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Visual storyteller focusing on the work that goes in behind the scenes of life and creative pursuits

25/10/2022

my fall sessions are winding down and i cleared my evening schedule THIS WEEK (including today) for a few final sessions while the leaves still have some color. reach out if you’d like to book an outdoor family/couple/individual portrait/branding session and i’ll do my best to get everyone in. appreciate you all!

09/03/2021

i think what’s at the heart of these two brothers’ separate endeavors is a goal to inspire people to be their full and true self. and with that, a collab between Rex Felixx and Righteous Co. makes perfect sense.

i jumped in behind the scenes to help them share their visions and this t-shirt which i hope will enable them to continue to inspire.

(wearing mine today)

21/01/2021

“like you, dada.”

17/12/2020

today is the last day to enter the giveaway (on instagram). please get some last minute nominations in! remember to tag your own projects too! there’s been over 100 nominations and i know the creative people in your life will appreciate a shout out. winner will be announced tomorrow!

i figured this would be a good time to check in and update what i’m up to. today, i’m launching some official branding packages and hoping to help our local scene get back on its feet. you can check out some details about that on my newly updated website danottaviano.com. it’s live now but always in the works so expect some tweaks and updating over the next few days. head over to the new branding page then move over to the contact button to get in touch! i’d love to hear what you’re working on and how i could help.

i’d love your feedback on the site too!

07/12/2020

please head over to my instagram to participate in my first giveaway. the details are below but only happening on my IG so make sure if you have a nomination, it goes on instagram not fb. thank you so much!

GIVEAWAY: nominations needed!

i am giving away a customized photo package to one western new york area creator. the idea is to provide the winner with a series of consistent images that will be useful to their marketing and social media presence, that build them up and bring attention to small business in our community.

a bit about me: i have a background in marketing and a passion for passionate people. my goal is to tell the stories of creators and show how much work, energy, and passion goes into pursuing purpose.

here’s where you come in! please comment below in individual comments with the handle of any creators/small businesses you know who could benefit from some love this season. this could be yourself! but also, please tag your friends who are pursuing their dreams as well. this could include artists of all kinds, crafters, chefs, florists, mechanics, barbers, woodworkers, mom bloggers, homebrewers, you name it.

to enter/accept a nomination:
• follow
• like this post
• tag one creator/small business/yourself per comment. feel free to tell me why you or your nominee should win! (unlimited nominations allowed/encouraged)
• additional entries given for sharing this post in your story.
• a person can be nominated more than once to improve chances!

contest will end december 17th, 2020 and i will choose and announce the winner the following day.

IF YOU ARE NOMINATED: art is subjective, your branding is personal, and creative space can be sacred. to accept a nomination, please like the comment with your tag or comment!

thank you so much for following along and tagging your friends. i really hope this will build someone up and encourage them to pursue what they love. this page is me pursuing what i love and i so appreciate the opportunity to tell your stories.

-dan

05/12/2020

on this day we had reason to celebrate so we raised our favorite beer that we’ve both been aging since our simpler pasts and pat said some words about two friends aging alongside those bottles. we cheersed to dad life, our spouses, and new creative pursuits. it was both an appreciation for our past and a hope for what’s to come.

no better way to celebrate than a good weld session. i am thrilled to get to support my friends by telling their stories and i can’t wait to celebrate with more creators and businesses to come. support local.

(part iii of a small series of photos introducing this new company, the maker, and his materials. final table shots to come)

24/11/2020

i’ve come to recognize certain commonalities among good creators. prep work. sometimes boring. always patience trying.

something i’ve been coming to terms with in my own work and just life in general is that the value placed on preparation seems to be one of the biggest indicators of success. in my work, for too long, i held too dearly to spontaneity and its romanticized effect on the creative process. there’s definite value in being able to handle curveballs but putting in the time beforehand always pays dividends.

here’s putting in the work for .ironwood.co ensuring everything is perfect before the sparks could ever fly.

(part ii of a small series of photos introducing this new company, the maker, and his materials.)

20/11/2020

we didn’t have a dining table at our apartment but having the space for one was crucial in our house hunt. thinking about the memories that would engrain themselves into the wood made it seem like an impossible task to choose a table. nothing seemed to match the significance of all the things that would inevitably take place around some variation of a wooden top and four legs. it became apparent that we were searching for something handmade with a personal touch that had a bit of a story all on its own. enter .ironwood.co (instagram account only for now) a new wood and steel table-making business venture and creative outlet by Patrick Daigler. last week, i went over to the workshop to help share that table’s story. (part 1 of a small series of photos introducing this new company, the maker, and his materials.)

17/11/2020

let’s go hard celebrating Christmas this year. hard in generosity and thoughtfulness and love for our neighbor. we’re all thinking about how we can make an individual impact right now with everything on the larger scale out of our control. we can love our neighbor through support of small and local businesses and artists. i hope we take the opportunity that Christmas brings to be more mindful consumers for the sake of our communities.

featuring: New House Leatherworks.

25/10/2020

Judah Daniel was beautifully born into my arms in our home on october 19th. my wife is incredible and i am so grateful to be by her side raising these little people. we are overjoyed. welcome my son, we got you.

01/10/2020

this page’s intentions is to focus more on my work with creators and small businesses and people generally doing what they love but i do want to mention that i will always love working with families. especially in the fall. we have a few weeks of changing leaves and beautiful colors and i have some availability left that i reserve for outdoor fall sessions. (families, couples, kids, individual portraits). please reach out if you’d like to schedule something before the trees are bare!

ps. holidays are coming and prints make great gifts. time to start thinking about Christmas cards too.

15/09/2020

i did some product shots for the currently ongoing (until thursday, hurry!) giveaway. for the wallet and key clamp, Jesse used forest green cavalier. since the leather’s hue is subtle, my thought process behind these compositions was to play hard into the greens and introduce plants and a weathered look to bring out the forest namesake. in some shots, i used the leaves to hide the product a bit to establish an element of mystery as the giveaway was being teased. my usual work is on the candid, behind the scenes side, so i’ve been enjoying the challenge of having to control and be thoughtful about every detail.

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