Photograph your Friends.

Today was a good day.
I finally had my first little shoot after this long-ass quarantine.
It wasn’t a gig or an officially planned shoot but whenever Jahkeem comes over I love making pictures with this guy.
One he’s got quite the physique and he always wants to do something that involves movement.
For me, that makes it pretty easy to get exciting photos.

One thing I’ve realized over the past few years is that it’s really important to photograph your friends for a number of reasons.

1. You’re creating a lasting memory of a time you spent together and it’s gone just as fast as it happened.

2. Trying out your photographic ideas with your friend can lead to pleasant surprises.
If the idea works you can always take these images to a company and show them what you can do.
This really goes along with my rule show don’t tell. When you can hand a company finished work as an example of what you can do they are twice as likely to hire you for a job.

3. It’s just good to shoot often even if it’s just for practice.

Below are some photos I shot of my buddy Jahkeem in between us playing handball.