Commercial Portrait, Life-style Photographer Clay Cookay | Louisville, Ky. | About

Every {photograph} begins with an thought. The photographer’s job is to seize that concept and rework it into artwork, larger than life, past all expectations.

I’m a storyteller. Using gentle, colour, and composition, I like to inform tales in an intuitive manner, creating imagery that brings life to any imaginative and prescient. My purpose is to seize the emotional depth and empathetic particulars of a topic, successfully telling the story they need to share with the world. As a multi-faceted inventive, I perceive the kind of dedication required to carry an thought to fruition, and I prefer to assume I carry that well-rounded sensibility to my image-making. My expertise within the music trade has formed my method to the relationships I’ve solid all through my profession, and I worth these connections above all. You can discover extra about that in my blog.

My work explores human connection in all its kinds, whether or not which means engaged on humanitarian tasks on one other continent, taking pictures a tourism marketing campaign in Louisiana, or making a brightly-hued editorial portrait. I’ve labored with wide-ranging clientele reminiscent of A&E, History, Lifetime, Comcast, Carrier, Uproxx, Livestrong, NFL, and even Papa John’s Pizza, so nothing is out of the query. In addition, I’ve additionally accomplished assignments internationally for publications reminiscent of National Geographic, Time, Forbes, Popular Mechanics, The Guardian, and W Magazine.

I’m Part 107 licensed.

Select Clientele – Brand

Maker’s Mark, Wild Turkey, Herradura Tequila, A&E, Carrier, Tempur-Pedic, Comcast, ESPN, History, Kentucky Proud, Lifetime, NFL, Norton Healthcare, Palm Beach Tourism, Papa Johns Pizza, and SamTec.

Select Clientele – Editorial

Forbes, National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, The Guardian, Time, USA Today, and W.

Brand Partners

Anker, Benro, BlackRapid, Canon, Phase One, Savage, SAXX Underwear Co., Sekonic, SKB, Profoto, Tether Tools, SmugMug, Think Tank Photo, ViewSonic, Wacom.

Press and Publicity

Bored Panda, CreativeLive, DP Review, Digital SLR Photography, Digital Photo, Fstoppers, PetaPixel, Rangefinder, Resource, and SLR Lounge.