Notes From the Home Office
News from Philadelphia editorial, advertising, and corporate photographer Ryan Donnell
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So my talented younger brother, Colin, was in town last month. He was touring with the Broadway show Wicked. (He was playing Fiyero for all those who actually know the show.) It was great having him in town, since we haven’t lived in the same town for any length of time since I was in [...]

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I’ll be traveling to a small town in southern Virginia this week. It should be a great shoot, for a great client. I’ll be returning on Thursday afternoon. Share on Facebook

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My wife forwarded me a “Farewell” post from recently laid off Dallas Morning News photographer Randy Eli Grothe, which was posted at DMN:cuts blog. I was privileged to work with Randy (and a whole shit load of talented photographers at the DMN in the early parts of my career). Randy was a incredibly talented photographer [...]

Driving While Standing Still by Andrew Bush

Thanks to my buddy Nate Johnson for sharing this. He always sends the best photos. Share on Facebook

Philadelphia Magazine. March 09. Photo Editor: Zoey Sless-Kitain Design Director: Michael McCormick Here is a link to this story on Philly Mag’s website. I really think the writer, Steve Volk, did a nice job looking at what it will take to help save the upcoming generation of inner-city children. Philadelphia Magazine has done some really [...]

Creative Director: Maria Sese Paul Share on Facebook

So I ran across a way cool piece of software for my iPhone the other day. It’s called QuadCamera. It allows you to create a series of images, one after another, similar to the that Lomo camera the ActionSampler. Check it out, it’s fun. As you may or may not be aware, I have a [...]

Need a nice break in your day? My brother-in-law and current RISD student, Rory Lucey, has just posted a few animations to his Vimeo site here. Nice work, Rory. Share on Facebook

I just wanted to post a couple of recent clips from some editorial clients: Runner’s World. Feb 2009. Photo Editor: Andrea Maurio Assoc. Photo Editor: Nick Galac Philadelphia Magazine, Feb. 2009. Design Director: Michael McCormick Photo Editor: Zoey Sless-Kitain Share on Facebook

Sometimes it’s important to get away from all the backend duties of running a photo business (the bookkeeping, the marketing, the post-production on already-shot jobs). And one of my favorite activites to help with that is walking my dog Hank. It allows me to drop everything, listen to some music and just enjoy a city [...]