Learn the multiple steps that go into creating a handmade Masterpiece Canvas Portrait. The age-old process is the epitome of fine art display at Phil Cantor Photography.
I’m in the business of making family memories.
Montclair, New Jersey photographer Phil Cantor answers why family portraits matter, tips on creating family memories, and how careful planning is crucial.
Veronica gets emotional talking about her daughter’s senior portraits.
“It’s not something you can really put a price on… it’s something that you can’t recapture any other time or place.”
ALTER EGOS was a one-man photography fine art show that opened at the Berkshire Hathaway Gallery in Montclair, New Jersey in September 2024.
Phil Cantor turns his camera on groups of people whose non-work pursuits are so powerful they create distinct new personas separate from their everyday lives. These portraits became the subject of his exhibition, “ALTER EGOS,” featuring a striking collection of nearly 40 black & white portraits. The subjects of these portraits include Civil War and Revolutionary War reenactors, professional wrestlers, Comic Con superheroes, Native American fancy dancers and participants in the colorful Mummer, Pride and Mermaid parades. Here is a behind-he-scenes look at the making of photographs for the exhibit.
Francesca and Jack long wanted a portrait of the family.
Finally, everyone was able to get together and it was hilarious and fun:
“These portraits are a visual interpretation of how lucky I am to have this family.”
There is no better time than now…the girls were home from school,
so Stephanie grabbed them and took them to the studio for a fun and memorable portrait:
“We had a great time during the shoot, Phil made us very comfortable. This family portrait was very important to us, and I am so glad we did it. I LOVE the photographs!”
Horsing around while photographing the Jones Family
resulted in nothing but memorable moments on their Morristown farm!
“The photographs are absolutely wonderful. Phil is so easy and fun to work with and pays excellent attention to detail. We were surprised with the moments caught on camera in just ONE day!”
Leigh gets ready to open her wedding album for the first time…it’s love at first sight:
“Thank you, thank you, thank you…GORGEOUS!”