Washington Square Park, Manhattan - Headshots of Emebeit

Emebeit originally auditioned for the role of Donna in my film, Mozart of Rap, but we met up again to do some headshots last week! It was a great day because since the sun was out, we had a ton of options for locations and great ways to use the light for beautiful pictures.

Emebeit Beyene is from Philadelphia and is currently residing in New York City. She is a 2010 graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she studied at Stonestreet Studios and at the Experimental Theater Wing. During her time at ETW, she was seen in the mainstage production of Oliver! She also created a short one-woman piece, inspired by her experiences traveling, addressing her identity as an Ethiopian-American. She believes that traveling and gaining new perspectives is a key to becoming a better artist and person. She recently wrapped shooting the short film "Their Eyes Were Watching Gummy Bears", which is her first professional film right out of college, and is currently shooting a webseries developed by herself and fellow Tisch colleagues. Emebeit has worked with mentor Kamilah Forbes as assistant stage manager for Hip Hop Theater Festival's production of Ben Snyder's Rock, Paper, Scissors. She starred in the short film Saturday Morning Blues which was recently featured in the Urbanworld Film Festival and the Slam Dance Festival.

Emebeit got her headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Washington Square Park, Manhattan - Headshots of Stephanie

About a week ago, I did headshots for Stephanie Nieman, a very talented actress and model. It was a fun time, and we got some great pictures to use for her headshot and submissions to films. Below is a brief bio about her, and a link to her website:

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Stephanie Nieman is a recent graduate of Stephens College with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre. She recently appeared in ‘Bedroom Farce’ with the Hampton Theatre Company. Stephanie was in an Off Off Broadway production of ‘Sex, Relationships, and Sometimes... Love.’ She also was an intern at the Women's Project Theatre working in marketing and PR. Stephanie spent last summer at the Okoboji Summer Theatre where she helped build and perform 9 shows in 10 weeks.

"Working with Martin was amazing. I felt completely comfortable and natural during the shoot. His direction helped me find a great look that can act as a canvas for casting directors in all fields. I am extremely happy to have worked with him!"

www.stephanienieman.com

Stephanie got her headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Lakewood, Colorado - Headshots of Jenaviere

A couple weeks ago I was visiting my family in Colorado, and I took headshots for my sister because she is getting into acting. It was a fun time and we got some really cool pictures, since we did it at sunset.

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Jenaviere got her headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Washington Square Park, Manhattan - Headshots of Jay

I met Jay Amari in Washingotn Square Park on last week and we did some headshots. It was a great experience meeting with Jay, because he is an experienced actor and has been in many films. Feel free to look at his profile on IMDB, as he is a pretty well-rounded actor. Let me know what you think of the headshots I took, I look forward to hearing from you. Also, please let me know if you are interested in headshots, as I only charge $75 for an hour ($100 for two hours).

Jay Amari moved to New York in 1988 to take up a Woolrich Scholarship, where he studied for a Fellowship in Film at Columbia University's School of the Arts. Here he also worked as Departmental Research Assistant, and was awarded a Master's Degree in Fine Arts in 1995.

His two plays, "The Greatest" and "Cloudy All Day" were finalists at Actors Theatre of Louisville National 10-Minute Play Contest in 1992 and 1993.

In addition to acting and writing, he has worked as a talent agent with the Sanders Agency in New York City, and continues to write and produce plays and screenplays. His work is produced regularly in and outside of New York.

View Jay's IMDB page!

Jay got his headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Washington Square Park, Manhattan - Headshots of Shawn

I had a really great time meeting, hanging out with, and taking headshots of Shawn in Washington Square Park this Thursday. He is a great actor/comedian and we talked a lot about different projects that he is up to. Hopefully he gets cast soon into a great feature film, and I wish him luck.

Shawn McKeegan is an Actor, Comic, Model and a Writer/Director. He grew up outside of Pittsburgh, Performing in High School plays and generally being a class clown. Shawn Received a BA in Television Production from California University of Pennsylvania where he Acted, Wrote, Directed and Produced several Award Winning College Television Programs. Mr McKeegan then moved to New York where he worked as a Production Assistant on such films as Spider-Man, Zoolander and Riding in Cars with Boys. He began doing Stand-Up Comedy in clubs around the city, and has appeared in several Showcases. As an Actor Shawn has done commercials for MTV, short films for NYU, and worked on the Al Pacino film "You Don't Know Jack." In the Fall of 2008 he was a Feature Model in the Italian Vogue couture issue shot by Steven Klein. Shawn McKeegan has written several Scripts, and is in the process of shooting several short films and Internet Videos, He can be reached on Facebook or at manintheshawn@hotmail.com

Shawn got his headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Soho, Manhattan - Headshots of Audrey and Erensu

I hung out with my friends Audrey and Erensu and took portrait photos of them, so feel free to take a look and let me know what you think! Fan the Facebook page!

