Kingston names Barbara Bordnick an "Icon of Photography"

Memory product maker Kingston Technology Co. Inc., Fountain Valley, Calif., USA, announces world-class portrait and fashion photographer Barbara Bordnick will provide a new series of tips and tricks to be posted on Kingston's "Icons of Photography" website.

Kingston's "Icons of Photography" website profiles some of the world's most respected photographers. Each month the company spotlights an icon photographer who provides tips and techniques as well as a gallery of images. Advice and anecdotes are shared for taking better pictures on topics ranging from lighting and backgrounds, to color profiling, and making the most of equipment.

This month's new profile focuses on knowledge of your subject and lighting. States Bordnick, "No matter what I shoot, I make it a point to get to know as much about the subject as possible in advance and recommend that every photographer do the same. If you are photographing people, search for those characteristics that most define their personality, and hone in on one or two traits such as eyes, hair, hands, or smile."

A self-taught photographer, Bordnick's work has included such innovative projects as a Polaroid-commissioned calendar of Great Women in Jazz and three books of digital photographs, "Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers Volumes I, II, and III." Last year, her portrait of lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg was made into a United States commemorative postage stamp, issued on April 28, 2005. Most recently Bordnick was awarded the International Photographic Council's Leadership Award at the United Nations.