On Assignment – Portrait Photography
This section of the blog features a collection of posts related to assignments and commissioned work in portrait photography.
Following an assignment for the NY Times in which I was discovered by the editor of Landscape Architecture Magazine, I was hired to create a series of images at Claude Cormier + Associés offices in Montreal for their upcoming issue.
For this assignment, the editor wanted to get some portraits of Claude and his staff along with some detail photographs during my time there. For those who are not familiar with Claude Cormier, he is a well known figure in the field of landscape architecture.
After a...
Following my assignment for The Guardian in June, I was contacted by an editor from The Observer to photograph Internet Linguist & writer Gretchen McCulloch.
Because Gretchen's favorite topic is internet lingo, I wanted to avoid the typical portrait in a book store and go with something a little more fun and original.
During my previous assignments, I had the opportunity to scout a couple of murals that could make for an interesting backdrop. As requested by my editor, I got a few shots with some accessories...
There is nothing like getting to capture one of your favorite cities and neighborhoods. This is why I was really thrilled to to get the opportunity to photograph Old Montreal for the Neighborhood watch section of the august issue of American Airlines inflight magazine: American Way.
In my opinion, this type of assignment summarizes what I love the most about photography: a mix of travel, portrait and architecture photography all at once. And even though I am familiar with that part of the city, it still allowed me to...
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to be comissioned to shoot the portrait of Kate McCue, the first female captain of a Megaton Cruise ship for a "Get That Life" feature for Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Although it was a challenge to get on board and get access to the boat and get the right images for the feature in less than 30 min, it was a blast to have the opportunity to capture the first day of the captain and to follow her around in the...
I'm always excited and filled with anticipation when I get assignments such as an editorial portrait for a magazine. I like the challenge of shooting in a location I don't know with someone I have never met.
For that specific assignment, the editor of Surface Magazine, the american magazine in contemporary design, contacted me to create a portrait of the president of the Canadian Center for Architecture, Phyllis Lambert. When her staff reached out to me to plan the shoot, they told me she would only have...
