Some Editorial/Corporate Head-shots of Marcus Debiasi

Charleston Commercial Fisherman Mark Marhefka

I love my job! I know I say that a lot but really I do. One reason is that I get to meet and hang out with some of the most interesting people and learn about their lives and careers. I recently finished a project for the south carolina aquarium where I had the pleasure of photographing several people who call the lowcountry their home.

Mark Marhefka is one of the few commercial long-liners left here in Charleston. As a boy I remember cruising in the boston whaler down to Shem Creek to look at all the fishing boats come in with their daily catch. The fishing fleet on Shem Creek is a lot thinner these days but Mark is fighting back from the decks of his long-liner boat "Amy Marie" along with many others striving to offer fresh local sustainable seafood to the Charleston Area.   

Sweet Shots

I had the privilege of photographing Molly Lawson's head-shots last week for her new website dlishdessert.com. Molly's company "d'lish" specializes in wedding cakes, specialty cakes and individually designed dessert menus for small catered events. If you need a sugar fix or if you just enjoy gourmet baked goods you can find some of her signature mini cakes, cupcakes and designer shortbread cookies at Etcetera Gourmet on Daniel Island. You can also come by the studio where I'll now have a steady supply of the mini strawberry cupcakes, my favorite. So real quick, how I came in contact with Molly is we were shooting a wedding at the SC Aquarium and I saw one of the coolest cake ever. The bride described the cake as looking as if it had hit a giant sunflower while speeding in a convertible on the highway. The cake was fun, frivolous, laid-back and happy which is exactly what the bride and groom wanted. Then I looked to see a huge spread of cupcakes decorated in the bride and grooms colors. Molly had taken the time to get to know her client's likes and personalities and produced delicious creations that reflected them. Seeing someone taking the same care and attention to their clients needs as we do in our photography business Liz and I knew we had to meet this artist. We got Mollys card from the planner and contacted her the next week. Okay enough story telling let me show some pictures. I'll also include the pictures of the sunflower cake and cupcakes.

Summer in the City

"Summer in the City" is a project by South of Broad Theatre Company to send talented teens to New York City for a month of intensive training and auditions. The cost of the trip is partially paid with scholarships and the rest of the $5300 is to be raised by the students. We had several of the past years attendees, and next years hopefuls come into the studio for a headshot blitz one Saturday afternoon to capture some image to promote the program. We ended up getting a lot of great shots and snuck in a preview of Nick Smith new documentary film on the Summer in the City project.   

Headshot for Bella Bella

We did some headshot for Bella Bella Beauty Boutiqe today. This is some of Nicole Spencer's fantastic work with model Nancy. 

Brandon and his guitar

Loved this shoot. Brandon is a musician here in Charleston playing a lot of local gigs. The last place I remember seeing him play was the Village Tavern over in Mt. P. Anyway, Brandon wanted to get some promo shots before he left to go to a worship arts college in Florida so we shot these the day before he left. We had so much fun shooting we didn't realize that we had been shooting for hours. He said it was a great way to spend his afternoon before he left for college, "Time flies when you're having fun."