Fil Hunter was a highly respected commercial photographer specializing in still life and special effects photographs for advertising and editorial illustration. During a career spanning over three decades, he worked for such clients as America Online (AOL), US News, Time-Life Books, Life Magazine (27 covers), the National Science Foundation, and National Geographic. He taught photography at university level and served as technical consultant on a number of photographic publications. Mr. Hunter won the Virginia Professional Photographer´s Grand Photographic Award three times. He co-authored Focus on Lighting Photos with Robin Reid.
Steven Biver has over 20 years of experience as a commercial photographer specializing in portraits, still life, photomontage, and digital manipulation. His client list includes Johnson & Johnson, USDA, William & Mary College, Condé Nast, and IBM. He has been honored with awards from Communication Arts, Graphis, HOW Magazine, and Adobe, who have also included his work on a Photoshop extras´ disc to inspire other photographers. He is also the co-author of FACES: Photography and the Art of Portraiture.
Paul Fuqua has worked as an editorial and wildlife photographer for more than 35 years. He started his own production company in 1970 and is dedicated to teaching through the use of visuals. Paul has written and produced educational and training material in a variety of fields including law, public safety, history, science, and the environment. For the last 10 years he has produced educational material dealing with the natural sciences and the need for global habitat stewardship. Paul is also a co-author of FACES: Photography and the Art of Portraiture.
Robin Reid has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. She has worked for many federal courts (US Supreme Court, US Tax Court, and US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and others), as well as Domino´s Pizza, Time-Life Books, McGraw-Hill, American Management Corporation, Diabetes Forecast, and Heckler & Koch. Ms. Reid has won various awards from Virginia Professional Photographers Association, including Best Portrait of a Child. She taught both Studio Portraiture and Tools of Photography classes for the Art League of Alexandria for many years. She co-authored Focus on Lighting Photos with Fil Hunter.
