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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Megan + Mike’s Taos Wedding

July 31st, 2011 by Steven St John

Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)Megan and Michael Radigan's wedding on June 18, 2011 in at the San geronimo Lodge in Taos New Mexico. (Steven St. John)

Congratulations to the beautiful couple! It was an honor to document such a wonderful ceremony. You can see more photos from the wedding on my archive where prints are also available for purchase.

 

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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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Drought at Twin Lakes for The Communicator

July 22nd, 2011 by Steven St John

Swiming at Twin Lakes in Santa Rosa New Mexico (Steven St John)Swiming at Twin Lakes in Santa Rosa New Mexico (Steven St John)Swiming at Twin Lakes in Santa Rosa New Mexico (Steven St. John)Swiming at Twin Lakes in Santa Rosa New Mexico (Steven St John)Swiming at Twin Lakes in Santa Rosa New Mexico (Steven St John)Swiming at Twin Lakes in Santa Rosa New Mexico (Steven St John)Swiming at Twin Lakes in Santa Rosa New Mexico (Steven St John)New Mexico has finally been getting rain showers over the past few days, the first real rain of the year. At Twin Lakes private club in Santa Rosa NM, locals say the water level has gone down over previous summers. The evidence is not hard to see along the shoreline. I made this series of pictures of the Lucero family on assignment for the Guadalupe County Communicator, not too bad considering I didn’t know what I might be photographing when I arrived in town that day.

My thanks to Dolores, Lorenzo, Xavier, Nastasia and Maddox.

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Happy 1st birthday MJ

July 12th, 2011 by Steven St John

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Love, uncle Steve.

 

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