How To Be Prepared for Audition Season : Backstage.com

It's an important time of year for actors!  Here are two great articles from Backstage Magazine:  Pilot Season: Landing an Audition and How Should Actors Prepare for Pilot Season?

My New Before and After Page

Here are examples what people were using for headshots pre-David J Martin Photography's magic! Please do not confuse which is which... the shots I took are on the right: http://www.djmphotographer.com/before_after.html

Meryl Streep's Performance Overshadowed My Scene

I was a background actor in the movie It's Complicated.  It was a 13 hour day for a 30 second scene and i'm nowhere to be found because Meryl is such a good actor. lol. Also staring: Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski, and Hunter Parrish.  Luckily, for the graduation scene, our "props" were our cameras and I was able to capture these:

Rebecca Vigil's One Woman Show

The Vigilante is a one woman musical improv journey through the lives of the audience. You tell the story, Rebecca sings the soundtrack. December 22nd @ 7pm. The Peoples Improv Theater

154 West 29th Street, New York, NY. Only $5 !

HELP Portrait a Worldwide Photo Day

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"Help Portrait" is a movement of photographers who are using their time, equipment and expertise to give back to those who are less fortunate this holiday season. It was a worldwide event today and I was happy to participate at the Harlem YMCA.

People Talk at The Barrow Group Theater -2 Nights Only

Written and performing (in part) is Sidse Ploug Soerensen. I've seen her work before and have always been entertained.

DEC 15 & 16 @ 8:00PM

Tickets: www.smarttix.com

The Barrow Group Theater 312 West 36th Street

World AIDS Day and Dr. Tony

I had the privilege of shooting Dr. Antonio E. Urbina for this year's honoree of The Callen-Lorde Community Health Awards. Held November 16, 2009 at Espace, NYC. He's the Medical Director of HIV/AIDS Education & Training at Saint Vincent's comprehensive HIV Center and a member of President Obama's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Congrats!

Read My Yelp.com Reviews

My new hobby is browsing yelp.com and thrilled to see these thumbs up reviews...
http://www.yelp.com/biz/best-headshots-david-j-martin-photographer-manhattan

Digital Photography Tutoring

Why take a crowded photography class when you can get one-on-one individual instruction by a professional photographer?
I will teach you technical and creative skills so that photography (and your camera!) become more enjoyable. All you need is a digital camera and a passion for photography.
$50 for first hour, $25 each additional/ 2 hour minimum.
*Studio located in Chelsea
*PhotoShop training on Mac or PC
*Gift Certificates available

Products Shots for Corporate Client

I recently photographed product shots of these custom gift trays which companies can use to present gifts to clients or employees. I just thought it was a novel idea and it was a nice change from photographing people. lol. ShtromLuxury.com

Visit My NEW WEBSITE!

I'm so excited and proud of my new website davidjmartin.com. Designed and created by the awesome and talented web designers at www.BRealm.com. Thanks Fernando and team!

Where to get digital prints in NYC?

I get asked this all the time! Other than my Epson printer, I rely on the following printers:
Baboo Imaging Graphics, for quick small prints and 8x10's.
Duggal Visual Solutions, for museum quality prints.
Best Type Imaging, for model comp cards and/or brochures.

Royal Pains premiers tonight USA Network Thursdays @ 10 pm -look for me this season...

Royal Pains USA Network TV Series -Thursday's @ 10 p.m.

I've been doing some background actor work for some "extra" experience to see what my actors have to go through (lots)- this makes for a better headshot photographer as well as interesting dinner conversation! I'm not sure exactly which episodes I will be in but these are the scenes you might see me looking "upscale Hamptons type":
Manhasset, NY at the St. Ignatius Jesuit Retreat House:
* cocktail party -I'm walking around holding a drink
* cocktail party -I'm behind a piano
Oyster Bay candids taken by local photographer Art Koch:
* outdoors -shopping at a farmers market as a couple * outdoors -walking down Main Street with a kid

Dr. Jill Biden, Mayor Bloomberg, Edie Falco... at the GLSEN Awards, NYC

I was the official photographer for GLSEN's Respect Awards held at Gotham Hall. Click to view event on my facebook.

New York Photo Festival in Dumbo, Brooklyn

www.nyphotofestival.com. I saw some great works exhibited which inspired me to click some shots of my own...