Engaging THROUGH the Camera
One of the hallmarks of a successful headshot is when you feel that person connecting straight from the photograph. This client, a NYC realtor, appears to be communicating with you,…
Awesome client, awesome cause…
As some of you know (since you're the ones who refer and hire me for great gigs), we've been steadily expanding our corporate & charitable event photography, as well as…
Magazine Spread featuring dancer & model Bo Pressly
Photographing Bo was a pleasure. As a dancer and model, he has complete command and awareness of his body, and we lucked into beautiful light outside and through his window. …
Photographing a photographer
Maurisse's day job is running finance & accounting for a NYC non-profit organization, but he's a serious photographer who sometimes moonlights as a professional. I never get stage fright on…
Portraits of Founders of Rioult Dance Company
As the photographer for Park West Neighbors Magazine, I've gotten to meet some truly original and interesting New Yorkers. These portraits are of Pascal Rioult and Joyce Henning, founders of…
U.S. Navy to Fordham MBA to the World
I love to hear what makes people tick, so it was a real pleasure to chat with this guy during his headshot session. When he was in the Navy, he…
Just finished bingeing “Seven Seconds” (Netflix)
Seven Seconds, the Netflix drama about a police cover-up, stars the inimitable Regina King and features none other than my very talented teenage headshot client, actress Nadia Alexander. Nadia was…
Client Ruben Santiago-Hudson to direct “Othello”
I had the pleasure of shooting portraits of Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson a few years ago in my home, as well as at a Broadway fundraiser the same year for…
Headshot on location using window light and flash
Natural light, beautiful light
Mother Nature often is my best lighting assistant. I photographed this client's headshots using the afternoon light filtering through her west-facing window. She has a warm, genuine presence, and the…
Consistent studio appearance on location
I photograph a lot of corporate headshots and environmental portraits for accounting firms, law firms, advertising agencies and other companies. Sometimes incorporating a relevant background can help convey who they…
Those Schuyler Sisters!
Last month, it was my pleasure to photograph the annual Stephen Gaynor School Gala. Broadway star Phillipa Soo performed, and it was then that I realized I've now photographed three…
Headshots for a Young Actress and Past Client
I derived special satisfaction from doing headshots for a young actress this week. There's something so special about having former clients come back again and again. I photographed Brett (also…
One actor, several looks
Theatrical headshots, commercial headshots, studio headshots, outdoor locations -- actor & writer Chuck Obasi excelled at them all. He covered the gamut from pensive to gregarious, from sophisticate to tough…
Client Toni Whitlock Lands Easy Spirit Spot
Congrats to actress/model client Toni Whitlock on landing Easy Spirit's new national campaign. This beautiful lady embodies joie de vivre, and man, can she Double Dutch! Here's a screen grab…
Co-founder & CEO of Uplevel Security
Congrats to headshot client Liz Maida on her one-year anniversary as CEO of Uplevel Security!