above, Band Yakchel, Iran
It often surprises people to find out that I started life as a portrait photographer. I'm well known for my adventure and underground work, but I learned about light and photography by assisting Doug Merriam on portrait jobs.
photo by Bennet Farkas
When I first switched from film to digital I was shocked at the amount of time that digital photogrphy took out of my shooting day. Every day there was an extra 2-3 hours that I had to suddenly be renaming, downloading, backing up and captioning files. 2-3 hours out of what were already 14 hour days. That was time that I used to eat and sleep. At one NG meeting an editor said "listen I can not get that time back for you, it is gone..."
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God I am in the weeds today, swamped, subterranean. Hence the photo. I'm judging a contest tomorrow at UAH but still trying to get my talk together, and schedule a shoot in Nashville the next day and break down from yesterday's portrait session...
-Stephen Alvarez
3 of the 20 Veterans I photographed earlier today as part of a Veteran's Day homecoming at the University of the South.
Stephen Alvarez
Sewanee, TN
I just shot a CEO portrait in the office. I don't do these very often, but I always enjoy the challenge of taking a very busy person's portrait. 2 set ups, in and out in under 20 minutes. In my small studio it is challenging to say the least.
Stephen Alvarez
Sewanee, TN
Rachel Liberty Combs in the studio last week.
Stephen Alvarez
Sewanee, TN
In July John McCardell became the 16th Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South. To my knowledge this is the first time my alma mater has had a president who's appeared on the Colbert Report.
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My assistant Thomas and I were getting ready to shoot a corporate portrait earlier this week. This is the test shot of Thomas standing in for the University of the South's new vice-chancellor. Usually these pictures are throw-aways, but I think this photo will stay around.
Stephen AlvarezSewanee, TN
A refugee from Torrit in Juba South Sudan
South Sudan and Uganda have been on my mind a lot lately. For one, Bashir has been in the news. He can not attend the Word Cup in South Africa without being arrested, and Uganda has told him not to come to African Union summit in Kampala this July for the same reason (here).
I think that is all good news for the people of Sudan But there is another reason this has been on my mind.
