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Jeff Smith (www.jeffsmithphoto.com). Jeff Smith is an award-winning senior photographer from Fresno, CA. He owns and operates two studios in Central California and is well recognized as a speaker on lighting and senior photography. He is the author of many books, including Corrective Lighting, Posing, and Retouching for Digital Photographers and Jeff Smith’s Lighting for Outdoor & Location Portrait Photography (both from Amherst Media), and Senior Contracts (self-published).
Cherie Steinberg Coté (www.cheriefoto.com). Cherie Steinberg Coté began her photography career as a photo-journalist at the Toronto Sun, where she had the distinction of being the first female freelance photographer. She currently lives in Los Angeles and has been published in Grace Ormonde, Los Angeles Magazine, and Town & Country. She is also a Getty Image stock photographer and an acclaimed instructor who has presented seminars to professional photographers from around the country.
Damon Tucci (www.damontucci.com). Damon Tucci has been a professional photographer in the Orlando area for more than fifteen years and has photographed over 2500 weddings. Damon began his career as an underwater cinematographer and later worked as a photographer for Disney Photographic Services. It was at Disney that he carefully crafted his unique approach to wedding photography, which features a mix of documentary-style photography and stylized fashion shots. Damon is the author of Step-by-Step Wedding Photography: Techniques for Professional Photographers and, with Rosena Usmani, the co-author of Tucci and Usmani’s The Business of Photography (both from Amherst Media).
Kirk Tuck (www.kirktuck.com). Kirk Tuck is a corporate advertising photographer working in Austin, TX. His recent clients have included IBM, AMD, Dell, Time Warner, Texas Gas Services, Tribeza magazine, SC magazine, and Motorola. Before diving into photography, Kirk was a creative director for a regional advertising agency where he won numerous industry awards for writing, television commercials, and print advertising. A former specialist lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Fine Arts, he currently serves on the advisory board for the Austin Community College photo department. Kirk teaches lighting and photography classes across the country. He is also the author of Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography, Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Studio Photography, The Commercial Photography Handbook, and Photograpihc Lighting Equipment: A Comprehensive Guide for Digital Photographers (all from Amherst Media).
Paul D. Van Hoy II (www.fotoimpressions.com). Paul D. Van Hoy II holds an MFA in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. His award-winning wedding photojournalism has been featured in popular magazines such as Brides and Bridal, Wedding Style, In Style Wedding, Modern Bride, and Martha Stewart Weddings. Some of his former and current clients include Forbes, Health and Wellness, Men’s Health, Food & Wine, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Adidas, Barilla, DKNY, Jones New York, and Fossil Inc. Presently residing in Rochester, NY, he documents approximately thirty to forty weddings annually, and shoots editorial, documentary, stock, and travel photography during his off-season. AGE Fotostock in Barcelona, Spain, represents Van Hoy’s work. He is the author of Wedding Photojournalism: The Business of Aesthetics from Amherst Media.
Neil van Niekerk (www.neilvn.com). Neil van Niekerk, originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, is a wedding and portrait photographer based in northern New Jersey. He graduated with a college degree in electronic engineering and worked as a television broadcast engineer in South Africa (while pursuing photography as a parallel career) before deciding