Friday, October 2, 2009

CSB Promotion: Dan Skinner's Photography

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[Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: Tubing by Dan Skinner

When Dan Skinner sent me an email saying I can feel free to use his photos for my blog, I was like.. Wow! Seriously? And then when I checked out his galleries, I knew his amazing talent deserves more than just few photos being displayed on my posts.

[Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: Blue Undies by Dan Skinner [Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: by Dan Skinner

The US readers probably don't need an introduction about this (surprisingly) camera-shy guy. Dan has been in the cover art business for almost eight years. He has worked for over 400 companies internationally and has probably (coz he doesn't keep count) done two thousand covers. He has done every type of book genres and has worked in print, magazine, ebook and ezine. So there is a good chance that you might have come across his masterpieces at some point or the other.

[Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: by Dan Skinner

[Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: Study Break by Dan Skinner

The fashion industry came to know about Dan Skinner this year and he is now busy involved in doing projects for this venue. He told me that he discover and shoot his own models and tries to do one frame storyboard shots or tell a story through them.

[Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: Anticipation by Dan Skinner [Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: by Dan Skinner [Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: He's Early by Dan Skinner

The DNA Magazine recently bought pics of one of his models, Dave Wilkinson and will be featuring them on their next edition. Also, DNA's blog will be showcasing four pieces from Dan's "Study Break" series. And the latest edition of the online magazine, Blake did a five page feature on his "End Of Summer."

[Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: End Of Summer by Dan Skinner

Dan Skinner claims that he is a self taught photographer and a pro at photoshopping. It's a no-brainer that this guy is a hardcore workaholic and a crazy perfectionist. He has his own studio called Cerberus Inc. based in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, which he formed with his business partner and former model, Nick Fichter. I was absolutely delighted to know that he belongs to that rare category of photographers who wouldn't suggest the guys to shave off their chest hair for the shoot. As you can see from the pics below, Dan presents Nick in his all raw sexy hirsuteness! Woof!! :P

[Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: by Dan Skinner [Image] Crazy Sam's Bloginess: by Dan Skinner

By the way, you can click on the photos to view their high resolution versions and you could be very well surprised by what some of them reveal! :D
Dan is a twitterholic as well and you guys can catch him at @cerberusinc. To see more of his work, visit his gallery.

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