Rosario Dawson: Artemis

January 8, 2018 by kwakualston

Working with Rosario Dawson for Audible’s new project, Artemis, was a dream. Advertisements

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Shemar Moore for CBS Watch!

November 15, 2017 by kwakualston

One of my favorite assignments this year was for CBS Watch! Magazine with Shemar Moore. Transported to the beautiful island of Maui, we spent the day shooting around the Wailea Beach Resort and ended the day at Dragon’s Teeth.  At the Wailea Resort, we shot 7 different setups all over the expansive resort, and 3 shots at Dragon’s Teeth. The original concept was to shoot a fashion lifestyle story at the Wailea Resort, but I was excited to explore the beauty […]

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White Famous Coast to Coast

October 19, 2017 by kwakualston

      NYC Subway It’s been exciting to see White Famous’s show posters popping up coast to coast after photographing the cast of Jay Pharoah’s new show that premiered this month. To meet Showtime’s creative needs, they requested high speed burst photography in addition to traditionally captured portraiture.  With some creative problem solving, we accomplished this with Profoto’s Pro 10s and the Nikon D5’s impressive (and addictive) 12FPS stroboscopic burst shooting ability to create an animated GIF.  Creating animations […]

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ESPN Lecture @ PDN PhotoPlus Expo

October 17, 2017 by kwakualston

I will be speaking at ESPN The Magazine’s lecture: “Body Issue”: The Photography and the Photographers on Friday, October 27, 2017: 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM in New York City and would love to see you!  Come join us to learn how the Body Issue was made and hear some great stories from people in the photo industry firsthand. Register for tickets here.    

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Amgen: #SpeakYourMigraine Campaign

October 17, 2017 by kwakualston

    The prevalence of motion integrating with the still photography world is impossible to ignore— clients are consistently requesting a photographer who can operate both.  Each job comes with new unique challenges.  For Amgen’s #Speak Your Migraine campaign, we lit the stills and motion setups consciously with continuous lighting due to subjects’ sensitivity to flashing lights–which can trigger migraines. Amgen is one of my recent advertising motion projects and a perfect production to exercise my motion and directing skills.  To see […]

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Black Panther

July 26, 2017 by kwakualston

Photographing the Black Panther cover and poster was a dream come true–working with an all star cast and incredible icons was thrilling.  Can’t wait for the movie to come out!   The essentials:   Lighting diagrams for seamless:    

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Girl’s Trip

July 26, 2017 by kwakualston

Thank you to Universal for this project!

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ESPN Body Issue: Ezekiel Elliott

June 28, 2017 by kwakualston

  Behind the scenes   Working with Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for ESPN’s Body Issue was an incredible experience.  He was a good sport no matter what creative concept we asked of him: from jumping on trampolines to getting doused by a rain machine, Ekekiel was poised and powerful.   Video BTS: Read the interview here: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/bodyezekielelliott/dallas-cowboys-running-back-ezekiel-elliott-well-rounded-sports-upbringing-body-issue-2017

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Kevin Hart

June 14, 2017 by kwakualston

Recent shoot with Kevin Hart and Audible for his new audiobook.

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