Armando is from New York City.  Armando loves New York City.  Armando happens to be an actor and wanted to capture that love in a photo while doing actor-y things (aka hamming it up in front of the camera).  So while he was a student at the University of Maryland we booked a rehearsal room at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and went crazy.  The light setups were very simple – usually just one main light and maybe a hair light.  I was more interested in letting Armando move around, wave his arms, and just be dramatic without worrying about precise lighting.  It was a lot of fun and it reminded me why I love working with actors.  Once they get in front of the camera anything can happen.

is pretty hardcore and this man helped create it.  Ed Snyder is the current owner of the Philadelphia Flyers along with the Wells Fargo Center and was recently the owner of the 76ers.  For being such a successful guy he was very nice and accommodating while I fumbled about with my lights and gave out disjointed posing directions during our shoot for Smith Business Magazine.  While I was hoping to photograph him on the ice I was happy to get some good shots outside his office.  If I get the chance to photograph him again maybe next time he’ll let me shoot some hoops on the court.