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Portrait of an Artisan and his Studio

February 13, 2016 by Sonya Revell

Over the past two years, I’ve photographed many artists, designers and craftspersons, from Miami to Palm Beach, for Luxe Interiors + Design magazine. Some of the studio spaces and materials are especially inspiring. And some of the people I’m tasked with making portraits of are especially inspiring. This assignment happened to encompass both. Dan Droney is a ceramic tile artist based in West Palm Beach, FL. He is not only talented at his craft, but is also one of the […]

Categories: editorial, editorial portrait, Luxe Interiors + Design, south florida, Uncategorized, West Palm Beach, FL • Tags: artisan studio, artist portrait, ceramic tile, ceramics artist, commercial photographer, design, editorial portrait, florida, Luxe, Luxe Interiors + Design, magazine photographer, magazine spread, materials, miami photographer, portrait photographer, small business portrait, sonia revel, sonya revell, sonya revell photography, West Palm Beach

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New Lifestyle Photography for a New Year

February 3, 2016 by Sonya Revell

I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. I do, however, like to kick off each new year with a portfolio shoot (which superstition dictates must be completed within the first week of January). Unfortunately here in Miami, 2016 started off with lots and lots of rain. So while my inspiration was telling me to do a lifestyle shoot at the beach, El Niño seemed to be laughing in my face. Thankfully Laura, my styling cohort and I kept a close […]

Categories: 2016 Shoots, Florida, Health/Wellness, kids, landscape, lifestyle, Lifestyle Photography, Miami, Miami photographer, personal project, south florida, Uncategorized • Tags: active lifestyle, beach photo shoot, boy with kite, commercial photographer, Crandon Park Beach, father and son, flying a kite, kids lifestyle, lifestyle photography, miami photographer, people photography, sand dunes, sonya revell, south florida

Art/Design/Architecture – Portrait of a Miami Design Team

November 23, 2015 by Sonya Revell

With Art Basel 2015 just around the corner, Miami’s art scene is abuzz in anticipation. For this month’s Luxe Interiors + Design I was given the extraordinary task of photographing one of Miami’s preeminent art/design/architecture teams- Rosario Marquardt and Roberto Behar, of R & R Studios. Over the last few years I’ve made portraits of many of South Florida’s most talented artists and designers. However, working with this husband-and-wife team felt a little extra special. I was already quite fond […]

Categories: artist portraiture, editorial portrait, Luxe Interiors + Design, Uncategorized, Wynwood arts district • Tags: architecture, art, art basel, artist portrait, colorful, design, Design District artist, editorial, environmental portraiture, florida, Florida photographer, Interiors + Design, Luxe, miami designers, miami photographer, photography, portrait, R and R Studios, Roberto Behar, Rosario Marquardt, sonya revell, whimsical art, Wynwood artists

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Featured on Fstoppers

September 3, 2014 by Sonya Revell

My friend and colleague, Corina Marie Howell, (http://www.corinamarie.com) recently approached me about contributing an image and corresponding quote to an article she was writing for Fstoppers, a popular photography blog and online community. I was happy to oblige. I couldn’t be more thrilled to be among the talent cited in the piece, including famed photographer, Art Streiber, Richard Ross and Corina, herself. Check out the article here, https://fstoppers.com/commercial/successful-photographers-agree-your-most-valuable-gear-your-mind-33534

Categories: conceptual, Florida, fstoppers, Miami, Personal Work, portrait, south florida, Uncategorized • Tags: advertising photographer, award-winning portrait photographer, conceptual, corina howell, editorial, f-stoppers blog, fashion, fstoppers, hannah rich, lifestyle, miami arts district, miami photographer, photographer, photography, red balloons, revelle, sonia revel, sonya revell, south florida, wynwood

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Roadtrip/Mi Familia

August 13, 2014 by Sonya Revell

A few weeks ago I packed up my car and drove to my Motherland- Kentucky. Along the way, I stopped in Birmingham, AL to visit my nine-months-pregnant cousin, Valerie and her family. While there, I took the opportunity to photograph Valerie’s very photogenic children. This is Tiziri. I asked her to pout and she obliged. I also made some portraits of my cousin’s husband, Djamel (with kids, Aksil and Luiza). These are for a personal project, focused on immigrants, that […]

Categories: children, conceptual, kentucky, kids, Personal Work, portrait, travel, Uncategorized • Tags: children, family, gardening, kids, miami photographer, photography, portrait photographer, red hair, red-head, sonya revell, yard

