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We don’t need no stinkin’ studio

August 3rd, 2011 by Steven St John

 

Two recent portraits, both subjects named John, both photographed on location, not in the studio.

On the left is John Link, a composer in NYC. On the right is John Ledwith, a Consultant & Executive Coach at Sandia National Laboratories here in Albuquerque. It’s amazing how many people overlook having a professional portrait for their online business profiles. These are very different from my documentary work, but they are another tool in my bag of services to offer my clients, which help support my documentary work by allowing me to buy food and pay my mortgage.

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For the New York Times

July 27th, 2011 by Steven St John

During a break in filming, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige poses for a portrait on the set of the upcoming movie "The Avengers" in Albuquerque NM on Thursday, July 14, 2011. (Steven St. John)

My first assignment for the New York Times was this portrait of Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios. He is perhaps the most powerful comic-book geek in the movie business today. I always want to make great pictures, regardless of how big or small the publication or story. My hands were tied a bit on this one, as everything on set of The Avengers is top secret, so I can’t tell you about the big movie stars I met or how the movie ends. While I do like this picture, it was a bit frustrating because there were so many amazing places around the sets that would have been great if we could have gotten clearance to make a picture around it. All that is just to say, I want to get another chance to shoot for The Times and show them what I can do if I’m allowed to sink my teeth into an assignment. Thanks to Robert for getting the screen photo when the picture was on the Times home page in the early hours.


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*I’m totally done here*

June 24th, 2011 by Steven St John

Rea Sandoval, 2011 (Steven St. John)

Portrait of one of my favorite non-neice kids, Rea Sandoval, photographed on the smokey West Mesa of Albuquerque, or as the young star described it to her mother: “Some junk place”

There are some additional pics on my archive.

 

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Albuquerque Economic Development Portrait series

June 1st, 2011 by Steven St John

I was commissioned to create a portrait series for Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc., a private, non-profit corporation that helps promote and recruit local businesses for use on their new website and some additional promotional materials. Fifteen lit environmental portraits of business executives may not sound like very many to some, but given the schedule demands of these CEO’s, VP’s and plant managers, it’s no small task. Most of the portraits had to be done very quickly to accommodate their schedules. Big thanks to Eric CdeBaca of AED for helping arrange all the appointments. The wide format is to accommodate the demands of the AED website, which provide an interesting compositional challenge.

SCHOTT Solar - Michael Jacquorie (Steven St. John)

Michael Jacquorie - SCHOTT Solar

ECLIPSE Aerospace, Mason Holland (Steven St. John)

Mason Holland - ECLIPSE Aerospace

Tempur-pedic - Pete Barr (Steven St. John)

Pete Barr - Tempur-pedic

Emcore - Hong Hou (Steven St. John)

Hong Hou - Emcore

Anthony Tenorio, A-Tech Corporation dba Applied Technology Associates (ATA) (Steven St. John)

Anthony Tenorio -Applied Technology Associates (ATA)

Michael L. Rinn, Vice President, Boeing Directed Energy Systems (Steven St. John)

Michael L. Rinn – Boeing Directed Energy Systems

Waneta Tuttle, Southwest Medical Ventures (Steven St. John)

Waneta Tuttle – Southwest Medical Ventures

Fidelity Investments - Leann Kravitz (Steven St. John)

Leann Kravitz - Fidelity Investments

Ann Keleher, Intel (Steven St. John)

Ann Keleher, Intel

Martin Plass, Senior VP and GM of CVF Solar Test Laboratory. (Steven St. John)

Steve Downie - Ktech

Carlos Perea of Miox Corporation (Steven St. John)

Carlos Perea – Miox Corporation

Sal Martino, American Society of Radiologic Technologists (Steven St. John)

Sal Martino – American Society of Radiologic Technologists

You can view more from the series on my photo archive.

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Paleontologist Portrait for The Gallup Indepenent

January 9th, 2011 by Steven St John

Albert Prieto-Marquez , Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, stands next to a dinosaur skull found near Gallup New Mexico. Photographed at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science on Jan. 4, 2011. ..((NOTE FOR EDITORS: Though he goes by Alberto, he prefers Albert in print. FYI)). (Steven St. John)Albert Prieto-Marquez , Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, photographed outside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science on Jan. 4, 2011. ..((NOTE FOR EDITORS: Though he goes by Alberto, he prefers Albert in print. FYI)). (Steven St. John)

I got a call to make a last minute portrait of Albert Prieto-Marquez, Ph.D. Paleontologist, and Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for the Gallup Independent. The fossil in the top picture was found near Gallup NM and is part of his current research.

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