Dina Litovsky

3 weeks ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Mark Leibovich |Dina Litovsky

In the Flash is a reader-supported publication about intent and creativity in photography. To join the conversationI don’t like checking email when I’m high, but sometimes I space out and compulsively refresh my iPhone, hoping for something new and shiny. That’s how I clicked on an email from The Atlantic, which said, “Wondering if you might be free this Friday for a shoot in Nashville?

4 weeks ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

In the Flash is a reader-supported publication about intent and creativity in photography. To join the conversationI’ve been thinking a lot about hands in portraits — how to maneuver them into the frame without making the photo awkward. Few photographers are able to exploit hands as a unique visual layer without resorting to stiff stock poses like the pensive hand under chin. Hands can be eloquent and revealing, adding complexity to the image, but they are also hard to direct.

1 month ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

In the Flash is a reader-supported publication about intent and creativity in photography. To join the conversationAfter GQ posted the photos of Bill Burr on their Insta, I started getting private DMs.“Hi can you tell me how you created the photo of Bill in slide 3?! Is it a prism or done in post? Would love to try it! Thanks in advance 😊”“What’s your run n gun flash set up?”“Could you tell me what kind of gels you are using? And are you using a snoot?

1 month ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

In the Flash is a reader-supported publication about intent and creativity in photography. To join the conversationMy taste in comedy skews towards what some people would call “offensive" — George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Frankie Boyle, and Jimmy Carr. If it doesn’t bite, I get bored. When I got the assignment to photograph Bill Burr for GQ, I prepared myself by watching (for the first time) three of his specials, and my abs hurt from laughing the following day.

1 month ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

In the Flash is a reader-supported publication about intent and creativity in photography. To join the conversationOn my first day of teaching an MFA class a few months ago, I asked students what they photograph, and the answers startled me. A few people said the exact same thing, “I shoot film.” I clarified that the question wasn't about how but what you shoot. The room felt silent, then answers started trickling in — portraits, sports, conceptual.