Instructors

Russ Harrington

Russ Harrington has photographed some of the most recognizable faces in the music industry – from his iconic portrait of Loretta Lynn and Jack White captured for the cover of Lynn’s Grammy-winning “Van Lear Rose” to his candid shot of Robert Plant cracking up Alison Krauss and an unexpected image of Brad Paisley covered in mud. His portfolio features a who’s who of the music business, including Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, Al Green, Brooks & Dunn, and Keith Urban.

Harrington developed the lighting style he has become known for while shooting fashion ads for a high-end department store in Nashville. That work led to shooting Christian covers, which then led to his first big break in country music, an editorial photo shoot with Trisha Yearwood. Once Trisha saw the polaroids from that day’s session she hired Russ to shoot her next album cover. More than 700 covers later, Harrington is a much sought after photographer in the world of music and celebrities. And the best part, he’s a true southern gentleman.

Tony Corbell

Tony has been a photographer, an educator, and an author. His photographic works have been featured in publications throughout the world. While he has worked for some of the most discerning clients in the world, he is most proud of being acknowledged and included in more than twenty-five photographic books by other photographers. Tony has photographed three U.S. presidents, The Millennium Summit Meeting of World Leaders at the United Nations, sports celebrities, almost 800 brides and grooms, and a handful of NASA astronauts. He is currently featured on www.teambowens.com and www.ppa.com/edu as well as www.kelbyone.com and www.creativelive.com alongside the world’s leading photographers, instructors and authors. He is also a featured artist at www.epson.com in a segment called In Celebration of the Black and White Print.

Teaching almost exclusively about photographic lighting and imaging workflow, Tony passed a major milestone having taught more than 600 seminars and workshops. He has spoken in 48 U.S. states and numerous countries throughout the world including London, Glasgow, Dublin, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Dubai, Trinidad/Tobago, Germany, Sweden, and Nova Scotia. His Basic Studio Lighting book from publisher Random House (AmPhoto) has been popular worldwide and is the basis for numerous photographic college lighting courses as is the popular Nik Software: CAPTURED he co-wrote with Josh Haftel. Tony has written more than 150 articles in almost every major photographic magazine in the U.S., Japan, the U.K., and China. When asked what he is most known for, he says “being just about the biggest Beatles fan in the world.”