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Aug 2, 2022
1 min

How to shoot dramatic portraits

The one thing you have to think about with making the dramatic image is from looking from places of inspiration first. Make a mood board of all the things that only emulate and arouse an emotion. Something striking and gives off a energy of mystery. A perfect tool to use to make a mood board is millanote If you have a pinterest account this works well too but from my experience its much more collaborative to use millanote. Lighting is obviously very important in making dram

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@nicolehosangfitness It's all about fitness!

Myva

Apr 4, 2022
1 min

@nicolehosangfitness It's all about fitness!

@nicolehosangfitness The concept was fitness dramatic I was going for a very impactful imagery. This was a project to promote fitness in the black community and I choose to make fitness cool! We need it through these times to feel better about ourselves and personal image. If you ever get the chance check out @nicolehosangfitness on Instagram she is a fitness instructor doing great work. Here's another set of images We had a lot of fun playing with the light. If you are a fit

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Myva

Feb 26, 2020
1 min

Social media and Photography

I got to admit I really do hate social media but it's true that it brings in the attention. I've been doing photography since 2016. I have a lot of great photo's I'm proud of but I don't have a lot of followers. Now why is that? do my photo's just suck? Do I not put out enough content? I think it's a completely different thing entirely. You don't know me. I'm on this platform spewing out content but you don't even know who I am. I show the highlights of my life and most of y

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Myva

Oct 27, 2019
1 min

The Matrix @ankvin -Breakdown-

Concept goal Intimidation, Gaze, Creepy, Something that makes a statement stoic. Playing with symmetry. Color Black and White. Location Toronto Meet at college station. General Focal Length Range / Aspect ratio 27mm-80mm 136mm Aspect 4:3 Portrait General issues I had to shoot very high on ISO to achieve the right amount of light which created noise. Because of the subway maintenance in the city. I lost time were I could have had more light to work with if I could have came

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Myva

Jun 8, 2019
3 min

Tokyo life #2

I've been in Japan for the past month and I've had a lot of experiences. Met some new people made some new friends. And shot some new stuff. What I expected from Japan was only half of what I wanted really. What I really want or to say my goal in Asia is to travel and shoot a ton of stuff expand Next Level and have rich relationships with more like minded people. But I haven't quite found any on the same level or ambitions that I do. I have met people who have a dream and the

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Myva

May 22, 2019
1 min

@karysecoley Shinjuku nights

This is my second shoot in Tokyo but this time. I met up with a pretty cool person from the UK in Shibuya. She had a really interesting look so I approached and gave her my card. Since then I had a lot of adventures with some people to be honest I randomly met. But I started to realize it's not quite random. People who are in the same mindset of you will show up. Sometimes you just have to be ready to accept that they exist. So that's just what happened. Walking through Shinj

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Myva

May 5, 2019
2 min

-AJ Davis- Touch down into tokyo

Met up with a old friend I used to do modeling with in Japan 2011. We had crazy adventures enjoying the night life and overall in's and out's of living in Japan. Funny thing about not having WIFI set up is, that my phone has terrible battery life as well. We had a appointed date to meet up but my phone died in harajuku. He was pretty close by as well too but running to cafe's and trying to get a signal was challenging with low battery. The last point I made that I said I woul

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Myva

May 4, 2019
2 min

Tokyo life #1

I decided to go to Tokyo as my first destination traveling Asia. Met up with some interesting models and cool places. I ran around to a lot of places I used to go to when I was younger around when I was 21. Year 2011 was a the time I left home the first time traveling alone and proving myself in my language ability. I've come back to enjoy Japan more rather than to just be working even thou I sort of am working. I'm making everyday count more than I did before back then. When

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Myva

Apr 15, 2019
2 min

-Shojiro- City Blues shoot (breakdown)

It was a Wednesday and me and Manikk and Luke went out to do some shooting. I called out a friend of mine Shojiro to be the model for the day. And this is my second time I had to go back and forth in Japanese/English I usually don't speak Japanese with a lot of people other than online but it was great exercise. After we met up and paperwork was done we set forth to a few areas I planed for the concept "City blues" It's all about subtly and mysteriousness in the city. Having

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-Desiire- all about the shadows dundas shoot (breakdown)

Myva

Apr 1, 2019
2 min

-Desiire- all about the shadows dundas shoot (breakdown)