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Wonderful Machine Does Miami

March 10, 2014 by Sonya Revell

I thought I’d share a recent blog post written by Wonderful Machine’s producer extraordinaire, Karrisa Olsen. It’s a fun recap of their recent meet-and-greet/portfolio-sharing trip to Miami. I have been partnered with WM for many years – first when I lived in California and again when I moved back to Miami. They have been a huge asset to my business, especially when it comes to marketing, estimating, and portfolio editing . We got together for happy hour in downtown Miami to […]

Categories: Florida, Miami, south florida, Uncategorized, Wonderful Machine • Tags: miami, photographers, portfolio, revel, sonia revell, sonya revell, south florida, wonderful machine

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First Shoot of 2014

January 5, 2014 by Sonya Revell

To start the year off right, I always like to have a portfolio shoot lined up during the first week of January. This helps me set the tone and photographic direction for the new year. For this one, we headed up to the Hollywood boardwalk and found the perfect stretch of empty beach. This shoot also gave me a chance to play with my new toy- a GoPro, which will definitely be capturing some behind-the-scenes action in 2014!

Categories: Florida, landscape, lifestyle, Miami, Personal Work, portrait, Uncategorized • Tags: beach, beach lifestyle, boardwalk, environmental portraiture, fl, florida, guitar, guy with tattoos, hollywood, man playing guitar, portrait photography, sand, sand dunes, sonia revel, sonya revell, sunset

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Vintage, Horses, Blonds…OH MY!

December 2, 2013 by Sonya Revell

I grew up in Kentucky. So like it or not, horse culture is sort of in my blood. Like a good Kentuckian, I took horse-back riding lessons in the second grade and I make the annual trip home every Derby. (Although, funny enough, I’ve never actually attended the Derby. I, instead, go to the Oaks- more of a local tradition.) And I never miss out on a piece of Derby pie. So when I was approached to make some portraits […]

Categories: children, editorial, Florida, Horses, kentucky, kids, landscape, lifestyle, Miami, Personal Work, portrait, south florida, Uncategorized • Tags: blond model, blond woman, cavalia stables, circus horse, commercial photographer, conceptual photo, editorial fashion photographer, equestrian, farm, florida, horse farm, horse stable, horse-back riding, horses, laura taylor stylist, lifestyle photography, melissa paldino, miami photographer, photography, revel, sonia revell, sonja, sonya revell, southwest ranches, vintage editorial, vintage fashion

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Leslie Bradshaw for Cosmopolitan Magazine

November 19, 2013 by Sonya Revell

I had the pleasure of photographing Guide COO, Leslie Bradshaw, for the November Issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Leslie is part of a “Lean In” group, in which her former female colleagues (all of whom are spread across the globe) meet via video conference, once a week, to chat about business and get feedback related to issues they may be experiencing. To maintain authenticity, we actually set up the photo shoot to take place during one such meeting. Although I tried […]

Categories: Cosmopolitan, editorial, Florida, Leslie Bradshaw, Miami, portrait, south florida, Uncategorized • Tags: business woman, COO of Guide, cosmo, cosmopolitan magazine, editorial, female business, female COO, female entrepreneur, florida, lean in, Leslie A. Bradshaw, Leslie Bradshaw, magazine portrait, miami, photography, sheryl sandberg, sonya revell

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Ballerina & Balloons – Personal Work

October 30, 2013 by Sonya Revell

I love working with professional dancers (and no, I’m not referring to the exotic kind). That’s why, when Hannah Rich contacted me to update her professional dance headshots, I knew I had to talk her into doing a test shoot as well. Since Hannah is gorgeous and has amazing balance, I knew I could get both tighter beauty shots, as well as wider fanciful shots. Although I had a loose idea of the type of images I wanted to […]

Categories: conceptual, Florida, lifestyle, Miami, Personal Work, portrait, south florida, Uncategorized • Tags: arts district, ballerina, hannah rich, red balloons, red tutu, wynwood

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Category Archives: Uncategorized

Portrait of an Artisan and his Studio

New Lifestyle Photography for a New Year

Art/Design/Architecture – Portrait of a Miami Design Team

Featured on Fstoppers

Roadtrip/Mi Familia

Wonderful Machine Does Miami

First Shoot of 2014

Vintage, Horses, Blonds…OH MY!

Leslie Bradshaw for Cosmopolitan Magazine

Ballerina & Balloons – Personal Work