I like to stretch my creative muscles from time to time, experimenting with new subjects and techniques. My favorite way to do this over the past few years has been through my backyard portrait series, where I photograph random characters who walk down the alley behind my house in Baltimore city (more on that project here on the Petapixel blog: https://bit.ly/2H6iM47.
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Last year I photographed Marielena Hincapié for a regular client of mine, Northeastern Law School. Hincapié, is director of the National Immigration Law Center, which represents the interests of low-income immigrants in the US.
My portrait of her in front of the Supreme Court was used in Northeastern's law school magazine, and then published again recently in a "People en Español" issue with profiles of the 25 most powerful latina women.
During the shoot I learned that Marielena is originally from one of my favorite places on the planet, Medellín, Colombia. So as I snapped away, we talked about Juanes, ...
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A few years ago, I found myself sitting on a park bench in Parque Bolivar, a large town square in Medellin, Colombia. As I sipped scorching hot coffee from a thin plastic cup, an endless parade of fascinating characters passed by me. Businessmen clutched their briefcases, priests and nuns headed towards the cathedral, musicians serenaded couples, street kids picked through the trash, prostitutes eyed potential clients and young families ate ice cream. It was the good, the bad and the ugly of Medellin concentrated into a square block with free seating and ample snacks.
The show was fascinating and inspired ...
read moreWould you rather get a root canal than have your picture taken? Our portrait sessions are fun and friendly and you'll probably find yourself laughing at some point.
Every person and face is different, and we treat them as such. We're not cranking out widgets! Dennis adjusts his lighting and angles to best suit every individual who walks in front of his camera.
You have 24/7 online access to your finished images.
Dennis was a newspaper photographer for 20 years and knows all about deadlines. Need new headshots for a speaking engagement tomorrow? We can make it happen!
Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it's good to capture people when they are themselves.
PATRICK DEMARCHELIER
Dennis is a veteran portrait and headshot photographer who has has worked for the Washington Post, New York Times, American Red Cross, JP Morgan and many others. His portrait subjects have included everyone from Vice President Joe Biden to Pakistani goatherders. Doctors and lawyers, business people and actors, authors and real estate agents pass through his headshot studio on a regular basis. He even photographs the occasional Irish Setter.
Dennis' work has won awards in the international Pictures of the Year competition, three Maryland State Arts Council Grants, an Arthur Burns Fellowship to work at the German magazine Stern, and two Fulbright Fellowships for work in Pakistan and Cambodia.
When he is not making pictures, Dennis enjoys sailing, salsa dancing and making his own kimchi.
Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.
MARTIN PARR
