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Wealth Manager Paul Pagnato of PatgnatoKarp

A brief google bio…

Paul Pagnato is CEO Founder at PagnatoKarp, transparent family wealth advisors with over $4.8 billion assets under advisement. Paul is ranked #1 in Virginia on Forbes Top Wealth Advisors and #2 in Virginia on Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors lists.

I have lost track of the number of times that I arrive for a photoshoot and I have been presented with beige/white/cream walls. The trick is finding a way to make an office look less boring…

In this circumstance the office had a nice looking DC skyline frosted onto the glass of their conference room. So I thought by lighting that it would add a little interest to the background of the photo.

The setup…

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When the light in the conference room didn’t fire, this is the shot we got.

The DC skyline in the glass is seen but it looks a little dark and a little boring.

But when you light it (and throw a blue gel on it (mirroring the blue in his suit), it suddenly looks more interesting.

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And then to give some variety I added some more relaxed poses of Paul seated, lit by just the key light.

- Stephen

Lori Steenhoek - 3D Printed Jewelry

I will admit that I am not the most technologically up to date person. I don’t like buying the newest thing that comes out just in case it has bugs. I don’t update my phone/computer right away when a new OS comes out if the current OS is working just fine. This little intro is just to say that I had absolutely no idea that you could make jewelry with the assistance of a 3D printer. That was until I met Lori - http://www.lovelorimichelle.com/.

Once I learned of Lori (thanks to Bree - a wonderful wedding planner who is the brains behind https://www.capitolromance.com/) I was excited for the chance to take some portraits and she was kind enough to invite me into her home to do so.

- Stephen

Charles Errico - Northern Virginia Community College

I recently had the opportunity to meet and photograph Charles Errico. Dr. Errico is a professor at NVCC and was recently appointed to the National Council for History Education Board. We met in his tiny office and had a great chat about sports and the community college system in general in the United States.

A thoroughly nice gent and wonderful subject!

- Stephen