Joey B Photography From Buffalo, United States

Specializes in the type of photography: Commercial, Editorial, Fashion, Portfolio, Wedding, Portrait
Camera Equipment Used: Canon, Contact via email
Description: joe@joeybphotography.com Joey B is currently based in Buffalo, NY, and travels frequently to Toronto, ON. A recent interview from Urban Mainstream, an Atlanta-based fashion/editorial magazine geared towards embracing human differences: 1.) When did you get started with photography and what inspired you? I started with photography very young. My father is also a photographer, so I grew up with a darkroom in the basement. He showed me how to develop black and white film before I even learned how to ride a bicycle. I can still remember watching the images form on the paper in the developer trays. It was very magical for me as a young boy. My father taught me all the basics, like shutter speed and aperture, and also some advanced techniques like creative use of depth of field and dodging/burning in the darkroom. He mostly photographed people and landscapes, but didn’t delve into fashion or beauty. Fashion and beauty photography for me came much later, when I was inspired by a trip to Maui about five years ago. I went with a friend, and we met some really amazing travelers along the way. One evening while four of us were walking along one of the beaches, I realized I had three frames left on my last roll of film. Since we were on a sunset-lit beach, and I was walking with three beautiful women, I had the thought of having each of them stroll up the beach towards me and I’d capture each one as the waves crashed up around their feet. Something in that moment triggered the desire to develop skills in fashion and beauty photography. 2.) What do you look for in your subjects? Sincerity and professionalism. I like to know that the people I work with are there to further themselves positively in a professional manner, but also know how to have fun with it as well. If you can’t have fun while you create imagery, then why do it? If you’re real, and enjoy a few laughs while you work towards something you take seriously, then we’re compatible shooting partners.

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