Please feel free to browse my Photo Albums for an overview of my photographic work.
Hi there. My name is Lesley Arak. I am a freelance Photographer located in Western Mass.
I am co-owner of FNS Studios , a photo studio in Springfield MA.
You can see more of my photography work on my DeviantArt page and here on ModelMayhem .
I am a graduate of the Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turners Falls, MA. I graduated in the top 10% of my class.
I am available for:
-Portrait Sessions
-Senior Class Pictures
-Modeling/Portfolio Sessions
-Weddings & Events
-Band Photos
-Commercial/product photographs (Clothing, jewelry, etc.)
-PhotoSets for alt sites (SG, GG, BA, DN, etc.)
-Collaborations with Hair Stylists, Makeup Artists and Clothing Designers
FNS Studios - Events and Studio Rental
FNS Studios hosts Group Shoot events roughly every 4-6 weeks. A group of experienced models are made available for photographers to shoot with one-on-one in a relaxed setting. Shoot in-studio, outdoors and throughout the studio complex located in the historic Indian Orchard Mills. Hair/Makeup Artist(s), costumes, props, etc.
If you don't have a studio of your own, you can also book your own models and rent studio time hourly for one-on-one shoots.
Credits: FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY
Promotional
BettySioux Clothing @ BlackSun Fashion Show 2008
Salon Chiala's Cause/Effect Benefit Fashion Show 2007
SidVintage/Dynamite Records Annversary Party Fashion Show 2007
BOUND Nightclub, Hartford, CT 2005 (flier photos)
Dark Millennium Nightclub. Hartford CT 2005 (flier photos)
Club Therapy, Providence RI 2005 (live event/website photos)
Commercial
Thomas Hooker Brewery www.myspace.com/hookerbeer
Strong Coffey Personal Training www.strongcoffey.com
MrsBeauDangles Jewelry www.mrsbeaudangles.com
SidVintage Vintage Clothing www.sid-vintage.com
Across The Chest (party wear) www.acrossthechest.com
HalloweenAsylum.com Commercial/Product photography
EverybodyShirts.com Commercial/Product photography
Official photographer of The Connetikittens www.myspace.com/ctkittens
PUBLICATIONS
-Girls just wanna have fun mag, Springfield MA, March '08 cover
-Girls just wanna have fun mag, Springfield MA, September '07 fall fashion feature
-Girls just wanna have fun mag, Springfield MA, April '07 cover + inside feature
-Girls just wanna have fun mag, Springfield MA, March '07
-Portfolio Magazine, Springfield MA, December '06
-Hallmark Institute of Photography 2007 Program Guide
-Talkers Magazine, Springfield MA, September 2006
-Portfolio Magazine, Springfield MA, August 2006
-Valley Advocate, Style feature, August '06
-DeviantArt.com. Los Angeles, CA
Photographs featured as DailyDeviations May 05, August 05, March 06
-Portfolio Magazine, Springfield MA 2005
-Varla Magazine, Varla.com 2004
-PlasmaRag Magazine, plasmarag.com 2004
Photograph featured as cover image, May
-Savage Magazine, 1999
SHOWS
Valley Photographic Center, Springfield MA 2005
-Featured Artist, "Glam in the Valley" show, April
Dane Gallery, Indian Orchard, MA
-Featured Artist "In Other News" show February 2006
-Featured Artist "A Look at Erotica" show March 2005
-Featured Artist "Glam at the IOM" show October 2004
Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography, Turners Falls MA
-Doctors Without Borders benefit exhibition and print sale June/July '06
Part of museums permanent collection
