Steve Giralt

Most people think photographers just sit around and take pictures all day long, but most don’t realize the amount of editing that goes into the process as well. I find it’s more like taking pictures all day, and editing all night. Recently I was re-editing my printed portfolios and wanted to share the process with you all.

I make small prints of my rough edits first, organize them together by type of imagery, then lay them out on tables in my studio and start pairing images together, editing out my least favorites, and eventually coming down to a final edit. The process is very intense, and long. When I’m in editing mode, I may work 90 hours weeks, but at the end, I feel the final product of this process is worth the effort.

I just did a huge update to my main website . I added new images to just about every category. check it out!

Being a very visual person, the spaces I surround myself with are really important to me. This goes for the space I work in, and the space I live in. I figured today I’d share with you the spaces I live my life in. My photo studio which is located on the west side in Manhattan is a beautiful 1,600 sq. foot space with lots of light which I designed to make me and my client’s many hours there enjoyable. I even designed and installed the kitchen by myself. So Crafty!

My apt is in Park Slope, Brooklyn and is a beautiful 19th century brownstone building located right off of Prospect Park. The neighborhood is beautiful and quiet but with lots still going on. These are a couple shots I took of my apt when I had my housewarming party a while back. I have bay windows on both sides of the space which gives me lots of daylight all day long. I may not be home very often as I’m always working, but when I’m home, I love my apt. I’ve rented it out for photo shoots.