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Minerva Photography

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*To all of those I have promised a photo shoot for --please give me a few weeks to recuperate considering I am very sick and I have a lot of work to get out over the next couple of weeks or so. I have not forgotten about you!*
Photography = HappinessI'll shoot almost anything, anyone, anywhere, simply because I love what I do. I enjoy a full range of photography such as music/concerts, portraits/fashion, weddings/events, animals/nature, and sports. To view all styles and full archives of my photography, check out my flickr page.I'm a 22 year old Florida International University student residing in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL area. I'm not studying photography, i'm finishing up my degree in Psychology and moving on to my masters in counseling (guidance education). I would really like to become a teacher while working through my masters, but because of the economy going downhill and the first thing this country does to cut costs is get rid of education, my source of income has become my job in retail and wedding/event photography. I'm happily married with two children (cats, not humans), and wonderful, supportive friends!I have a very emotional connection to concert photography through my love of music and it has become a major part of my photo collection. I'm thankful to be working with the publications I am with, and I am always open to meeting others involved in the industry. I also have experience in interviewing musicians and writing reviews for publications. Regardless of the obvious, I still refuse to call myself a photojournalist. The love for what I do doesn't make it feel like a job.Please feel to contact me regarding my photography or services.
The following are samples of my concert photography. You're able to see more in my portfolio by checking out my pics section. I also put entire sets up in my blogs usually a few days after I attend a show.
I also love taking pictures of local bands, it sometimes provides a challenge for me considering the poor lighting conditions, but it leaves a lot of room for creativity and some happy musicians!
This is where my promotional pictures are supposed to go. Unfortunately, I only have very few pictures for my Promotional Portfolio, so I'd like to wait a little longer to get some more to show! If you're a band that is interested in getting some promo pictures, please contact me about rates (if any) depending on assignment.
I love to shoot portraits, especially exotic gothic type of shoots. I still love to shoot glamor, couples, even kids and animals.
Most recent on top--
Blistering.com
Photography: Nightwish
Tour Photos by Minerva Photography
Jannis Landing
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
September 21, 2008
Blistering.com
Photography: Sonata Arctica
Tour Photos by Minerva Photography
Jannis Landing
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
September 21, 2008
Outloud Newsgazine
Front Cover, Review, & Photos:
Finch, Scary Kids Scaring Kids
The Culture Room
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
September 14, 2008
Sanctuary Club Flyer
Photo by Minerva Photography
Model: Miss Raven Demona
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
September 17, 2007
Mendacity
Pages 4&5 of booklet
Photo by Minerva Photography
Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
June 14, 2008
Blistering.com
Photography: Dethklok
Tour Photos by Minerva Photography
Hard Rock Live
Orlando, Florida, USA
June 30, 2008
CD Release Party Flyer: Mendacity
Flyer by Joe @ RealBand TV
Photo by Minerva Photography
Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
June 14, 2008
www.metal-sound.net
Interview: Tim Roth of Into Eternity
SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
The State Theater
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
April 30, 2008
www.metal-sound.net
Review & Photo(s): Paradise Lost Tour
Symphony X, Epica, and Into Eternity
The Culture Room
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
April 29, 2008
NewReleaseTuesday.com
Exclusive Interview: Fireflight
FireFlight Becomes Unbreakable
Interview by Angel
Tour Photos by Minerva Photography
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My Interests

Music, Concert Photography, Portrait Photography, Singing, Great Conversation, Traveling, Musicals, Concerts, Plays, Psychology (mostly social), Psych of Drugs, Studying Religion, Cats

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Music:

Aerosmith, After Forever, Alanis Morissette, Amon Amarth, Angra, Arch Enemy, Avantasia, The Beatles, Bette Midler, Blind Guardian, Brainstorm, Cellador, Children of Bodom, Circus Maximus, cKy, Demons and Wizards, Dethklok, Dimmu Borgir, Dio, Dragonforce, Dragonland, Dream Theater, E Nomine, Edguy, Eluveitie, Ensiferum, Epica, Firewind, Flogging Molly, Freedom Call, Gamma Ray, Hammerfall, Hanson, Heavenly, Helloween, Hypocrisy, In Flames, Iron Maiden, Jimmy Eat World, Journey, Kalmah, Kamelot, The Killers, Kiss, Kotipelto, Lacuna Coil, Leaves’ Eyes, Luca Turilli, Megadeth, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Nightwish, Norther, Oasis, The Offspring, Opeth, Raintime, Rhapsody, Sigur Rós, Sirenia, Smashing Pumpkins, Soilwork, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Symphony X, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Turisas, Tyr, Within Temptation, 311

Movies:

Zeitgeist Movie, Count of Monte Cristo, Blow, Across the Universe, Hook, Harry Potter, Back to the Future, Benny and Joon, Big, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Moulin Rouge, Gypsy

Television:

History Channel, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Futurama, Family Guy, Scrubs, America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, Metalocalypse

Heroes:

Amazing photographers.
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You can contact me via Myspace, Model Mayhem, Flickr, or through e-mail at [email protected]
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Personal Myspace Page
Model Mayhem
Flickr

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All of my photographs are copyrighted.
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works (such as photographs). This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do what they please with said photographs.
It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright.
In layman's terms --Do not steal and/or edit ANY of my photographs unless written permission is given! All of my photographs are watermarked and traced. If you want to use my photographs, use them in their original published form with my watermark logo. Thank you.

My Blog

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Posted by Minerva Photography on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:51:00 PST

Why I love my husband...

So I come home at around midnight after a long evening of retail work only to find a message taped to the front door of the house:"How do you feel about me??? Because..."I enter and walk to the bedroo...
Posted by Minerva Photography on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:34:00 PST

Ruenella & Elvis Wedding 9-6-08

It was a very beautiful event and i'm so glad I finally broke into successful wedding photography! I have many future events planned and hopefully even more later down the road!Enjoy, and please tell ...
Posted by Minerva Photography on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:02:00 PST

New addition & Mendacity CD Release Party

I'd like to welcome the Nikon D90 into the family! Now my D300 has a friend :DOn that note, I got pictures of my wonderful friends of Mendacity at their CD release party....
Posted by Minerva Photography on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:36:00 PST

Anti - Suicide

A set of Josh done about a year ago, but is still one of my favorite sets to date. ...
Posted by Minerva Photography on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:52:00 PST

Mendacity Promo

Promo shoot of the South Fla. death metal band Mendacity for their upcoming album....
Posted by Minerva Photography on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:45:00 PST

Diana v3.0

Another wonderful set from Diana. ...
Posted by Minerva Photography on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:34:00 PST

Dragonfly

I found a dusty deceased dragonfly at work, so I grabbed an SD card that was lying around, the Rebel XSi, and a 100mm f/2.8 macro lens and started snapping away. Come see it printed and hanging on the...
Posted by Minerva Photography on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:44:00 PST

Edna

My friend, Edna...
Posted by Minerva Photography on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:09:00 PST

Zos Summer Groove

I was lucky enough to be in the 4th row for the Zo's Summer Groove charity event basketball game, and had tons of fun taking pictures! From this, I predict many many future sports (especially basketba...
Posted by Minerva Photography on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:42:00 PST