I am thrilled to be moving into my own photo studio this month! Final touches are being put on the construction this week. I already have multiple shoots booked in the studio this month and I can’t wait to move in and get to work!
Julian Edelman Photo Shoot for Perfect Hydration
Last month, I photographed an ad campaign with Julian Edelman for Perfect Hydration. We had a blast on set at Red Sky Studios, and you can check out all the fun we had in this hilarious behind the scenes video on Julian’s YouTube channel!
More photos coming soon! In the meantime, here are some photos from the shoot for JE11, Julian’s clothing line:
Behind-the-Scenes Photo Book
I’m just a few weeks away from finally moving into my own photo studio! As a Boston commercial photographer, I’m thrilled to finally have my own space to photograph personal branding photography, product photography, and commercial photography, in addition to my editorial work for magazines and universities.
I have been blessed to photograph so many world-changing, iconic people in my career, and I wanted to put together a behind-the-scenes book from my photo shoots over the last 14 years in New York and Boston! I sorted through my photo archives and collected photos from my photo shoots with Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys, Usher, Ludacris, One Direction, New Kids on the Block, Hanson, and more.
Photo book specs: I designed this book with Adobe InDesign, and printed the book at AdoramaPix. All of their books use lay-flat pages, which are my favorite! And I chose the glossy prints. As a former magazine designer, I am always looking for layout design inspiration, and after seeing a few photography portfolios online that were designed for a vertical layout, I decided to give it a try! I love photo book design, and am always searching for new and beautiful ways to display photos.
I absolutely loved going through my archives and reminding myself of all of the incredible adventures I’ve had over the last 14 years as a music photographer, an editorial photography and an advertising photographer! The photo above was from my third photo shoot with Hanson, who are always such a fun group to photograph!
I spent most of my career in New York City, and moved to Boston in 2015—as a Boston photographer, it’s not often that I get to photograph the artists and musicians that I used to photograph on a weekly basis in New York. So it was such a pleasure to photograph Hanson again in 2017, on their Boston stop of their tour!
This is one of my favorite behind-the-scenes photos ever! I was about 4 or 5 months pregnant with my son, photographing a “Day in the Life” with Ed Sheeran for Rolling Stone. We took this photo in the mirror of the green room at NBC in New York!
Camera gear: I use Canon cameras and lenses, and Profoto lighting. Some of my older archive photos were taken using Paul C. Buff lighting, but I have seen switched over fully to Profoto.
The photos above have such special meaning to me. As the producer of Photo Shoot for a Cure, I have worked to raise over $100,000 for Parkinson’s research, benefiting The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Team Fox. As part of our 2018 event, I had the honor of meeting Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. We were so grateful for his support!
These photos also hold a special place in my heart! In 2018, I had the honor of photographing Red Sox manager Alex Cora and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley for the “2018 Bostonians of the Year” issue for The Boston Globe Magazine! I set up my photo studio on location at Fenway Park, and we had an amazing day.
This photo was from quite an adventure! I had the honor of traveling to Dallas, TX to photograph Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas during the week before their Superbowl Performance in 2011.
So many memories from these photos! It was an honor to photograph Patti Labelle in Boston in 2017, and to photograph Chelsea Clinton for The Clinton Foundation at CGIU at Northeastern University in 2017 as well!
Thanks for taking a look through my new behind the scenes photography book! I can’t wait to move into my new studio, and leave this book on my coffee table to reminisce through all of my adventures!
DL
Exciting news: Diana Levine Photo Studio opening September 2019!
I am thrilled to share some exciting news! This week, I signed the lease on my very own photo studio!!
For years, I've dreamed of having my own space—where I can photograph projects for my magazine and commercial clients, work on personal projects, and a space where I can also take on smaller, independent shoots for businesses, and professionals.. A warm, welcoming, bright, fun, clean studio where I help people feel happy, confident, beautiful, and powerful—and bring visions to life for my favorite art directors and creative directors.
The space is under construction at the moment, but if you'd like to follow along on the journey of building my studio, follow along on Instagram (instagram.com/dianalevine) and on Facebook at facebook.com/dianalevinephotographer and I'll keep my blog at dianalevine.com updated with progress photos as well!
