Nick Saglimbeni

Nick Saglimbeni is an American visual artist, director, photographer, and cinematographer primarily known for his work with 3D photography.[1] Through his multimedia production company SlickforceStudio, which is based in Los Angeles, California, he has produced creative projects for entertainment figures such as Nas,[2] Priyanka Chopra,[3]Paula Abdul,[4] Layla Kayleigh,[2] the Kardashian-Jenner family, and Sean "Diddy" Combs.[5] He has photographed commercial campaigns for large companies such as Neiman Marcus and Skechers,[5] as well as for non-profit organizations such as Autism Speaks and The Humane Society.[6][7] In 2011 Saglimbeni began publishing the 3D magazine WMB 3D: World's Most Beautiful, which he photographs with a patented camera and post-production system called Saglimbeni3D.[8] He also debuted the photography project SlickforceGirl in 2012,[2] where he photographs models in heroic contexts with comic-book-inspired visuals.[9] The shoots and videos have featured models such as Erika Medina[10][11] and Melanie Iglesias.[10]

Nick Saglimbeni
Saglimbeni at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards
Born
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis, University of Southern California
AwardsWorld Photography Awards
(2012 Grand Prize in 3D)
Websitenicksaglimbeni.com

Early life and education

Nick Saglimbeni was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.[2] He moved to Los Angeles to attend the USC School of Cinematic Arts,[2] where his cinematography mentors included John Hora and Woody Omens.[12] Saglimbeni graduated with a masters degree in cinematography.[2]

Career

SlickforceStudio and early shoots

After graduating from college, Saglimbeni began working as both a cinematographer and a photographer. In January 2004 he opened SlickforceStudio,[13] a multimedia company focused on motion picture production and commercial photography. As of 2014 the company's photographers produced material for magazines, ad campaigns, record labels, and websites.[13] Early in his photography career Saglimbeni did photo sets for rap artists such as Nas, T.I., Omarion, Game, and Birdman. He later worked with women in entertainment such as model Estella Warren, actresses Roselyn Sánchez, Gabrielle Union,[2] and Sarah Shahi, and TV personalities Vanessa Lachey, and Layla Kayleigh.[2] He is also known for his portraits of the Kardashian-Jenner family and Sean "Diddy" Combs,[5] and he has photographed commercial campaigns for large companies such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Sears, Kmart, Skechers, and Wacom.[5] Through Slickforce, Saglimbeni has also created works to benefit nonprofit organizations, such as Autism Speaks,[6] Breast Cancer Charities of America (BCCA),[14][15] the Epilepsy Foundation, Hope for the Warriors,[16] Toys for Tots,[17] and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.[18]

Work with the Kardashian-Jenner Family

In August 2007, Saglimbeni met socialite Kim Kardashian while photographing her cover shoot for a magazine. Following the shoot, he continued to photograph Kim and her family members Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner[19][20][21] (then Bruce)[lower-alpha 1][22] for projects such as the Kardashian Kollection fashion campaigns,[19][20][21] magazine covers for Kim, Kris and Khloé, Kris Jenner's 2011 autobiography book cover,[23] promotional art for Kris Jenner's talk show, Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kris Humphries,[24] Kylie Jenner Cosmetics,[25] and Kendall and Kylie's first professional modeling shoots.[26]

Saglimbeni's Kardashian-Jenner family Christmas portraits, which he photographed from 2010 through 2012,[27][28] were featured in media outlets such as The View, The Talk, Larry King Live, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, among others.[2] Kim Kardashian has stated to E! News that Saglimbeni is her favorite photographer,[29] and Saglimbeni has been featured around a dozen times on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its related spin-offs, where he chiefly makes appearances as the family photographer.[30] In season six, Saglimbeni encourages Kendall Jenner to pursue professional modeling during a shoot at SlickforceStudio.[30]

WMB 3D and 3D photography
Main article: WMB 3D: World's Most Beautiful

In 2010, Saglimbeni patented his own Saglimbeni3D photography system. Saglimbeni had designed the system's post-production techniques along with Joyce Park, the post-production supervisor at Slickforce Studio. Unlike most similar systems, the Saglimbeni3D system purports to allow the retouching of 3D images.[31] In August 2011, Saglimbeni published the first edition of the magazine WMB 3D: World's Most Beautiful,[32][33] which he billed as the first commercial magazine photographed and designed entirely in 3D. Released both in print and as an iPad app,[34] the first issue featured Kim Kardashian on the cover. Other celebrities who have been featured in the magazine include Stan Lee,[35] Gabrielle Union, Estella Warren, Paul Oakenfold, Kevin Hart, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Melanie Iglesias, Layla Kayleigh and Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat.[36] For his WMB 3D shoot Nuclear Summer, Saglimbeni was awarded the top prize in 3D at the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards in London, England.[8] Later in 2012, he received an award from NVidia for achievements in 3D photography.[12]

SlickforceGirl

In late 2012 Saglimbeni started the photography project SlickforceGirl,[2] where he photographs models and actresses with comic-book-inspired visuals as they "use their beauty, brains and courage to help those in need."[9][37] The first shoot featured Vanessa Veasley[38] as an astronaut,[39] while December 2012 featured Erika Medina[10] as an airman with the Air Force.[11] The photography series has since featured Nazanin Mandi,[1] Melanie Iglesias,[10] and a number of other models.[9][40] Since 2012 a portion of the profits from SlickforceGirl items are donated to charities[1][9] such as the Hope for the Warriors.[11]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Nominated work Category Result
2002 American Society of Cinematographers Nick SaglimbeniHeritage Award[41]Hon. Mention
2008 National Association of
Photoshop Professionals		 CompositingGrand Prize
RetouchingGrand Prize
Nick SaglimbeniPhotography[42][43]Grand Prize
2009 Blackberry Business Awards Nick SaglimbeniDevelopment of Signature
Retouching Techniques		Won
2012 NVidia 3D Vision Live 3D Photo Champion[12]Won
Sony World Photography Awards[44] 3D CategoryGrand Prize

TV appearances
As himself:

See also

Notes
  1. Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015.[22]

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