YERRRRRRRR!
IT'S ANTHONY
A Feelings Photographer
NYC born and bred.
Weddings shaped my work ethic. Still feeling mushy.
Asking what it means to be seen & to reveal.
Obsessing over where dreams & reality intersect.
I work predominantly in studio spaces,
but the outside world taught me
what light is & how it behaves.
Whenever I'm not working,
I'm aggressively annoying my wife,
gaming, cooking, improving coffee recipes,
or thoroughly enjoying amazing music.
If you're allergic to cats, so am I.
But I sort of work with one, daily. And I'm fine.
Do with that information what you will.
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My approach
My influences are many.
I distill maximalism through minimalism,
chasing fleeting emotions as thoroughly as I can.
In our rushed world, I hope to help you slow it down.
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Even though I'm using a camera to do this work
for, with, & alongside you, I hope that,
as we part ways, you feel like you got more than
"just some pictures."
Let's make something long-lasting together.
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MY PROCESS
LIGHT SHAPING
Sometimes, it's the sun or the led storefront sign.
Sometimes, it's eight different spotlights, & every single one of them is pointed at you.
Always, it's a meeting-in-the-middle, where art history, proven techniques, & micro-adjustments specifically made for you, are all in attendance.
I love helping you look just as fabulous as you are.
We start with one light, & then see how it goes.
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CONTRAST FIRST
My workflow is black & white first.
On purpose.
I think, preview, & sometimes even plan images in monochrome. This lets me focus more on the relationship between the brightest light & the darkest shadows:
This is what contrast means.
Color, ironically, is actually distracting sometimes. The secret no one tells you? When you get the contrast right first, color usually ends up looking so much better.
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MUDDLED MEDIA
Dust, scratches, smears & smoke, aberrations:
these will always be at home in my work.
Maybe it's a subconscious embrace of imperfection
as the thing that's actually beautiful.
Maybe it's anarchy against the status quo.
In either case, photography is a diverse medium,
& I intend to use as much of it as I can, & then
a little bit more, to tell an amazing story
with you as the main character.
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A TESTIMONIAL FROM
T
I cannot stress enough how genuinely happy I am how these turned out. Not only is the quality and editing amazing but with some of the more detailed images, certain features I’m typically insecure or awkward about you highlighted through these photos and I feel like I have a better more optimistic and positive outlook then I’ve had prior. It means so much to me!
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