Artist Studio Portraits in Long Island City, Queens
Some portrait sessions are all about the person. Others are just as much about the work.
This shoot took place in the Long Island City studio of abstract landscape painter Despina Cushing. The goal was to create a set of images she could use for press, publications, and professional materials, while also documenting the environment where the work itself is created. Rather than treating it like a traditional headshot session, we approached it more like a conversation, moving through the studio, discussing her process, and photographing her alongside the paintings in various stages of completion.
For artists, the studio is often part of the story. The tools, materials, works in progress, and even the way a space is organized can tell you as much about a person as a formal portrait can. My approach was to create images that felt natural and personal while still being polished enough for professional use.
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If you're an artist, writer, musician, or creative professional, good portrait photography should communicate more than what you look like. It should give people a sense of what you do and how you do it. That's exactly what we set out to accomplish here.
Here are some of my favorite images from this shoot (click/tap to view full size and un-cropped):
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All images in this blog post were shot on a Nikon D850 using a variety of lenses, and all individually post-processed in Adobe Lightroom using custom-built presets.
Jinnifer Douglass is a full-time freelance photographer based in NYC, shooting for both individuals and brands such as Google, Sotheby’s, Uber, Make Up For Ever, Squarespace, and more! Specializing in portraits, food, and special events, she works to make every piece of your social and website content ‘Insta-worthy’ with high resolution, full-frame DSLR photography and expert Lightroom editing. Interested in chatting? Leave a comment below, or send an email to info@jinyc-photo.com!