Was pretty good weather Friday and I had some cool ideas with black and white again. This time met up with Desiire and shot around Dundas square. Most of the time on shoots it takes a while to get used to each other. It's always stiff in the beginning but it's like easing into a hot bath adjusting to the temperature. There's a location I like going to in Dundas square that has a scene where they shot suicide squad. I always go to that spot but this time. Traveled around throu

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Myva

Mar 26, 2019
2 min

-Kono- "noir drip" shoot (breakdown)

Went out to watch the new movie Us downtown with a friend and after that headed down. To the usual spot to meet some old friends and celebrate a birthday. Came out with my gear in the means of doing a shoot because well. It's finally getting a lot more warmer now in Toronto and a I got new concepts and styles I want to try out, with a standard set up of mine. The tittle of this is an inside joke from Instagram that carried on through the night from one of my recent post's on

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Myva

Feb 7, 2019
2 min

Artist statement

My name is Michael Cooper on Oct 5th 2015 at 6:35 AM on my way to work on a bike in the pouring rain. The unexpected happen I got hit by a car. It was quick brief and yes it's just like they say it's as if you're seeing everything in slow motion, with adrenaline pumping through my veins between me and the car. Was my bike and if it wasn't in between the wheel and me dragging my bike and myself down the street surely my head would have been crushed. This was my turning point w

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Myva

Jan 14, 2019
1 min

So what's the intention?

One of the big question I like to ask myself in photography is this one phrase. Because whatever I'm doing and how I seen it from my perspective is the vision. I have to discover what was the intention of the image? I've been more crucial with my photography lately and I'm taking a new route in making things more clear. More powerful, more emotionally charged, more significant. What I do needs to be clear and communicated. I think everyone reaches to this point were they want

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The biggest mistakes I've ever made starting photography

Myva

Jan 9, 2019
4 min

The biggest mistakes I've ever made starting photography

In this post I'm going to talk about every mistake I've ever made starting in photography. Stuff I wish I've never done stuff I should have just asked but didn't because of pride. 1. Not shooting in RAW When I started shooting I didn't understand which modes to shoot on and was thinking I was doing alright shooting on Jpeg. I didn't really edit anyways because, well I didn't know how to edit either. I'd just use the Instagram filters and hope for the best. But even with that

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How to sell your photography like a salesman and get new clients

Myva

Dec 28, 2018
3 min

How to sell your photography like a salesman and get new clients

Rules of Selling There are distinct rules of selling that I will be explaining. Which will have a huge impact on how you communicate with prospects and people in your network giving tremendous value. These rules should be used whenever you are selling a product or service. It will give clarity on how you should conduct yourself and bring desired results. Follow these rules by order when using them for complete accuracy. 1. Prospect and speak to the right people. 2. Build rap

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Meaning of colors that can draw more attention to your photography

Myva

Dec 24, 2018
1 min

Meaning of colors that can draw more attention to your photography

There are lots of colors that you may not have realized that draw in your attention on a psychological level. After you figure out the meanings of these colors and what emotion and feelings they invoke in people you'll start seeing the world a lot more differently. Red Variations Maroon, Scarlet, Crimson, Mahogany Meaning of Red Positives Action, Energy, Speed, Attention, Energizing, Stimulating, Exciting, Powerful, Passionate, Driven, Courageous and strong, Spontaneous, Dete

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Myva

Dec 6, 2018
1 min

Next Level Program

The Next Level Program is 6 months of content on a subscription basis. (Promo videos and photos for a full month of social media coverage.) $2000 the 1st month and $1000 the following. imagine, create, live. We stand for this. We work to allow artists to imagine the reality were they can thrive, while living out their careers on a global scale. Not as a minor hobby, not as a phase. We create that reality in which their career is their number one source of income. We align the

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Myva

Nov 9, 2018
2 min

Photography Shutter Aperture ISO Lesson# 1

Shutter Speed The shutter is a small “curtain” in the camera that quickly rolls over the image sensor (the digital version of film) and allows light to shine onto the imaging sensor for a fraction of a second. The longer the shutter allows light to shine onto the image sensor, the brighter the picture since more light is gathered. A darker picture is produced when the shutter moves very quickly and only allows light to touch the imaging sensor for a tiny fraction of a second

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