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NYC Filmmaker/photographer Work featured nationally on CNN, Washington Post et al. Cat dad: @nibblerdotcat
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Editing fucking matters.
Trust the process. Shoot for the edit.
Straight out of camera is great, but revisiting an image can yield a new interpretation.
I was able to turn a bts shot into something that I felt warranted posting as part of an editorial series.
Also, if you're going to comment "this isn't photography, it's just editing," explain why we shouldn't be using the tools at our disposal to create.
In frame @raelarz
Panasonic S1II, Sigma 24-70mm
#nycphotographer #behindthescenesphotography #editorialphotography #photoediting #portrait_perfection
30 Oct 2026
Curating 100 pictures for an ad is really, really, really hard. So, I limited this reel to portrait-specific work I've done - I also shoot a ton of other stuff like concerts, fashion, corporate etc. Most of these are from the last year, but I threw in a few from previous years since I think they're still awesome.
I've had a chance to work with a ton of incredible creators, brands, causes, and more and I can't stress how hard it is to whittle it down to 100.
Doing reels like this really helps me curate my work better and I think it's a valuable exercise for any creative to look at thousands of finished photos and cull them down.
I could only tag 20 people, so I tried to go by prominence.
Let's work.
#nycphotographer #portraitphotography #studiophotography #boudoir #brooklynphotographer #portraitmood #headshots #creativedirector #shootthepeople
05 Jan 2026
That few seconds means everything, here's why:
Below: The 1st moment I thought was a solid shot of someone fully immersed in their phone and oblivious to the camera.
Above: A moment later, I did a double exposure of the same moment and I think the light trails represent the thoughts pulsing through his head.
Moral of the post: take a second, shoot it again. When you've got the shot, get weird with it. Switch your brain from "documenter" to "artist."
Panasonic S1II, Sigma 24-70mm
#photographytips #nycphotographer #streetphotography #nycsubway #doubleexposure
07 Nov 2026
...because I fucked up.
Editing makes you acutely aware of your mistakes.
If I post a photo that I've removed an object from, I'm going to own up to that, I liked the visual of the guy chilling on the couch in Bushwick/East Williamsburg, but, I wanted a version without the pole and should've slowed down and gotten this right while I was walking around doing street photography. Then again, I would've missed the non-chalant moment before he started posing for the camera.
Part of what I've tried to do with this series is show how, artistically we can manipulate images, but sometimes, the edit is about triage: it's about realizing our intent as we snapped the shutter.
If you think that's cheating, I totally get it. I'm honestly on the fence about it.
One thing for sure is that, every time I miss a detail like that and I have to spend a moment in Photoshop eating my mistakes, it makes me want to go back and get the shot without fucking it up in camera.
Believe me, having to "fix it in post" makes you make more accountable as a shooter.
Also, definitely willing to acknowledge the flip side: maybe removing the pole makes it a less interesting photo and I made it worse with editing.
#streetphotography
#editingmatters
#nycphotographer
#photoshopmanipulation
#photographyadvice
06 Nov 2026
So, to cap off my "editing fucking matters" series, I'm looking for 10-20 photographers across different subject matters and styles to submit before and after in the style I've been doing.
Let me know in the comments if you want to be featured if you know a photographer who would be good for this, tag them!
With this series, I've been trying to highlight the power of the edit and make it clear to clients that photographers do a hell of a lot more than just press the shutter.
Thanks! And remember: editing fucking matters.
#nycphotographer #nycsubway #photoeditor #freelancerlife
04 Nov 2026
Throughout my "editing fucking matters" series, I've received thousands of reactions - both positive and negative.
A lot of the negativity boils down to "just shoot film."
Truthfully, I don't always carry my film cam around with me and getting a roll of film developed in NYC is expensive, so I've tried to capture some of the magic of stocks like Cinestill in post.
Does that make me a hack? You decide.
Started with @retropiacam presets and tweaked my color grading from there.
#nycphotographers
#filmemulation
#streetstorytelling
#retroportrait
#colorgrading
04 Nov 2026
Editing fucking matters... and sometimes the process starts in camera.
For this shot, I took a normal shot of the Chrysler Building on my Panasonic S1II and 24-70mm lens and then, I took a Polar Pro Cineflow filter and screwed it on for the optical blur/ghosting effect.
Then, in post I did more of a teal-orange shift for color.
I wonder if anyone is going to say, "this isn't photography, it's digital art," "fuck your edit, just take good pics," and if you aren't, would you tell me that if I achieved this effect in post?
And, if you support this campaign, remember to hit that repost button!
#nycphotographer #chryslerbuilding
#cinematicphotography #photoeditor
#colorgrading
03 Nov 2026
Editing fucking matters...
Because, sometimes a silhouette is more interesting than a "properly" exposed, low contrast shot.
The bottom is what the camera spat out with a "neutral" color profile.
And boy, is it neutral. The top at least feels like a choice - like it or not
That's why, editing fucking matters.
Why does editing matter to you?
Panasonic Lumix S1II, Sigma 24-70mm
#nycphotographer #silhouttephotography
#photoediting
#architecturephotography #editoftheday
02 Nov 2026
Editing fucking matters because we all know what an escalator looks like under flat, train station lighting, but with color grading and a bit of bloom, we can create a sense of otherworldliness.
Also, it's tiresome to hear trolls say "real photographers don't edit."
We get it, you don't know how to.
But, more importantly, I want to thank everyone (including the trolls) who has helped make this series go viral.
Edited in Photoshop + Dehancer
#nycphotographer #photoshopskills #editingphotos #hottakes #urbanlandscapes
01 Nov 2026
Editing fucking matters because with a little bit of Photoshop, you can make some pretty cool digital art out of a normal skyline shot.
Shoot for the final vision.
Also, fun fact: the 1st one was the World Trade Center photo of the month in October 2022
#photoshopedit #nycphotographer #wtc #nycprimeshots #hottakes
31 Oct 2026
Ok, strap in for a long one:
Editing fucking matters.
Over the past couple days, my "editing fucking matters" campaign has gotten over 100k views across IG and Facebook.
My intent with this campaign has been to showcase how much goes into creating an image, so that people can understand that the photographer's vision extends well beyond the click of a shutter.
The reaction has been decidedly mixed - a lot of support, that I'm truly grateful for and floored by, but a lot of aggressive and occasionally weirdly, personally hostile gatekeeping, "faking cinestill is so fucking lame," "just shoot film," "this isn't photography, it's digital art," "fuck your edit, just take good pics."
However you get to an image that reflects your intent, whether it's shoot film, digitial, drawing, silly string, I don't give a rats' ass.
As long as it's not AI. Fuck AI slop.
Here, I wanted to take a relatively simple shot of some stairs I took by the Pulaski bridge in Queens and use color grading to turn it into a moody trip into the abyss.
Maybe I succeeded maybe I didn't - feel free to have a respectful discourse about that in the comments.
But remember: editing fucking matters
#nycphotographer #photoeditor #hottakes #streetphotography #colorgrading
29 Oct 2026
Editing fucking matters.
Like every photographer, I cringe when I have to provide clients raw image, often apologetically and emphatically telling them "this is just the raw photo."
Color grading + masking, cropping, and vignetting.
And if you think the straight out of camera shot looks better and prefer doc style photography, that's also totally fine.
Send this one to someone who needs to know that - what comes out of camera isn't the whole story.
Panasonic S5IIX, Nikkor 55mm 1.2
#nycphotographer #colorgrading
#cinematicphotography #subwayphotography
#hottakes
28 Oct 2026
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