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I really like the way I never know from week to week what, where or who I'll be photographing. Here's a short collection from this past week including a head shot session, real estate listing in a great wine cellar, family session in a local Ann Arbor park and a few of the aforementioned "squirrel" in the studio and Candy Cane Park in Ypsilanti including a composite for her modeling agency.

Next week? More head shots, another real estate listing and I get to meet a new baby!

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Stephen SilverbergJuly 27, 2017 Comments

Posing, Flirting, Baby Bump Peek-a-boo, Families and Jumping For Joy

It's all in a week's work. Here are some samples of the latest from a family session in the park to tests in the new studio. I have some upcoming projects so keep tuned... more in the works.

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Stephen SilverbergJuly 20, 2017Comment

New Studio - Second Session - the Squirrel's Brothers

In last week's blog post I introduced Daniella The Squirrel, named as such due to her super high energy level and bouncy personality.

This week I had a visit from her twin brothers, Jordan and Dylan and their amazingly laid back cat, Tigger.

The guys just turned 14 and have an interesting history in front of the camera. Here are some credits from an e-mail their mother, Ryann, sent to me (more about her in an upcoming blog post).

1) "Baby Morgan" General Hospital (2003-2005)

(They played Sonny (the mobster) & Carly's baby boy. Morgan is now 25 or so on the show. Soap years aren't normal years!)

2) Wes Craven's, Red Eye, with Rachel McAdams

3) Desperate Housewives as Penny Scavo (2004); Lynne Scavo's child

4) Other odd & end ones like.. Frito Lay's Commercial for the 2004 Oscars, McDonald's Destiny's Child, ABC's What About Brian?

The shoot was a lot of fun, Tigger behaved and I'm learning my high key white background setup.

Here are some photos from the session.

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Stephen SilverbergJune 29, 2017 Comments

Daniella The Squirrel... First Session In The New Studio !

Last week I posted about my new studio and how pleased I was to finally have a dedicated space in which to make a huge jump in the type of portrait work I want to offer.

I envisioned a sophisticated look.. a view into the hearts of my clients.. a sense of drama in the way I could portray the images of those in front of the camera... Finally, my first session in the new space.

And I got Daniella the squirrel.

Which is unfair to squirrels since they now have to live up to a new and grander scale of energy! Daniella bounced from one end of the room to another, from makeup mirror to studio floor to stool to upside down and was a force of nature not to be denied.

To say portrait "sitting" is not quite accurate and I wouldn't have traded it for the world.

Here, then is Daniella the squirrel, the princess, the force of nature!

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Stephen SilverbergJune 15, 2017 Comment

A Bigger and Better Screwdriver - A Dream Realized

Given that a job is easiest accomplished with the right tools it's smart to buy the best you can.

Mechanics and other tradespeople know this from bitter experience. Nothing is as much fun as a five minute task stretching into a bruised knuckle, inventing words because you've used all the ones you know, hours long horror show.

Photographers are no different. The best camera and lens for the task at hand, the best lighting you can afford and a place to use it all makes the job go better, the result be what was envisioned and most important, a pleased client.

Since I started my business beginning in Ypsilanti and branching out to Ann Arbor and all the surrounding communities the one tool I was missing was a place to shoot in bad weather and the ability to offer a wider range of services.

Finally that dream has been realized and the work on my new studio space is finished.

It's been a huge investment in time, equipment and labor (thanks to my son and Duane our painter) but I'm officially open and eager to entertain clients offering a much more sophisticated menu of shooting options in portraits, head shots and product photography.

Here are some photos of the space. Sincerely hope to see you soon.

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Stephen SilverbergJune 6, 2017 Comments

Last Blog of 2016 - Reflections And Photo Of The Year

Well, there was one that stood out! My blog views go in the range of 250 or so and this was peaking and still going over 2,000 views so hands down the fan favorite!

So many good photos taken and people met in 2016, the 2nd year of the business with more to come in 2017.

I've expanded my business to Ann Arbor and added commercial and product shots, food and scenics, more people and character studies, events, real estate listing photos.... lots of Lightroom and Photoshop time.

Upcoming for 2017 is a major leap in that I should have a dedicated shooting space very soon!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to a great year!

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Stephen SilverbergDecember 20, 2016Comment

It really IS a miracle // Stephen Silverberg Photographic L.L.C.

I posted on my Facebook page a while ago about the fact I was to photograph the birth of a baby boy and it turned out to be the most widely shared entry since I started the page.

Well... The due date of March 18th came and went as it appears due dates are known to do.

The parents, Ben and Lauren.. friends of mine, waited patiently as possible and I virtually slept with my cameras, batteries charged and ready to go. Finally on Saturday March 27 at 5:00 PM I got the call to go to the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

Family and friends were there and I am immensely touched that I was included in this exciting and personal event. The nurses were amazing and I am currently working with the University of Michigan to be able to do a separate blog entry showing them at work.

The photos here were shot between 5:39 PM and 8:27 PM. The photo of the nurse holding the baby was taken at 6:04 PM on the dot.

Please meet Lukas Bostedor... 10.3 lbs, 21 3/4 inches of wonder!

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