Devinphoto…The Blog

I have been expanding my services.  In addition to family and maternity  photography, I am doing some corporate work.  One client is a hospital.  I am doing executive headshots of some of the doctors.  This image was made in Brooklyn, NY with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.

I have recently been photographing live music acts at a great spot in Chester, NY named Bodles Opera House.    Here is the response from one of the musicians from a recent show…

hi Devin..great,great work!

There are two shots of me with my bass I’d love to use for my website,(I’d give you credit, a plug..etc,of course)

or just basically because it’s a nice shot of my new bass,which i liked alot.

really cool,man.. will try to mention u to anyone i can,who might need your services, you’re the best i’ve seen,really super work…wow.

thanks again,you are very.very talented..best band shots I’ve seen in a long time..

sincerely,

Kevin Moon

Live Music Photography

Kathy is an interior designer.  She has a new website, and needed photos of herself.  As an artist, she wanted photos that stand out and relect who she is as a person.

She saw my website and felt very connected to what I am doing with my portraiture.  She felt so strongly about it that she travelled two hours each way to come to the studio for her photos.  She brought a friend along for the ride and made a day out of it.  We had a great time!

Here is what she had to say about her photos:

I just love them!! Thank You so much! Now I have a portrait to be proud of.

Here is my personal favorite from the session…

Creative Portraits

Whenever I get the opportunity to work with other artists, I get excited.  I just worked with a  great group of musicians called Sharp 9.

They needed a band photo for publicity.  I met the leader through a good friend who thought we would work well together.  Boy, was she right!!

I asked the leader to try to describe the feel he wanted with this image.  Here is what he said:   “Emotional, Artistic, seductive undertone, captivating, reconnection with memories, dreams, desires, actualized or not, passionate,confident, assertive, I want to grab people deep in their soul, I want them to surrender to the excitement of their own dreams. maybe people them to reignite them. rekindle their own passion. To engage them in a journey from what was, to what they hoped it would be, to what it still could be.”

I had to do the shoot before a rehearsal in one of the band member’s basement.  Very little space, ELEVEN people, challenging lighting.  I had a vision in my head of what I wanted to do, and….it worked!

Musician Photography

This is what he said after seeing the result:

Devin is the consummate professional. A true artist and visionary, his work speaks for itself. He is more than deserving of my highest praise and gratitude.

Michele is an executive coach and owner of Intuaction Coaching.  She needed photos for her website that help to show her approachability and professionalism.  She later told me that she has done professional modeling, and her shoot with me was her favorite of all her photoshoots.

Executive Portraits

You can view another of her images on her website.

Here is what she has to say about her experience with me:

“Devin is an incredibly creative photograher. I highly recommend him to anyone who is seeking to be photographed in a creative, non-traditional way. He makes you feel relaxed and photogenic. The quality of his work is outstanding!”

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative

I love to make what I call “personality portraits.”  Instead of the typical “studio portrait”,  I give people something that tells the story.

Personality Portrait

This is a portrait of Michael’s portrait.

I was at his home to make a family portrait.  They are a very interesting family, and I spent some time doing portraits of the individuals aslo.

Michael was given a painting of himself by a client, and he wanted a photo of himself with it.

He was thinking side by side mimicking the painting.  I put him profile with no tie to create a subtle difference.

The difference in poses and missing tie give the resulting image something to really look at.  He loved it!

Abstract

I put up a facebook page for Devinphoto over the weekend.

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