Photographer

Adrienne Brand Photo
[aye-dree-ann brand foe-toh] noun

A creative force specializing in real-world brand photography that feels intentional, authentic, and just a little bit extra.
The rare combination of a sharp eye, fast edits, and direction that actually makes people feel comfortable in front of a lens.
Not your average headshot. Not your average Adrienne.

The art of photography requires an eye for composition, color, and technique. Together with a mastery of sports movement – and sometimes emotion – the amalgamation is extraordinary. During my 1992-1993 tenure as editor-in-chief of Compass, the student newspaper at Suffolk Community College on Long Island, New York, I instructed our sports editor to capture "grimace" as well as the action.

"Grimace?" he asked, skeptically. "What's grimace?"

"Grimace," I explained, "is the look of disappointment on a player's face when they lose the championship. It's the sweat running down their cheek as they concentrate on the pitch going down the line... Grimace."

He smiled, nodded, and contemplatively said, "Okay... yeah... I can do that."
Some time after graduating, that sports photographer was hired by a major league baseball team.