Joe McNally

Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is known world-wide as not only one of the top, technically excellent photographers of his generation, but his charming demeanor, confidence and humor make him a sought-after choice from CEO’s to celebrities to commercial and magazine clients alike. He is among the rare breed of photographer who has bridged the world between photojournalism and advertising, amassing an impressive commercial and advertising client list including FedEx, Nikon, ESPN, Adidas, MAC Cosmetics, Land’s End, General Electric, Epson, MetLife, USAA, New York Stock Exchange, Lehman Brothers, PNC Bank, and the Beijing Cultural Commission. McNally is equally comfortable climbing buildings or lighting a telescope to capturing quiet, sensitive subject matter with confidence in medical surroundings. He has shot numerous cover stories and highly complex features for the National Geographic, LIFE, and Sports Illustrated, where his research skills and unmatched preparedness were highly valued.
McNally won the first Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Journalistic Impact for a LIFE coverage titled, “The Panorama of War.” He has been honored numerous times by Communication Arts, PDN, Graphis, American Photo, POY, and The World Press Photo Foundation. He has also adapted to the Internet driven media world where his work is regularly cited in social media surveys as sources of inspiration and industry leadership. McNally is a proud Nikon Ambassador and also a recent member to the Capture One Ambassador team.

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keynote - The Camera is a Visa - Around the Globe with Joe McNally

Travels from around the globe with a camera. Join us for a fun, informative evening with world-renowned photographer Joe McNally, as he shares his pictures and stories from recent assignments and adventures from the Tokyo Olympics to the Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador. Forty years of shooting, 70 countries and counting. Ups and downs, great jobs, failures, adventures—the wonder of being a photographer, as well as the grit and hard work that occurs behind the camera. Questions will be welcomed!​​

Private DEMO - fast flash portraits  **SEPARATE TICKET REQUIRED**

How to work quickly with minimal kit. The face is the “landscape” for the portrait photographer. Different terrain requires different light, and a different approach. Storytelling portraiture, done simply and well. True portraiture goes well beyond the flattering head shot to the core of the subject, and who they are and what they do. This demands of the photographer not only knowledge of the subject, but of craft as well. Choice of setting, composition, lens are all important. As is the choice of the kind and nature of the light, which speaks to use of light shapers, gels, and the overall feel of the light.

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