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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TIME – SPACE – EXISTENCE: Experimental Film

June 2, 2017 by kwakualston

An experimental film starring Kenan Bell. Shot on RED Epic-W with Sigma Cinema Lenses in Malibu, California. Music: ph12v by LOBOGAMMA New Song by Kenan Bell

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Ava Duvernay Outtake

May 10, 2017 by kwakualston

One of my favorite images of Ava from our shoot with Essence.

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Oprah, Renée and Henrietta Lacks

March 25, 2017 by kwakualston

The new HBO Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (adapted from the book) tells the story of an African-American woman who – after her death – unknowingly became a pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line back in the 1950’s. Her identity was ignored until the book brought her story to life, finally paying tribute to the woman behind the HeLa cells. Photographing the film’s stars, Oprah Winfrey and […]

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Congratulations Viola Davis!

March 2, 2017 by kwakualston

Congratulations to Viola Davis for her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Fences.  This groundbreaking actress is the first African American woman to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award for acting, and it was an honor to photograph her for the December Essence Magazine cover.

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