Steve Giralt

Here is another portrait series from my new Craigslist on the Road project. I think they’re fun.

Last Saturday I photographed Comedian Dave Lester at the Five Spot Supper Club to kick off of my Craigslist on the road project. He hosts 5 for Funny Tuesdays there and figured it would be a good place to photograph him. He was a lot of fun and very animated. Here are some edits from that shoot.

For almost 2 years now I’ve been working on a project photographing people from Craigslist in my studio. These photographs have been taken in a very uniform manner, trying to bring out the personality in everyone in the very sterile environment which is the studio. It’s been amazing on so many levels, but this year I am adding a new direction to it.

This weekend I kicked off a new part of the project where I placed ads on Craigslist for people willing to let me photograph them in the home or workplace. Shooting someone to their environment brings a completely different existence to the photographs of them. It is no longer just about expression, but about them as part of their environment. I had a great amount of responses to these posts, and photographed 6 people this last weekend.

The mystery of what lies before me when showing up at a strangers doorway is thrilling. Not only do I not really know what this person is going to be like, but what their environment is going to bring to the photograph. Here are some images from one of my shoots this weekend. This was shot in a small apartment in Queens on Sunday. The whole process from start to finish was only about an hour as I had another person scheduled afterwards. This is an excellent example of how an environment can be transformed and how the person fits into it. I will be posting more images from this weekend in the next few days as I get them edited.

For many people the idea of flying in a big commercial plane to go somewhere far away is incredibly frightening. I’m sure that those same people would probably never volunteer to fly around in a tiny 4 seater Cessna plane just for the fun of it. I grew up flying in small planes as my dad has always flown as a hobby of sorts. When I visited for Christmas, he offered to take me up for a quick flight in his plane just for the fun of it and I jumped on the chance.

If you’ve never been on a plane this small, it really can be kinda a relaxing experience. You’re like a leaf in the wind, and you’re moving much slower than commercial planes so you get to see more. You get a chance to really look around and enjoy the view in 360 degrees. Plus, no security checks or lines at the airport to get on the plane, just walk to the plane and jump on.

Here are some images I shot along the way. We took off from an airport in Kendall, FL, which is a suburb of Miami. We flew East over Key Biscayne, then South to Homestead, back West into the Everglades, and then landed back at the same airport. The whole trip was about an hour. It was a pretty day and a nice little trip around the Miami area with my camera.

I have always found it really interesting how man shapes the environment we live in. It becomes even more interesting when we look at how our designs interact with nature. I had an opportunity to shoot some interesting images from a plane of different interactions between man and nature. These images were all shot in the greater Miami area. Enjoy!

Being a photographer is very much unlike any other profession out there. When you’re a photographer, it isn’t just your 9-5 job, it’s your 24/7/365 job. When you’re a Doctor, Lawyer, or Engineer, you’re not expected to work while you’re at your family’s christmas dinner. But when you’re a photographer, you’re expected to be a photographer all the time, and I very much live up to that expectation. What can I say, I love photographing.

Here is part 1 or a 2-part post involving pictures of my family in Miami I took while I was down visiting over christmas. I enjoy photographing my family, especially when it doesn’t involve posed group pictures, but just pictures of everyone being themselves and having a good time. I even photographed the dog. All these pictures were shot on Dec 24th at my family’s “Noche buena” party.

This is part 2 of a 2 part post about my visit to Miami over Christmas to see my family.

Kids and elderly people are similar in many ways. They never want to smile or pose for the camera when you want them to. Here are some pictures of my cousins and my grandparents when they come over for lunch one day while I was in Miami. I like some of the ‘moments’ and expressions I captured here.

For quite some time now I have been shooting the macys.com wedding registry homepage images. These shoots have produced some beautiful still life product images over the years and everytime I shoot it I hope to make it even better. I wanted to share a few of the images from the January wedding channel shoot which I thought were really pretty.

The art director on this shoot for macys.com was Jill Groeber and the prop stylist was Patrick Murphy.

Happy New Year! What is better than a great new years party? I great new years party with a photo setup for people to get their picture taken with their friends.

I hosted a grand party at my studio to bring in 2008 with a bang, and what a party it was. I want to thank everyone who came and celebrated the new year with me. It really was a wonderful time for all. To view more images from the new years party, go HERE. I look forward to a great 2008 and please keep checking out the blog for new images and words by your truly. I update it frequently!