—D
Best of Boston 2019 | Photos by Diana Levine
New work: my photos for Boston Magazine’s “Best of Boston" 2019 issue, which hit newsstands this weekend. Congratulations to Le Visage Spa, Analouise Rusk from Tangerine Spa & Salon, Sam Kane from Blackroom, and Timothy Ro from SalonCapri on winning Best of Boston!
The photo shoot took place at Studio Sixteen in East Boston, was produced by Mona Miri, and creative direction by Benjamen Purvis. My photo assistant / behind-the-scenes cinematographer was Mark Gilday Jr, and the lighting was by Profoto and Spekular.
Photos: dianalevine.com
Boston Magazine May 2019 "New Power" Cover & Feature | Photos by Diana Levine
It was an honor to photograph the May 2019 “New Power” cover and feature story for Boston Magazine! The shoot took place at Red Sky Studios in Brighton, MA, and I had the privilege of photographer Heather C. White, founder of TrillFit in Boston, District Attorney Rachael Rollins, Ricardo Rodriguez from Coldwell Banker, Meghna Chakrabarti from WBUR On Point, Jay Ash from Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, Kiran Smith, C.E.O. of Arnold Worldwide, Kassia Davis from Fierce + Regal, and Rep. Aaron Michlewitz.
Photos by Diana Levine
Make up by Kacie Corbelle / Ennis
Photo editor: Mona Miri
Design Direction: Benjamen Purvis
Photo Assistant / Digital Tech: Chris Valites
Studio: Red Sky Studios, Brighton MA
The Boston Globe Magazine Cover | Ayanna Pressley and Alex Cora
It was an honor to photograph Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Red Sox manager Alex Cora for the cover and feature story “2018 Bostonians of the Year” for The Boston Globe Magazine! We photographed the portraits on location at Fenway Park and it was a pleasure to meet both of these incredible change-makers.
BC Law Magazine | Photos by Diana Levine
It was an honor to photograph The Honorable Geraldine Hines, retired Supreme Court of MA Justice, Dr. Leslie Shaff, and Stephanie Johnson, for BC Law Magazine! Art Direction by Bob Parsons / Seven Elm. Photos by Diana Levine / dianalevine.com. July 2018.
Women & Power x The Boston Globe Magazine
It was such an honor to photograph the Women & Power issue of The Boston Globe Magazine. I was so inspired by all the women I photographed, and it was truly a dream assignment. More photos from our shoots below!
And some behind-the-scenes photos below, by Christina Cobb.
CGI University |
This week, I had the honor of spending three days photographing Chelsea Clinton, President Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, and many more for The Clinton Foundation at CGI U! You can check out more photos here via Boston Magazine.
Hanson x Boston Magazine
Sunday night, I photographed Hanson backstage at House of Blues for Boston Magazine. You can check out the full gallery at Boston Magazine and check out our behind-the-scenes video here. Photos by Diana Levine / dianalevine.com
Jaymes Young x The Boston Globe
Young the Giant for Boston Magazine
Last week, I photographed Young the Giant backstage at their show at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion for Boston Magazine. Check out the full gallery here.
Shin Lim for Boston Globe Magazine | August 27, 2017
My new photos for The Boston Globe Magazine, from my shoot with world renowned magician Shin Lim. Check out the full article online here!
"The Work of Diana Levine" at Hunt's Canon Gallery
Thank you so much to Hunt's Photo & Video for featuring my work this month in their Canon gallery! And a huge thank you to everyone who came out to the opening reception -- it was such a fun time catching up with old friends and making some new ones!
Ben & Jerry's Pint Slices campaign | Produced by Driven Studio
This was, by far, the most delicious ad campaign I've ever shot! I had a blast shooting the social media campaign for Ben & Jerry's Boston Pint Slice Tour. The shoot was produced by Driven Studio.
MIT Media Lab, 2017
Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir and Ben Bergeron | Boston Globe Magazine
My photos of "Fittest Woman on Earth" and CrossFit Chamption Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir and her trainer Ben Bergeron ( Built by Bergeron ) for Boston Globe Magazine.
Photo Shoot for a Cure | Hingham Magazine
Thank you so much to Hingham Magazine for running a feature in their latest issue about the Team Fox photo shoot series I produce, Photo Shoot for a Cure!
Polyphonic & Co
My company portraits for Polyphonic & Co, shot on location at their office in Brooklyn, NY. Super fun shoot with an awesome group of people!