Steve Carty

Owner @Steve Carty Photographer

On Photography: Although my approach has evolved, but my overall vision and take on portraiture hasn’t changed much in the 20 years that I’ve been making pictures. Every frame on purpose. I’m invading my subjects personal space with my camera, and I want to invade the viewers personal space with the closeness in which I reveal them.Every photographer with skill has a choice in every act of photography to celebrate, amplify or manipulate the emotional statement of his subject and context. I value and always reveal the most positive qualities in people. My eyes are democratic. I see everyone in front of my lens equally. Status doesn’t matter at all to me. Everyone is a star in front of my camera and the only language that is important is the language that is spoken without words through my portraits.I have found that my passion for my art form and my subject matter, is pretty contagious. I’ve always had inspiration and a bit of creativity. Those 2 things together for me are the passion I’ve use to convince anyone that needed convincing about sitting in front of my camera. Being in front of my camera is the same as being in front of me. Easy. It’s a natural thing for me to quickly find common ground with someone, put them at ease. It takes a certain grace. It’s about simple relationships. I have a relationship with every single person that I photograph. Sometimes it’s a relationship that lasts only 10 minutes. I save that 10 minutes in a photograph, forever.This is the year. I\'m available for cool projects of any size, anywhere. Like Helmut Newton said,\"I\'m just a gun for hire\". Maybe this will be the year I do something cool for you.With Light,Carty. http://stevecarty.com/