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  1. This was rad. I love Stefan’s approach to photographing people.

  2. extremely interesting! thank you for this!

  3. I’m watching this right now. Can’t wait to see how it all unfolds!

  4. Another great interview!

  5. […] DCP Update – I’m A Portrait Photographer. There – I said it. For the past twenty years, I’ve been trying to convince myself that I was an Advertising, an Editorial (portrait) and a Fashion photographer (in Denver photographers shoot everything). But the fact is – I’m good at and drawn to Portrait Photography. Yes – portrait photography can blend with Advertising and with Fashion, but you’d honestly have to pay me (a lot of money) to create images of athletes running through a field, couples interacting at a table and products set in remote, etherial places. I’m just not that “motivated” to create those type of images. Boo Hoo – I know, but if “it” doesn’t have eyes and give me “eye contact, ” my motivations are more often driven by money (paying the rent) than by creating a great image for my portfolio. Check out this great BTS video of Stefan Ruiz. […]


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