How did Jay Maisel become a photographer?

After studying painting and graphic design at Cooper Union and Yale, Jay Maisel began his career in photography in 1954. While his portfolio includes the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Miles Davis, he is perhaps best known for capturing the light, color, and gesture found in everyday life.

What camera did Jay Maisel use?

Nikon D3s
The camera is, of course, a Nikon D3s; the lens, a 28–300mm zoom. I am unashamed of my love for this lens. It has saved me from walking around with 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 90mm, 135mm, 180mm, and 300mm lenses. I used to use a 70–300mm and carried a 24–70mm lens in a little belly bag.

How old is Jay Maisel?

91 years (January 18, 1931)Jay Maisel / Age

Where is Jay Maisel?

Maisel continues to teach young photographers at workshops, seminars, and lectures around the world and in his studio, a six-story former bank building on the Bowery in New York.

Why is Jay Maisel famous?

Jay Maisel began his photography career in 1954. While his portfolio includes the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Miles Davis, he is perhaps best known for capturing the light, gesture and color found in everyday life.

Is Jay Maisel married?

Maisel and his wife, Linda, were even married there in 1989 surrounded by friends including Bert Stern, Cornell Capa, and Arnold Newman.

What is gesture in photography?

To share a photograph with those who somehow follow the photographs you take is a gesture, not quite unlike, say, sharing a bag of candy with people around you. In much the same fashion, taking photographs at an event, however noteworthy or not it might actually be, is a gesture: I photograph, therefore I am.

What is Jay Maisel best known for?

Where was Jay Maisel born?

Brooklyn, New York, NYJay Maisel / Place of birth

What career path did Jay Maisel study before becoming a photographer?

Biography. Maisel (pronounced may’-zel’) was born on January 18, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York City and attended Abraham Lincoln High School where he studied under Leon Friend. He studied painting and graphic design at Manhattan’s Cooper Union and at Yale University, and became a photographer in 1954.