1. JUNE 2011
How We Hire
Photographers
Michelle Stark
Senior Photo Editor
Men’s Health Magazine

2. MEET MICHELLE STARK
• Senior Photo Editor, Men’s Health
• Asst. Photo Editor, Deputy Photo Editor,
Men’s Fitness
• Photo Researcher, Colors
• Photo Asst., Glamour
• Graduated from Boston University

4. PHOTOGRAPHY IN MEN’S HEALTH
• Men’s lifestyle magazine focused on health,
nutrition, food, gadgets, and fashion
• Real & relatable, not overly pretentious
• Imagery driven by stories
• Not overly digitized or retouched

6. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
• The “well” is the meat of the magazine
• 10-15 shoots per issue
• Use 1-4 images from each shoot
• Well-known and established photographers
• Also license images from stock agencies for set rates – Getty, AP,
Trunk Archive, folio-iD, Retna Images, iStock, August Images

8. FINDING NEW PHOTOGRAPHERS
• Must fit the magazine’s style
• Food, still life, portrait, fashion, fitness
• Hire first for small stories or license one photo
• Portfolio reviews
• Do one thing and do it well

10. MICHELLE WILL READ YOUR EMAIL IF…
• Personalized and addressed to me
• Explanation of why you’re a good fit for the
magazine
• Images are embedded in the email
• Don’t use a subject starting with “Re:” because it
looks like you’re trying to trick me

13. WEBSITES THAT CATCH MICHELLE’S EYE
• Easy to navigate
• Loads quickly
• No elaborate intros
• No music
• Easy to move from large images to
thumbnails
• Include tear sheets if you’re established

14. ahetherington.com

15. www.johnloomis.com

16. www.levibrownphoto.com

17. nigelcox.net

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