Agency Access Portraits

You know their voices.  Now you can see what they look like.  For those of you who have a list with Agency Access, or have received calls from them, you probably have not met most of the folks who work there.  I was asked to take some “formal” portraits of the staff and it turned into a day filled with fun and laughter.  Keith Gentile has created a work environment where fun is encouraged.  As these photos show, there was no lack of horsing around.  That’s what I call a perfect shooting environment – some seriousness mixed in with lots of good old fashion laughter.   I’ll post more portraits in the next day or so.

Jaime and Charles
Christie
Ron
Kayla
Catherine

Blogs Being Editorial

I have always thought that a blog should be more than just a tool for self-promotion.   This was reinforced this past week in interviews of art buyers, reps and photographers I filmed for a project sponsored by Agency Access and created by Amanda Sosa Stone, Suzanne Sease and Jennifer Kilberg.  When asked about the importance of social networking as a means for photographers to market themselves, each said it is extremely important for photographers to have a blog and be associated with twitter and Facebook.  In particular, most said they’d like to see more editorial content in blogs.  It is informative — not just for our own growth as photographers, but also for the creatives who hire us — to explore how our experiences and view of the world inform our work.