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Preserving the Past in Palm Beach

September 24, 2015 by Sonya Revell

Note to self….Don’t knock over the priceless painting! That was my first thought upon entering Barbara Stella’s pristine studio in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she works to conserve and restore art. Did I mention her resume includes the restoration of pieces by master painters, Rembrandt and Veronese? Once I got over my irrational fear of tripping into a priceless work of art, I had a great time photographing the space and collaborating with Barbara on our Luxe Interiors + Design […]

Categories: Barbara Stella, Culpepper Nautical Antiques, editorial portraits, Luxe Interiors + Design, maker portraits, Palm Beach photography, Portrait photography, Stella Art Conservation • Tags: Art Conservation, art preservation, art restoration, artist portrait, Barbara Stella, business portrait, business woman, commercial photographer, Culpepper Nautical Antiques, design, editorial photography, florida, Luxe Interiors + Design, luxe palm beach, magazine tearsheet, miami photographer, nautical salvage, Palm Beach, photographer, portrait photographer, Portraiture, revel, sonia, sonya revell, Stella art conservation

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Quiet Portraits of a Family

September 12, 2015 by Sonya Revell

I was recently commissioned to make some portraits of the Tavakolis, a terrific family with whom I’ve collaborated in the past. I’ve always had a great experience photographing this lovely family, as they have a shared enthusiasm for the craft, an openness to ideas, and well… they’re just all-around good people. For this shoot, we met up at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, where my assistant, Dragi and I set up a make-shift studio in the Tavakolis’ room. […]

Categories: Dramatic lighting, Family portraits, Kids photography, Miami photographer, Palm Beach photography, Portrait photography, Portraiture, Studio portrait • Tags: advertising photographer, business portrait, commercial photographer, dramatic lighting, editorial photographer, family portraits, florida, Fort Lauderdale photographer, headshot photographer, headshots, kids photographer, kids portaiture, miami photographer, Palm Beach photographer, photography, portrait photographer, portraits, Portraiture, sonia revell, sonya revell, sonya revell photography, studio lighting

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Cover Shoot for Where to Retire Magazine – Lifestyle Portraits

January 11, 2015 by Sonya Revell

When I got the email from the photo editor at Where to Retire magazine, to shoot their feature story on Delray Beach, I really hadn’t spent much time in the ocean-front town just north of Fort Lauderdale. Since I wasn’t too familiar, I decided to drive up and do some pre-shoot scouting. Upon arrival in Delray Beach, I was quite struck by just how charming and photogenic the town really is. I was also looking forward to meeting my subject, Joanne Sinchuk, […]

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Organic Gardening Magazine, Portrait of Andres Mejides in Homestead, FL

January 18, 2014 by Sonya Revell

Top reasons my shoot with Organic Gardening Magazine test gardener, Andres Mejides, was one of my favorites of 2013 (in no particular order), As a nearly life-long vegetarian, I have really come to appreciate organically grown produce (don’t panic, it’s organic) I’d rather be outdoors than in and jump at the chance to shoot outside Growing up in Kentucky, everyone I knew had some sort of garden and in the fourth grade (before discovering photography) I decided I wanted to […]

Categories: Andres Mejides, editorial, Florida, Health/Wellness, landscape, lifestyle, Miami, Organic Gardening Magazine, portrait, south florida • Tags: andres mejides, editorial portrait, farm, farmer, farming, fl, florida, garden, gardener, gardening tools, homestead, landscape, magazine portrait, man with wheel-barrow, micro-basil, microgreens, organic farm, organic farming, organic gardening magazine, photo, photographer, photography, revells, rodale magazines, sonia revel, sonya revell, south florida, starfruit tree, tropical fruit, wheel-barrow

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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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Michael Dezer and his Car Collection for Forbes Life Magazine

May 19, 2013 by Sonya Revell

It may not be obvious by looking at me, but I sort of fancy myself a race car driver- that is to say that I not only like to drive, but like to drive really fast. (Just an irrelevant fact I thought I’d share since I’ll be talking about cars.) Okay, now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, I can get to the real point of this post- photographing the real estate billionaire, turned car collector, Michael Dezer […]

Categories: cars, editorial, Florida, Forbes, lifestyle, Miami, Michael Dezer, portrait, south florida, travel • Tags: 1920's car, 1930's car, 1950's car, 1960's car, all access, batman car, billioniare, cars, classic cars, Dezer Collection, donald trump, editorial portrait, florida, forbes life, forbes magazine, hollywood car, James Bond car, miami, Michael Dezer, micro car, motorbike, movie cars, munsters car, muscle car, museum, pink bunny beetle, portrait photography, real estate developer, vintage cars, vintage tandem bike

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Preserving the Past in Palm Beach

Quiet Portraits of a Family

Cover Shoot for Where to Retire Magazine – Lifestyle Portraits

Organic Gardening Magazine, Portrait of Andres Mejides in Homestead, FL

First Shoot of 2014

Vintage, Horses, Blonds…OH MY!

Leslie Bradshaw for Cosmopolitan Magazine

Michael Dezer and his Car Collection for Forbes Life Magazine