Carlos Javier Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Chicago, Illinois. As a teenager, his love of photography led him to work at a traveling carnival to save money for photography equipment and college tuition. He studied photojournalism at Columbia College Chicago and became a staff photographer for Chicago In The Year 2000 (CITY 2000), a yearlong project documenting the city and its inhabitants. Since that time Carlos work has been published in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Ebony Magazine and in numerous international print, broadcast and online venues. In 2008 Carlos was named the Illinois Press Photographer Association Photographer of the Year.Lighting For Less
Workshop Date: Thursday, March 08, 2012 - 3:15 PM
Workshop Speaker: Victoria Will
Do you still think you can't create great portraits because you don't have the right gear? Victoria will show you it is not about how much lighting gear you have that makes a great portrait. It is knowing how to use what you have. Learn some tips for creating compelling portraits with less gear and minimal time. Learn to think on the fly, using what you have in ways that help to make your portrait successful.
Victoria Will is a freelance photographer focused on editorial portraiture whose work appears in newspapers, newswires and magazines worldwide, from the Associated Press to W magazine. Prior to breaking out on her own, she began her career at the New York Post where she was a staff photographer for eight years. In a news environment responsible for headlines like "Headless Body in Topless Bar," Victoria learned valuable skills like, for instance, a good sense of humor about the business. She hails from the Nation's capital, but now resides in New York with her two French Bulldogs and photojournalist husband.
