ability to do excellent work... quickly; the talent to visualize a shot that expresses the intended message... imbued with an esthetic that draws the viewer in; and, a driving force within the creative process. I bring to still photography a reputation for decisiveness, exceptional lighting skills, and the talent and visual artistry needed to bring to life that which is born as a concept. For thirty years, filming in every genre... with expertise in all... I had my eye in a viewfinder. In 2003 when I realized that I had accomplished more than I thought possible in a field to which I helped give birth... I looked for a new medium in which to express my creativity... and began shooting with digital SLRs. It was a seemingly natural transition from shooting either 24 fps with film, or 30 fps with video... applying the same sensibilities... only now I am crafting images that tell stories... in a single frame. I bring to each photo shoot the experience, artistry, technical knowledge, and proficiency of craft that I did throughout thirty years of film and video assignments. The same eye that is now in the finder of my DSLRs, is the same eye that created documentary and entertainment programs which have been honored with two national EMMY Awards, a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Coverage of the Disadvantaged, three local EMMY Awards, five NPPA first and second places, and an Overseas Press Club Award for Outstanding Achievement. Jeff Weinstock/2008