Trenton T.

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What do you love about your job?

My first professional assignment was back in the 70s, long before digital cameras. I still prefer the film “look”, and I’m not talking about “expired film that was left in a hot garage for a few years” kind of look that is so popular with toy camera enthusiasts nowadays. I like the look of properly exposed slide film, and most of my photographs, despite being shot in digital, achieve that look.

As far as capturing the moment goes, I like to think that I’m efficient at finding the holy grail of documentary photography, the “decisive moment” – every single time. I’ve been perfecting my candid storytelling for decades and reached the point where the skill of “blending in”, becoming ubiquitous yet invisible morphed into a habit. My working style gravitates towards documenting the natural flow of your event.

But there’s a flip side: every once in a while, merely capturing what’s in front of me just doesn’t cut it. Sometimes I have to shatter the ambiance and create a peculiar mix of light, shadows and divergent colors, delivering a brand new reality. I do all this on the set, not in Photoshop – so we’re creating a reality, not faking it!

What types of shoots have you done and how did you make them special?

After more than 40 years in business, there's only 2 types of shoots I don't typically do. I don’t do newborn photography due to regrettable lack of firsthand experience. I also don’t do dudoir, which is a flavor of boudoir photography, but with dudes…

Awards, honors, and recognitions received

Won a few awards back in the film days, haven't participated since... Oddly enough, had an award named after me (in another country).

Oh, and it seems that I'm making the "Best Atlanta Photographers" list year after year for some reason...

A fun fact about this photographer

Invented a new photographic technique called “Strafe Blur”, which provides a unique way of background separation in candid event photography.