SAW > personalities on location

When people ask what I love to shoot, I respond, “personalities on location.”

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You see, I’ve come a long way... because 20 years ago I used to say, “I shoot trees and clouds.” ;-)

the story behind this photograph:

This is a portrait I recently made of musician Henry Frayne of the band Lanterna.
In this image, I strived to create a mood that matches the mood of his music. cheers, SAW

p.s. Lanterna plays #shoegazing music or as Henry calls it #ambientamericana!

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While I’m at it, you might as well know, I also like photographing furniture in awkward positions.

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pick your poison:

Hi there. I’m Stephen Austin Welch, a commercial director & advertising photographer. My specialties are capturing authentic lifestyle images, genuine portraits & graphic still lifes. I also shoot, what I have coined, environments and scapes. See ’em all on my site.

We shoot tv spots & still photographs for ad agencies, creative firms, companies and magazines worldwide.

Call me, SAW, (or our production company, Traveling Picture Show Company — or my photo agent, Norman Maslov) for the next visual story you want to tell.

We love to shoot!