Color Gels portrait session
Read MoreBook Report: Portraits, More than Meets the Eye
With this post, I gather my thoughts about portraiture after reading parts of The Mirror and the Mask: Portraiture in the Age of Picasso, by Alarcó and Warner
Read MoreVisual Response to ’Touch of Evil’
My observations on 1958s Touch of Evil, a film by Orson Welles.
Read More2019 in Five Pictures
In this post, I share five photos I took in 2019 and what I learned from them.
Read MoreGetting There: A Photo Shoot Narrative
In this post, I reflect on engaging with the subject to get the shot. Subject in frame: Ashley Taylor. photographed at Black Sheep Atelier in Norwalk, CT
Read MoreReturning to a Studio: A Photoshoot Narrative
In this post, I share how it went on a recent studio session I had at Black Sheep Atelier, a new rental studio in Norwalk, CT.
Read MorePresent in the Moment
In this post, I wish to express my views on why I’m making a deliberate decision to not give a damn about photographic technology.
Read More2019: Things I Learned
Thoughts on things I learned in 2019 as a photographer
Read MoreThoughts on Taking Night Portraits
On this post, I share some of my thoughts on doing night photography and taking portraits at night using an LED light
Read MoreMadison Square Park: A Photoshoot Narrative
I conform to the idea of looking at imagery past image quality. There's just got to be something else to look for other than judging how perfect a picture looks.
Read MoreTurning Invisible
Street photography is about reading moments. In this blog post, I share how consistent practice helps me forget about the camera.
Read MoreFoliage Variation
Landscape photography is not only about how you respond to the environment. you also need proper planing!
Read MoreStepping Up to Night Time Portraits
With this post, I share some nighttime portraits from a street portrait session with author and songwriter Alessandra Zagame
Read MoreIt All Starts With Location
In this post, I share how I find my locations for outside portrait shoots, and how that helps me in my photo-taking process.
Read MoreConversation as the Best Photo Trick: A Photo Shoot Narrative
In this post, I share how making conversation in a photoshoot creates authentic portraits.
Read MoreBushwick Vibrancy : A Photo Shoot Narrative
Pictures on this post are the result of my photoshoot with Elyssa in Bushwick, a Brooklyn neighborhood filled with vibrant urban art.
Read MoreIt's OK to Follow Along: A Photo Shoot Narrative
Following someone’s vision brings new possibilities to explore.
Read MoreFrom Bryant Park to Broadway: A Photoshoot Narrative
building a diversified body of work is important to me, and most definitely it’s not really cool when all you have to show for are pictures of attractive ladies.
Read MoreThoughts on Process: Embracing Limitations
Recognizing my limitations and embracing them are my initial steps to detoxicate from a consumeristic mindset.
Read MoreFinding Patterns, Confronting Limitations: A Photo Shoot Narrative
Kayla is a writer and actress based in New York City, and we met near Broadway which lead us to a public basketball court in W43 Street.