Illuminating Stories: How Light Shapes the Narrative in Photography

Illuminating Stories: How Light Shapes the Narrative in Photography

Photography has the remarkable power to capture stories, emotions, and moments frozen in time. As a portrait photographer, my journey began with street photography, where I honed my skills in capturing candid and authentic moments. However, it was through the guidance and training of the esteemed master portrait photographer, Sue …

Back steps

Back steps

Image by Yannis Papanastasopoulos from Unsplash I’m in a mood tonight so I wrote this… I really miss my back steps right now. Undoubtedly the most peaceful place in my childhood home for me. There was nothing particularly special about the steps. Typical concrete steps, Trinidadian in flavor but unpainted. …

Our habits

Our habits

So I was sitting here watching a Netflix movie called the Land of Steady Habits and I thought maybe it was oddly coincidental that I was rifling through and found this old piece of writing from a time when I used to pen my musings. As such it struck me …

Chronicles of a floral dress portrait…

Chronicles of a floral dress portrait…

Don’t let the floral dress and the pretty face fool you. I am sure many have been lulled into the misguided notion that this young woman here can be taken lightly. Enter Nova, a strong, smart and seemingly witty person whom I really do not know except for our brief …

Editorial work with Kenya…

Editorial work with Kenya…

Sometimes a location helps to influence the mood, the vibe, that feeling that somehow spur the senses to experience the moment. The cobbled stone streets, the happy tourists, every other person with a camera and me with this lovely lady here. We decided to drive over to DUMBO to get …

Too Photoshop or not?

Too Photoshop or not?

Very rarely does the image come out of the camera looking as jaw dropping as it does. There is the before, or as shot and the after, the post produced versions of the image. Photographers, videographers and filmmakers throw around the phrase often, “we’ll fix this is post” or “we’ll …

Imagery overload

Imagery overload

If you know me even a little, the first take away you might have is that I absolutely love photography. And you would be right. I have been involved in photography for as long as I can remember, from my youthful days back in Trinidad being the designated camera operator …

Imagery overload continued…

Imagery overload continued…

With all this photography out there I was now able to see and oftentimes compare my shots to others, who in many cases were many times better than I was. And this act of comparing is really what I intended this post to be about. So sorry about the little …