PHOTOGRAPHY

Tell a story

Life goes fast, share the story of your events with beautiful photography

PHOTOGRAPHY

That Sparks

Fun & Intrigue

About

Griffo is a Chicago based artist of multiple mediums.

Griffo's life is full of creativity and collaboration with others.

He's a musician who has played thousands of live events on piano and ukulele, photographs live events, does portrait photography, and has literally DJ'd well over 500 events within the Chicago area.

Griffo brings a positive energy to the room and helps excite the group to get glowing photos.

Event Photography

Portraits, Group Photos, Candids, and room shots

ORIGINAL

What's interesting about this one, is the light is actually from a split second from their friends phone camera doing a flash, so my camera wasn't exposed for that brightness. I shoot in a format called RAW that allows me to have way more information within each photo so I can fix exposure issues.

POST PROCESSED

So the post processed I think looks really fun. You get the energy of the crowd around them as the couple is dancing on the table, while people dance around them are cheering them on and dancing too. It's very fun. It's those moments that can happen in a split second that you can never predict, and that's part of what's so fun about live event photography for me.

TIPS FOR

CORPORATE HEADSHOTS

Preparation

The day before: Eat healthy, drink plenty of water, and get a good night’s sleep.
The day of: Enjoy a long shower, listen to your favorite music—pretend you're on vacation!
Just before: Avoid wrinkles and stains by changing into your outfit after you get to your session. Bring two extra changes of clothing (at least an extra t-shirt/dress shirt/tie for the men, and an alternate bra/blouse/jacket for the women).

The Look

What to wear: Avoid white clothing unless you really love it. Darker tones are better for lighter skin, and lighter colors work well for darker skin. Solid colors photograph better than patterns or stripes.
How to accessorize: Less is more when it comes to jewelry and makeup. If you wear glasses most of the time, you're welcome to wear them. If you keep your hair short, get a haircut close to your session. If you keep a clean shave, shave as close to your session as possible, and check for extra growth on your ears, nose, eyebrows.

On The Fly

Griffo is very quick to get shots and move onto the next thing, so he works very fast.
Always feel free to share your ideas because this is a collaboration and ideas are always welcome.

CONTACT

Let's chat

mattgriffo@me.com
(585) 520-2514