getting acquainted
I photograph people, telling their stories visually. It's a passion. It's my craft. I've never really considered it "work".
A lifetime spent looking thru the camera viewfinder gives me a sixth sense to be in the right places at the right times to capture decisive moments. This expertise comes from years of shooting photojournalistic, reportage documentary photography for national magazines, corporations & foundations, healthcare, education and other public sector firms. I share a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism.
It's my belief that a photograph is worth 1,000 words. In fact great, strong, successful photographs are worth far more. My signature "storytelling with a camera" style of shooting is geared toward creating these strong images for you. That guarantees both yours and my success, yes?
I'm a published author: "Master's Guide to Off-Camera Flash" and "Flash Photography" available at Amazon. These books are designed to help aspiring photographers with lighting - a key ingredient in successful photography.
Colorado's always been home - a great place to raise the family. My life is enriched thru an 20 year yoga practice and certification as a yoga instructor. I've also discovered the beauty and tranquility beneath the oceans' surface as a SCUBA diver. Did I mention Foodie? Yep, learned a lot from Chef Mark when he was teaching cooking classes at Sur la Table. Having a blast learning to play the harmonica. A few of the songs are sounding pretty good. Last, but not least, I'm rediscovering golf - last played over 40 years ago. After lessons and hitting hundreds, if not thousands of balls at the range, I can claim to hit 99% of them. Now where they go on the range is still a work in progress.
Can I help you tell a story? email or call me at 303-880-8063 to get the ball rolling (pun intended)..
How we work
- real photographs -
Anyone can take pictures, push the shutter button on a camera or smartphone - and capture the "look" of a scene.
I'm able to capture the "feeling" of the scene and my subjects. This is possible from years of experience behind the camera. I've developed a sixth sense to be in the right places, at the right times, with the best camera and lens choice to capture the emotions and decisive moments as they unfold.
Camera angle plays an important part here as well.
By selecting the proper lens, moving in close or stepping back, raising the camera overhead or shooting from ground level all contribute to best telling your story.
- storytelling -
"Barry Staver and his cameras are the ultimate storytellers. A good story never really ends and a good photograph lasts forever. Barry's work is proof of that." ~ MC Marden, Photo Editor ~ People Magazine/Time Inc.
Barry is best known as the "storyteller with a camera" for the way he captures emotions and the most important moments for clients. This helps them tell their story ~visually.
He believes that successful photographs elicit emotional responses from viewers. "If the photograph takes your breath away, causes you to look at it twice, if it touches your heart ~ then it's a strong image". These strong images tell stories. They're real, authentic, not staged and posed.
Successful stories are being told online at websites and thru social media platforms, in Annual Reports, Advertising, Marketing, In-House Publications, Trade and Consumer Magazines.
- My gear-
What's the best camera. "The best camera is the one you have with you".
Cameras are tools. Extensions of the eye/brain, used to capture the images the photographer sees in their mind. I can operate the cameras blindfolded, giving me the freedom to be ready to catch the emotions and the decisive moments as they happen.
Having said that here's my current preferred gear list:
• Panasonic Lumix GH-5 Camera System ~ with Leica Prime Glass (the 15mm f/1.7, the 25mm f/1.4, and 42.5mm f/1.2) and Lumix zooms (12-35mm f/2.8, 35-100 f/2.8, and 100-300 f/4). This system rocks for both videography and still shooting! The prime glass works especially well in filmmaking and portraiture.
• Great audio ~ recorded thru Pre-Amps with XLR balanced shotgun microphones and wireless lavaliere mics.
• LED Light Panels.
• Flash (when needed) ~ Studio Strobes, Speedlites.
• The best backdrops anywhere ~ from Silverlake Photo.
• More light modifiers and accessory gear than you can shake a stick at.
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