Audrey and Erensu got their headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Greenwich Village, Manhattan - Headshots of Shannon

Yesterday I went up to Washington Square Park to shoot headshots of Shannon. It was a fun time, and the lighting and visuals that we captured were amazing, especially since the lighting was so perfect for the pictures, and it was windy. Unfortunately, it made Shannon's hair a bit frizzy, but the pictures came out great anyway. It was a cloudy day, which gave us very nice lighting and the wind just blew her hair which made a great effect for the pictures. Please check them out and let me know what you think!

Shannon got her headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Crown Heights - Woody - Sean John Promo

I found myself back in Brooklyn last week to shoot a photo session with Woody Fenelon again, the same guy from the "Woody Does It" commercial. We shot a whole bunch of pictures and I learned the effectiveness of off-balance photos. It's interesting how much you can learn from experience.

Woody got his headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Harlem, New York - Modeling Photos of Carlile

Yesterday afternoon we went up to Harlem to shoot pictures for this model/actor, and got a bunch of cool looking shots. It was a beautiful, sunny day which made it difficult to shoot out in bright sunlight unfortunately, since my new ND camera filters have not come in yet. ND filters make the image darker, this way you can use the flash outdoors on bright sunny days to fill in the dark shadows. If you don't use ND filters the picture will come out way too bright. But we were able to shoot in the shadows, and the pictures came out pretty well. Have a look by clicking on the photo below.

Carlile got his headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Soho, Manhattan - Headshots of Damion Lee

We did a bunch of pictures for Damion Lee today, and I got them finished this evening. It was a really fun time and we discussed working on Mozart of Rap, and where the film is headed. Damion Lee is currently trying to get a role in a feature film coming out soon and wanted some great pictures to go along with it, so we shot these. Let me know what you think!

Damion Omar Lee born and raised in Brooklyn N.Y., and possesses the same raw, intense, resourcefulness onscreen as did the streets he grew up on. Approached by a talent agent on a New York City subway train, this opportunity landed Damion a supporting role in the 2001 feature film “Finding Forrester” starring Sean Connery and Rob Brown. With his interest in other endeavors, Damion realized in 2005 that acting was his calling; and with no formal training until recently, Lee seems to be blessed with an authenticity on film that cannot be taught, as he has managed to star in several independent films including Blueprint, where he portrays a young college student who attempts a romantic getaway outside of the city with a male love interest. The critically acclaimed ‘Blueprint’ has been screened at festivals all over the world. It’s this same fearless approach to take on any character which has gotten Damion the lead in other indie shorts and features coming out soon including ‘44’ which can be seen at the Urban World Film Festival in NYC mid-September; ‘When It Rains’ which already received rave reviews at the New York Int’l Latino Film Festival, and the highly anticipated feature film ‘True Story’ directed by Rasheed Wilds of Wildsoul Cinema which is figured to be a classic. When Damion is not acting, he spends his down time writing poetry and collaborating with a collective of other artists who have dubbed themselves as C.R.E.A.M (Creative Revolutionary Exceptional Artist Movement). Damion Omar Lee is definitely a force to be reckoned with and someone to watch for in the near future.

Damion Lee is on IMDB!

Damion got his headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!

Soho, Manhattan - Photos of Sinorice Moss, Dion, and Adonis

Every once in a while, something interesting happens. I met Dion and Adonis on the corner of Lafayette and Prince street, and they asked me if I was a photographer as I walked by them. I stopped and turned around, wondering why. And then I looked down and remembered I was carrying my camera over my shoulder. They asked me to take a sample image of them, which I did (posted below), and told me they really liked it. Then the wide receiver for the NFL New York Giants Sinorice Moos showed up for dinner with them. I took his photo and have posted it up here. Now tomorrow we are supposed to be doing a photoshoot for NBA player Serge Ibaka because Dion and Adonis both work with Urban Elegance Media Group, where they work with pro athletes and other people to get them good photos. We'll see what happens, but for the time being, here are the photos I took of them.

Sinorice, Dion, and Adonis got their headshots at City Headshots, Cheap Headshots in NYC!