New York City Portrait Photographers

Clarita Alave has always had an interest in photography, ever since she was a child. It wasn't until 2016 though that she truly started to hone her skills as a photographer. She attended the International Center of Photography School (ICP). It was here that she learned how to work with a DSLR camera and began experimenting almost exclusively in manual mode. In addition, she became proficient in post-processing images using programs such as Adobe Lightroom and Adobe photoshop. Furthermore, she has been gaining experience working with off-camera flash. Clarita started out shooting landscapes but eventually found that she preferred shooting portraits. She is currently focusing on high fashion, weddings and events, and family portraits. She has attended a number of workshops throughout NYC, Boston, and San Francisco. These workshops focused on a wide array of topics, such as, how to style a wedding, how to manage a photography business, the legal side of a photography business, how to take headshots, handling difficult clients/how to direct models, and how to properly use a flash for both men and women. Clarita is taking her lifelong love of photography and implementing it in ways that are positive for both her and her clients.

Fell in love with photography when I was just a little kid; to me it was - and still is -magic. Started getting more serious about the craft in 1989 at Hofstra University and was blessed with some very knowledgeable professors. Got the photojournalism bug, had romantic dreams of flying off to distant lands, photographing conflict, famine and generally anything involving personal risk. Thank goodness THAT never happened. Landed a job with Newsday right out of college in 1994. Honed my skills working for five years with an incredibly talented staff of veteran photographers. Left in 1999 for graduate school at the prestigious Ohio University School of Visual Communications. Returned to New York and was hired as a photo editor for The Associated Press in 2001. Earned my Master of Arts in Visual Communications in 2003. Hired for a dream job in 2005 as corporate photographer for the NASDAQ Stock Market, spending the next four years meeting and photographing executives of the most influential corporations in America, as well as numerous celebrities. Running my own photography business since 2009.

Stamati Boundouris is a photographer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Stamati started his journey in photography about 8 years ago and has not looked back since. He is a full-time freelance photographer with years of knowledge and passion. His company specializes in events like weddings and such. Being that Stamati has a passion for art and creativity, he never wanted to limit his capabilities behind the camera. Along with thousands of events under his belt Stamati has also been contracted to shoot automobiles, food, clothing, shoes, products of all kinds, architecture, real estate, even newborns! Wherever he finds the opportunity to express himself and develop his craft.

Francisco Fernandez is a Photographer and Journalist from Caracas Venezuela. He is been living in NYC and has worked as a Photographer for over 15 years. He studied Broadcasting and Journalism in Caracas after studying Illustration. At the same time he was taking Photography workshops. Really soon he started working as a freelance photographer and as a full time Producer for a National Publishing Company. After quitting this job decided to become a full time Photographer and set up a Studio with a Partner in Caracas. Four years ago moved to NY to study Fine Arts Photography at The International Center of Photography and after graduated has been working in NY with his ultimate passion, photography.

Andrew Rottkamp fell in love with photography after taking thousands of pictures while traveling through Italy. In 2014 he studied at the Digital Film Academy in Manhattan, and has been a professional photographer and video producer since.

Even though my hands-on photography experience is short, my background and past work experience is what built my skills and talent. I worked as the Art Director for Playboy Magazine Serbia and the Photo Editor for Esquire Magazine Serbia. This is why I have years of experience working with photography and photographers, as the person in charge of photo shoots, picking and editing editorial photos. In addition, I spent 4 years as the Art Director in two major global creative agencies, McCann Worldgroup and Grey Worldwide WPP, with duties that also heavily involved photography and photo shoots for ads and commercials.