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video: Creative studio portrait session – two perspectives

January 16, 2019 Neil vN 3 Comments

video: Creative studio portrait session – two perspectives

video: Creative studio portrait session - two perspectives

Continuing with the loose theme of 'Two Perspectives', I invited my friend Dave Block into the studio during one of his visits to New York from Seattle. The concept behind the initial Two Perspectives video was that I get to meet upwith a fellow photographer, and that something might be revealed in the contrasting styles and ideas during some kind of photo shoot. Hopefully there will be something that is revered that is informative and of wider interest. The 1st video was the intimate male portraiture shoot-out with my friend  Read more inside...

video: On-location headshots – two perspectives

October 18, 2018 Neil vN 2 Comments

video: On-location headshots – two perspectives

video: On-location headshots - two perspectives

I like the concept behind the initial Two Perspectives video so much that I wanted to continue with that idea - myself and another photographer discussing and mostly, photographing something. Hopefully in that there will be a video that is informative and of wider interest. The 1st video was the Intimate male portraiture shoot-out with my friend Cate Scaglione. For the next Two Perspectives project, I contacted my friend Tracy Bosworth Page - an outstanding Georgia-based photographer who specializes in headshot photography. She is  Read more inside...

video: Intimate male portraiture – two perspectives

January 30, 2017 Neil vN 8 Comments

video: Intimate male portraiture – two perspectives

Intimate male portraiture - two perspectives

This video clip and photo shoot are the results of a discussion with a friend, Cate Scaglione, one of New Jersey's best boudoir photographers. At a photography convention, the topic came up whether male and female photographers approach their subjects differently (whether male or female). My take on this is that there is such a diverse range in styles and skill levels, that it would be impossible to make any clear grouping on styles depending on the photographer’s gender. Cate believes this does have an influence. And from that, the idea  Read more inside...

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