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GALAFOTO

NYC PHOTOGRAPHY

About Me

Fashion Photography • Product Photography • Portrait Photography • NYC
Galafoto is a NYC photography studio run by photographer Jen Galatioto, who is also the Director of Photography for Ecko Unlimited. Jen is available on a freelance basis to shoot fashion, product, portrait and commercial photography in the studio or on-location.
Announcements:
4/9/07-I placed as the Fashion/Beauty Winner in Digital Photo Pro Magazine's and Epson's "Emerging Pro" photo contest for the image "Sink" in the Mechanic Shop shoot below. In addition to my image being published in the May/June issue, I won $1,000.00. Visit Digital Photo Pro .
4/9/07-Over the weekend, I participated in "24 hours of Art", an art project that will be published in (t)here magazine and it comes out in Fall 2007.
2/23/07 - I will begin testing models for BMG, a major global modeling agency and travel to LA, Chicago, Phoenix, Orlando and Vancouver for shoots. This is a very exciting career opportunity. Visit BMGmodels.com
2/24/06 - I was accepted as a contributor by Alamy, one of the world's largest Stock Photography Agencies.
Search my stock photo library by clicking here

See entire portfolio at www.galafoto.net

My Interests


I'd like to meet:



I would like to meet:
Photographers, Photo Editors, Magazines, Designers, Art Directors, Artists, Models, Hair Stylists, Make-Up Artists, Fashion Stylists, Product Stylists, Creative People.

***I am currently looking for beauty & high fashion models interested in TFP***
***I am currently looking for product stylists to develop high concept still life shoots***

My Blog

7th On Sale

On Thursday I shot the 7th On Sale Event. Its the biggest Sample Sale EVER! Every top designer donates samples, that are sold at such amazing prices ($3000 Marc Jacobs bag for $300) and the profits go...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:44:00 PST

Polo Ralph Lauren

As of August 2007, I am the new staff photographer at Polo Ralph Lauren. I must say, it has been an amazing experience already. The people at Polo are great. Work is fun. I just shot the 40th Annivers...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:20:00 PST

Privacy Rights and Copyrights for Photographers

All of the below info is taken from an article in Shutterbug Magazine's May 2007 Issue (Vol. 36 - No. 7 - Issue 440) Privacy Rights vs. CopyrightsThe photographer owns the copyrights to their images, ...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Tue, 01 May 2007 07:52:00 PST

The Mockingbird

Lately I've been hearing a bird singing in the middle of the night. His calls are desperate sounding and relentless. It doesn't seem normal and I wonder whether he's rabid or if he can't tell whether ...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:48:00 PST

NY Artist Grant Deadlines - Spring 2007

Check out NYFAs Headlines and Deadlines a current list of grant deadlines and current resources for artists in nyc and nationally.
Posted by GALAFOTO on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:20:00 PST

My "Disposable Story"

I was in Pittsburg, PA this past weekend for a wedding shower. We went out on the town that night for the bachelorette party. The night began with a 2 crackheads (they were literally on crack) tearing...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:29:00 PST

Digital Photo Pro Emergin Pro Contest - Runner up!

Good news! I placed as a runner up in Digital Photo Pro and Epson's Emerging Pro Photo Contest. In addition to my image being published in the May/June issue of Digital Photo Pro, I won $1,000....
Posted by GALAFOTO on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:21:00 PST

(t)here - 24 hours of art

This weekend was one of the most random, exhausting and exciting weekends I've had in a while. I check craigslist everyday and respond to everything, because I believe that if you throw a whole lot of...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:55:00 PST

Virb

Another myspace for artists, musicians, friendlies is VirbI recommend this one. It just started, so its small, but they really took time to design it very well. It functions smoothly and doesn't have ...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:28:00 PST

www.freedm2.com - for artist's and the like

I have been doing some more research on Myspace type network's for Artist.I came across Freedm2 on a billboard in Williamsburg. It actually pitches itself as such. You wouldn't think that from visitin...
Posted by GALAFOTO on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:41:00 PST