Art
I AM AMERICA
Aug 23rd
For Freedom…
For Peace…
For America…
Please feel free to share and use this image to make the voice of reason stronger.
Point & Shoot: Dumbo Nights Edition
Jul 26th
I miss shooting at night… I haven’t done enough of that… It’s been a long time…
The other night I was out with a friend near the Dumbo area and had my trusty point and point Canon G11 with me…
All you need is a stable surface…
Point & Shoot: Flight Edition
Jul 19th
Travel always seems to happen at odd, tired and inconvenient times… that can make the brain see things different…
Heightened reality to a cinematic level…
IMAN Takin It To The Streets 2010 – CYPHER: The Preview
Jul 15th
THIS was the night before… the is only a test… 10 part series coming over the next few months…
Comedian Adrienne Iapalucci
Jun 28th
Last seen on NBC’s Last Comic Standing
Photography: Ridwan Adhami
Makeup: Cat Solomon
Photo Assistant: Fernando Leon
Moments – Camila Tepper
Jun 7th
Here is the first officially released video from the Moments series.
This series was developed to show students in their own element talking about their lives, futures and dreams.
Here we have physical therapy student Camila Tepper sharing her motivation to help others heal.
These are the portraits that would accompany her video piece on the school’s website
Credits and Technical Info:
Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Ridwan Adhami
Producer: Diego Rios
Music: Joey Hamoui
Technical Info:
Shot on a Canon 7D mounted to the Poor Man’s SteadyCam
w/ Canon 50mm f1.4 & Canon 16-35mm f2.8 lenses
Edited: Final Cut Pro
Color Grading: Final Cut Color
Point and Shoot
May 28th
I haven’t been shooting photographs like I used to. I used to just shoot for the sake of shooting.
Becoming a professional has it’s set backs, you start to think too highly of yourself and don’t want to “lower” yourself to just shooting stuff.
I need to shoot more STUFF, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF SHOOTING…
I will now carry my Canon G11 with me more to JUST SHOOT…
A learning experience…
May 24th
There are many different types of photographers and photographs. They all serve vastly different purposes using a common medium. Part of being an artist is finding yourself and finding what kind of an artist you are.
It is this process of self discovery that makes the journey interesting.
When people first start off taking pictures they have varied goals, take nice photos of pretty things, tell stories, get pretty girls to take their clothes off, show the glory of God, capture truth, show the world their perspective among others. We all have our reasons no matter how noble or devious they may be. This post isn’t to judge peoples reasons but speak a little on my own discoveries.
I am a conceptual artist… ideas get me excited, making the ideas come to life is just part of the process but developing that idea is what gets me going. I have done many different photo shoots in a wide range of styles but conceptual imagery is what I would prefer to do.
As a developing artist I have tried different styles, techniques and subject matter to find what it is I need to be doing with this marginal talent I have.
I have shot a TON of hip hop artists, and living and loving the lifestyle and culture has allowed me to have an intimate relation with the subject, a relationship that has allowed me to be somewhat successful in the art of capturing this culture. Be it through artist portraits or live performance photography or album artwork.
But as the case with a lot of artists, I did not want to be locked into that label of “HIP HOP PHOTOGRAPHER”.
So I venture out and try different styles. I haven’t really done beauty shots… I should do a beauty shoot… Just because… but wait… you should have a concept because, you know, all your work is conceptual…
This is the end result…
I HATE THE END RESULT…
(for a few reasons… but continue reading it gets interesting… )
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