Photography assignments for clients by Phil Cantor Photography, Verona, NJ
From the diamond to the cover!
It was an honor to photograph baseball great, Darryl Strawberry, recently for the cover of his latest book, Another Life.
What is the purpose of a headshot?
A business headshot isn’t just a nice photo. It’s your first impression, your personal brand, and in many cases, your silent salesperson. Before someone reads your bio, responds to your email, or takes your call, they’ve already made a judgment based on your image. Whether it’s on LinkedIn, your website, or a speaking engagement page, your headshot sets the tone. It tells people who you are, how seriously you take your work, [...]
Maestro
Bradley Cooper's movie Maestro is a bio-pic about composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), a towering figure in American cultural history. I found the movie to be uneven, but with great cinemaphotography, amazing makeup and non-stop cigarette smoking. I don't want to give anything away, but the movie was mostly about his personal life and not about his impact on music, theatre and culture. I had an assignment for Lord & Taylor at their [...]
From my archives: magazine assignment to photograph Maryanne Trump Barry
I was assigned to photograph Judge Maryanne Trump Barry for New Jersey Monthly magazine. The date was July 1994 and Judge Barry was a Senior United States Circuit Judge
Assignment: Album cover for well-known Vibraphonist
Album cover photograph for Ted Piltzecker's latest album "Vibes on a Breath."
What’s in the Bag?
The contents of my main hard shell camera case & soft bag. These came on every on-location photography shoot that I went to, mostly corporate photography assignments.