Thursday, March 8, 2018

PhotoServe Interview – Commercial Photographer | Steve Tague

Yawning dog on bed with woman reading in background.

Commercial Photographer Steve Tague – Bend Oregon and New York City Dog, Lifestyle, Industrial and Product Photography by P. Berberian  March 5, 2018 Steve Tague, PhotoServe’s March Member of the Month, grew up in Southern California and studied at the Art Center…

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

A Very Happy Father’s Day | Not Another Photography Post

This is not another post about advertising photography or being a commercial photographer. This is a post about being a dad, and why I’m so happy and feeling so lucky on this Father’s Day 2017. 4 days ago I received…

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Behind the Scenes | Peeing Baby | Commercial Photography

Newborn baby boy floating on white background, peeing into the air

Publishers hire commercial photographers to make images for various types of books. I am not and never had been, a baby photographer. But in 2003 when Random House bought my idea for, “Baby: An Owner’s Manual,” I decided to take…

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Industrial Photographer | Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market

Produce being repackaged in wholesale industrial warehouse.

One of the perks of being a commercial photographer is the variety of people, places and things that you are exposed to that you otherwise wouldn’t be. With product and lifestyle photography I’m usually working with products that won’t even be…

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Industrial Photography and Restaurant Photography | Combining the Two

Restaurant photography of chef rushing in kitchen, photographed industrial style in black and white.

As a commercial photographer, I love being able to photograph a variety of subjects in various styles. As I had mentioned in my last post, in some markets, like New York City, you really have to specialize as a photographer.…

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Monday, April 3, 2017

Product Photography | Spuds and Buds

As a product photographer in Oregon and New York City, I have had the opportunity to photograph a lot of different things. In NYC, I have always specialized in home furnishings, shooting everything from antiquities to wall sconces. In Oregon,…

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