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Rangefinder Magazine
Columns/February 2002
Insight/On the Cover
We want to thank all of you who wrote, called, e-mailed, smoke-signaled
and spoke your congratulations on our 50th Anniversary issue. Actually,
we never thought the issue would cause such a stir, but it has been quite
a ride. But on to the new year… February is traditionally a good
issue and we think this year’s is no exception. Creative Eye is a
new stock photography co-op recently formed with the blessings of ASMP.
The goal of the organization is to right the many wrongs (from the photographer’s
viewpoint) of the stock business. As you will see (page 8), some great
photographers are involved and it may be the wave of the future for stock
photography. One of our several profiles this month is Tom Brewster (see
page 22), who is an exhibitionist of sorts. Actually, Tom has his work
exhibited frequently in galleries. His quest makes for interesting reading
about getting your work out there and seen. Gary Fagan is another fascinating
profile (see page 28). Gary spent 30 years in a different career before
he discovered his own success as a photographer. He is now one of the
most highly decorated photographers in the country. February is a time
when the baseball fans among us look forward to spring training and the
opening of the Big League season. For those who can’t wait, we’ve
got a great article on the Big League team at Upper Deck, the sports card
and memorabilia folks (see page 44). Upper Deck now offers photographers
the chance to create trading cards for their team and sports customers
that look and feel just like the real Upper Deck trading cards! We’ve
also got a nifty little piece by our favorite New Englander, Jane Wingate
(see page 68) on breaking the rules (what a shock!). Jane’s gone
digital and is finding new ways to safeguard traditional technique.
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Bill Hurter
Editor
ON THE COVER
PHOTOGRAPHER: Gary Fagan
FILM: Kodak Portra 160 NC
CAMERA: Bronica SQ
LENS: 80mm Lens
EXPOSURE: 1ž60 at f/8
COMMENTS: The photograph was pre-planned as a cover photo. According to
Gary Fagan, “I spoke to the owner of the horse and sleigh earlier
in the winter about doing a photo when it was snowing.” Gary called
him the morning it started snowing, and set up a time that afternoon for
the photo shoot, however, “it turned out to be an Iowa blizzard,
which resulted in me getting stuck in the farmer’s lane with four
wheel drive, but it was worth it,” Gary says. The portrait was made
in December 2001. The owner of the horse and sleigh is Paul Theisen.
Gary Fagan co-owns Fagan Photography with his wife Jan in Dubuque, Iowa.
Gary specializes in location and outdoor portraiture—and in particular,
high school seniors, family groups, executives and head-and-shoulder portraits
for corporate promotional use. In 2001, Fagan earned WPPI’s Accolade
of Lifetime Excellence, the highest award given by that organization.
For more on Gary Fagan, see Linda L. May’s article about him on page
28.
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