John Ricard

My life as a portrait photographer.

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Photo Projects You Can Try at Home With Kids - Camera Work 03

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The Importance of Monetizing Your Social Media - Camera Work 01

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Should you get a studio? - Camera Work 69

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Latest changes to Instagram - Camera Work 68

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We Love your photographs - Camera Work 67

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Soft, but Dark

For this soft, but dark nighttime look, we turned to the marvelous Honey B.  In her NYC studio, she creates looks like these on the regular for her personal clients.  Her step by step breakdown follows.

Anastasiya, “before.”

Eyes: Glitter

“I wanted a darker look, but not just the black and grey smokey look.  I wanted it to be soft but dark  I started with blacks and browns but I added some…

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Night On The Town

Night On The Town

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Makeup artist Athena Montague

Athena begins by applying Dean Mars foundation in Medium Dark using a Mac Foundation brush to smooth it on.  “I love this brush because it has an airbrush effect,” says Athena. After using the brush to apply the highlighter, Athena uses her hand to pat the foundation, “to give it a more set look.”

Using the South Beach makeup stick (highliger)  from Nars,…

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Spring Beauty: Lilacs and Pinks

Spring Beauty: Lilacs and Pinks

Stylist: Brendan Dowling

Model: Lauren Casaranova

Theme: Basic Beauty

Ushering in the Spring season with a dash of lilac and pink, Brendan breaks down his process for springtime beauty, “The goal here was to achieve a soft and easy to duplicate look. Runway looks are very severe, edgy and not easily duplicated by the everyday woman…or most everyday women may not even want to duplicate these…

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Financial Planning - It's NOT All About the Benjamins

Certified Financial Planner ™, James Townes, Photographed by John Ricard

I recently held an executive portrait session for Certified Financial Planner ™, James Townes.  These sessions for me, provide an opportunity to gain insight into someone else’s world.

As a financial planner, James’ main focus is that while we are in our money earning years, we should consider our, “obligation and…

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The Value of Test Shooting on a Regular Basis

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Mixed Martial Artists will tell you that the battle isn’t won in the ring on fight night.  It’s won in the long and grueling training sessions that take place in the months before the fight.  Spend enough time punishing yourself in training, and the fight itself is just another day at work.  As artists we have our own battles that we wage regularly.  And while they don’t involve us being…

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Lighting and Posing Workshop at Unique Photo

Marissa Zando photographed by John Ricard at Unique Photo

I’ve presented photography workshops at Matt Sweetwood‘s Unique Photo in NJ, many times.  It’s an interesting shop that is modern in its approach to stocking all the latest and greatest gear, but old school in its customer centered approach to doing business. My first ever visit to the store came many years ago when I was staying overnight…

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Erica Mena of Love and Hip Hop for Fuzion Magazine. 

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Recent shoot with None. 

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Reviled Lookbook, Spring 2015.  Video and editing by John Ricard

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Fashion Editorial with Marissa Zando.  The actual spread was 6 pages.  The 2 images below are actually outtakes that aren’t in the actual issue. 

I met first met Marissa at Unique Photo where I was presenting a seminar on studio lighting.  She was 17 at the time, but she did a great job posing in front of 20 or so photographers who were present.  By the time we shot this spread a couple of months later, Marissa had tunred 18.  I think my model release was the first one she ever signed for herself.

Model: Marissa Zando / @marissazando Hair: Britney Powell / @hbhbnyc Makeup: Jessica Rios / @jeceeboo_mua Photographer: John Ricard / johnricardnyc

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Devan @ Fenton Moon Models

Makeup: Jane B

Styling: Shatonia Amee

Hair: Tiffany Coates

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Gabi @ Fenton Moon Models

Makeup: Jane B

Styling: Shatonia Amee

Hair: Tiffany Coates