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2009 JUN 6 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Famed photographer Michael Elins will share with 2009 American Academy of Art (www.aaart.edu) graduates highlights of his personal journey and his recommended four lessons for success. Elins speaks on Wednesday, May 20, at 11 a.m. in the Academy's Bill Parks Gallery. Ironically, the gallery is named after a former Academy teacher that Elins says had the greatest impact upon him while a student there.
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When Elins left the Academy in 1981, he went to work at a large commercial art studio as a staff illustrator. At 26, he packed his car and left for L.A. to illustrate movie posters. As the business moved digital, Elins replaced his airbrush and paints with computers. A fashion editor at the New York Times Magazine offering Elins his first project where he could blend photography with his highly developed digital illustration skills. He has never looked back, having shot numerous magazine covers and advertising campaigns since.
"We're proud to welcome back Michael Elins to the Academy," said Richard Otto, the Academy's president. "He's an inspiration to our current students, new graduates, faculty and hopefully to everyone open to evolving their art form."
Elins is known for having shot/created: covers for many magazines, including: Wired, Newsweek and Time; the recently completed 2009 Standard Hotel calendar; the cover of the 1,000th issue of Rolling Stone magazine (in 3-D); the movie posters for the first two Lord of the Rings movies; all the photography for singer Katy Perry's latest album, a video project for Apple, illustrating how the Blue Man Group uses the iPhone in innovative ways; initiating the "Vanities" pin-up page in Vanity Fair magazine; and many other projects.
"I loved the American Academy of Art and learned so much there," Elins commented. "The disciplined instruction helped me develop a terrific foundation for my career. The fact that I was never a 'can't-miss' kind of student and ended up where I am today is something I want to emphasize to new graduates. Determination and showing up are 90 percent of the battle."
