PROFILES
Photo: Roberto Valenzuela/ Mural: Android Jones
My favorite part of this past February’s WPPI 2012 was watching the Print Competition; it was fascinating to hear the judges’ comments, and how they all worked together to score print entries.
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August Bradley
This month, our focus is on lighting—technique, approach and the equipment to help get you there. Obviously, lighting and photography go hand in hand, and many photographers who establish themselves in this industry become known for their unique lighting techniques.
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Lee Cherry
Joni Sternbach
When I was 12 years old, my father started a family newsletter called The Tobin Tatler—I had to write the articles, shoot the photography and layout the pages with my three sisters. I remember spending hours in the darkroom developing film and making prints. It was so magical, seeing the images appear before my eyes, then dodging and burning prints to produce the photos I wanted.
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Martin Waugh
Drips, drops, droplets and ripples are all part of this photographer’s day. The divine art of the splash has been one of Portland resident Martin Waugh’s favorite pastimes since 2002. He claims he’s obsessed with creating high-speed photographs of drops and splashes, and is constantly exploring and inventing new techniques to wow viewers.
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Purchasing his first DSLR in 2003 proved to be a turning point in Paul Friedman’s life. With a full-time job and a young family, he shot mostly on weekends, pushing himself to improve every day. Today, Paul is the owner of LensProToGo, a high-end photographic equipment rental company in Concord, MA, staffed by pro shooters. How did he transition from a novice photographer, to pro photographer to the owner of a successful photo equipment business? Paul shares some of his pivotal decisions, winning management objectives and his top priority, all of which have helped him grow his business in a turbulent market.
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Kamran Malik
By day, he crunches numbers, and on nights and weekends he moonlights as a portrait photographer. Kamran Malik from Orlando, FL, works full time as the director of pricing for a large health insurance firm, so his regular job keeps him plenty busy. However, two years ago his love of photography led him to start shooting portraits in his free time.
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Rania Matar
Rania Matar, born and raised in Lebanon, is an award-winning photographer whose primary focus is female life. Her striking, thoughtful photographs of women and children in the Middle East give voice to people who have been forgotten or misunderstood. Her work has covered the Palestinian refugee camps, the spread of the veil (known as the hijab) and its meanings, the aftermath of war in Lebanon, and Christian Arabs. While living in Boston she recently completed a new body of work, “A Girl and Her Room,” three portfolios that showcase teenage girls from the U.S. and the Middle East in their individual spaces of solace.
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Padraic Deasy
In 2006, Padraic Deasy realized his childhood dream when he purchased the family photography business from his parents. Working with his wife of seven years, Sonia, who brings vast business knowledge from her family’s fashion business to the studio, Padraic has grown Ireland-based Deasy Photographic into an award-winning boutique portrait studio specializing in family and children’s portraits. “We have created a high profile image in our community,” Padraic says. “It begins with how we package our studio through our interior decorating and studio design.” Their clients are mothers and families who appreciate a creative approach to portrait photography. Padraic says, “We have positioned our studio as a premium brand and we have built up a client base that has attracted some of the wealthiest families
in Ireland.”
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Marianne Drenthe
Marianne Drenthe, a former nurse who specialized in caring for the critically ill, can pinpoint the exact turning point in her life that led her to a career in photography. After nearly losing her second child during the birth process in a life-saving surgery that required 20 units of blood, Marianne reexamined her life goals. She always wanted to express her creativity, so a few years after the tumultuous birth of her second child, Marmalade Photography was born in Wilmington, IL. Marmalade—a combination of Marianne’s name and those of her husband and two daughters—symbolizes family to her. Marianne shares, “Marmalade Photography represents the best of what I am for my clients and also my pride in being part of the photo industry.”
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Jenny Schomaker
Photographer Jenny Schomaker makes it her business to give back to the community. She accomplishes this via a number of projects that allow her to indulge in her passion for photographing children. For the past few years Schomaker has teamed up with Dr. Sudha Chandrasekhar of Gateway Pediatrics to photograph her patients, many of whom are kids with special healthcare needs. Some have cerebral palsy and some are missing limbs, while others have cleft palates and/or other issues.
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Rena Durham
You can imagine what it’s like for photographer Rena Durham when she tells a teenager what she does. “You’ve photographed Justin Bieber?” is the likely high-pitched squeal you’ll hear, followed by, “Can you get me tickets to his
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Tamara Lackey
An image of a child can be captured in a gleeful moment of laughter, the sudden onset of a pout or a mischievous grin before jumping into a puddle of mud. What’s amazing—and trying—about photographing children is that all of those personality traits can emerge from the same child within a matter of moments.
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Linnea Lenkus
Her clients pay for her ability to connect with them and capture those special moments that look into the soul or portray relationships. Many of her clients come back time after time because they love Linnea’s work. “I know the type of expression I am looking for and I know when people are connecting. It’s usually after they give me the expression they think I want. I make sure to take the image when they let their guard down,” Linnea explains.
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