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Fashion Weeks kicks off in one week & I’m supper excited. The closer the date gets, the more anxious I get. My show & backstage access notices are coming in, which his cool but it makes me a little nervous. I know that I’m going to have a great time, but I will be working […]
I remember years ago when I said that I did not want to photograph people because I was happy & comfortable doing still lifes. That all changed obviously. Evolution is a beautiful thing! With that said, I present you with my favorite portraits from 2010. To view full screen, peep this… Please enjoy!
A few weeks ago, IMG announced the dates for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 and I got all excited like I won something. You know me so you know I get excited over the smallest shit. Even before the announcement, my peeps at The NYLA Report and I we teasing out the idea for […]
2011 will be here in a little over 30 days & I am now started to get contacted to work events from parties to weddings. Of course, I am more excited about the weddings because they are more challenging & come with a nice pay off. Last year, I had a gold to cover 5 […]
Typically, when potential clients call me for projects, I take that approach of “yes, I can do it “no matter what it is. Most recently, my yes, I can it has been to pet photography. Yikes! Tafari Stevenson-Howard pet photographer??? When I was approached by LaGaurd (exercise vests for dogs), I was reluctant to accept […]
Clearly I am getting old or maybe it is the fact that I am too far removed from pop music. Since I stopped listening to popular radio I rarely know who all these young “singers/performers” are. My kids try to tell me but I have to tune it out. I cannot listen to their music. […]
The semester is almost over & I am reaching the end of my rope. Paper due every week. Huge group project. Online discussions. Blah blah blah. I’m tired but the good news is that I am maintaining an A in the class. My photography has had me on the go big time but this is […]
I met Kimora Lee Simons back in Sept at Mercedes Benz Fashion week backstage after the Zac Posen Z-Spoke show. Before she walked in my direction, she did a mini slinky inky catwalk & the crowd was all abuzz. It was fun to watch. She was bad ass & tall as hell! So once she […]
Yesterday, I kicked off a busy weekend photographing University of Michigan student, rapper, blogger, retail entrepreneur and soon to be model Julian Edward Toles. And oh yea, he’s my baby cousin. Julian is a classic Stevenson (family name) because he is artistic & has so many interests that no one can keep up with him. […]