Taking a portrait is more than setting up lights and checking the exposure. For Mickey Strand, it's finding that unique person's special moment. Spend some time with Mickey to learn his techniques for photographing a genuine subject. The result will be an intimate portrait. Mickey developed this skill while collecting images and stories from hundreds of veterans. His current exhibition, the Veterans Portrait Series, documents stories of service currently focused on the veterans of World War II.
Bring your camera for this hands-on workshop. You’ll shoot using studio flash heads and continuous light/ LED studio heads and discuss using color-tunable LED continuous studio lights or strobe flash heads.
Mickey is a retired Navy Photographer’s Mate, Chief Petty Officer, and the Leading Chief of the Navy's elite Combat Camera Group Pacific.
Mickey is a retired Navy Photographer’s Mate, Chief Petty Officer, and the Leading Chief of the Navy's elite Combat Camera Group Pacific.
Mickey's current portrait focus is his Veterans Portrait Series. He documents veterans' stories of service. He is particularly focused on our World's Greatest Generation. The veterans of World War II. Mickey interviews each Veteran, collecting and writing their service stories. He archives these fantastic historical figures and their stories for future generations. Mickey has collected and displayed images and stories from over 150 warriors who, at one point, signed the dotted line when our country needed their sacrifice of service most. Mickey continues collecting veterans from all services and time frames for the Veterans Portrait Series.
In 2019, the work was displayed at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum from Nov 11, 2019 - to March 1, 2020. This was when the project took on a life of its own and doubled in size. Mickey and the project were in the national spotlight, featured on the Sunday Today show with Harry Smith. Mickey was interviewed by Petapixel, PBS, and many local news stations, as well as the San Diego Union-Tribune Newspaper, in 2022. The Project collection continues to grow with over 300 veterans featured.