December19th
I was emailed by Margery a few weeks ago, saying “My husband and I need a Christmas photo, but are not the type to pose in matching sweaters in a studio. All we really need is one good shot of us in the midst of the chaos that is Orchard Road. We are after a photo that is casual and captures us in the heart of Singapore.” I was instantly interested and took the job.
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December12th
One of my dream projects when I started my interest in portrait photography was to shoot different people in different parts of Singapore. It was one of those ideas that I had at the back of my mind that I wanted to eventually pursue as a personal project. Fortunately, I got to do exactly that on a commissioned shoot.
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November14th
A few months ago, I got a message from Kelly, a project manager of a design agency in San Francisco – Tolleson Design. They were interested in buying a couple of photographs from my Portraits of Strangers set to use for a project they’re doing. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any release forms for any of the portraits, so using it for commercial purposes wasn’t possible. So instead, they commissioned me to create a new set of portraits with the same aesthetic.
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January31st
While I was working on my Portraits of Strangers project last year, I got an email with the subject: “Hey there… a mail from Ad-Land in Singapore.” Much to my surprise, the email was from Steve Elrick, Regional Executive Creative Director of BBH Asia Pacific. He came across my portraits series from a link in Facebook which lead back to my blog. He asked if I could drop by to have a chat and “see if there’s a project we could perhaps get you involved with in the future.”
I went “holy sh*t…”
October20th
Every year, the F1 race in Singapore always makes big waves making it one of the most hotly anticipated event in the country. About a week prior to this year’s race, I received a call from Fadilah who works for a PR firm. She asked me if I could shoot an exclusive party they were holding the night of the F1 race – the Johnnie Walker Jet Black F1 Party. It was going to be held at One on the Bund, a pretty posh resto bar in Clifford Bay. I’ve never done any event photography before, but I couldn’t resist a chance like this. When I said yes, I was nervous and excited… mostly nervous.
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May14th
I’ve been shooting for 2 years, and a large bulk of it was shooting candids in the street. I got so used to capturing moments and faces so quickly that when I was asked to do a portrait shoot, I got excited… and nervous. I wasn’t used to directing a subject on what to do and where to pose.
I was commissioned by Robert Calvert for a portrait shoot to be used in an upcoming publication by Designers Association Singapore. He was invited to be featured in their book ‘Designers 250′ which will showcase the designers who make up the design industry in Singapore, with a focus on the person behind the designs. The book is scheduled to be launched by July 2010.
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Danny Santos II is a weekend photographer who likes to shoot strangers in the streets of Singapore. He's been shooting street since mid 2008. By trade a graphic designer, he's been working in the creatives industry for over 10 years.
