Steve Carty

Steve Carty has been making pictures for a living for nearly 20 years and is well known for his hip-hop portraiture with faces like Pharrell Williams and Kanye West. Always evolving with technology, Carty consistently tries to find new ways to incorporate the latest innovations into his work, most recently dabbling in directing of fashion films and music videos.

As the head of Hermann & Audrey’s photography mentorship program, he takes great pride in helping emerging photographers build their portfolios and learn what it takes to succeed. Highlights of his published works include features in prominent magazines such as; NUVO, Naked Eye, ELLE Canada, InTouch Weekly, Girlfriend (US & New Zealand) and much more. His exceptional approach to subjects include client work with HP, Nike, Canada Goose, L’Oreal, Universal Music, Smirnoff, Reebok, just to name a few. Carty currently works in Toronto, New York and Vancouver and has released his first book, “Positives.” He was selected to be published in Carte Blanche, the first book of Canadian Contemporary Photographers, available everywhere.

Connect with Steve on Twitter @stevecarty

Steve's Photography Portfolio

1 girl 5 gays for MTV.

Editorial Portraits

A Punch of Colour

Fashion

Waterfight

Experimental

Boobyball Flash

Commercial

never-let-the-pain-win

Motion

Steve's Blog Posts (41)

Glen from the Remix Project

Young photographer, Glen Bridges. Shot during my “Art of the Portrait” workshop. Natural light. Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF [...]

Serafima Preview

by in New Work
02/07/12

Here is a little preview of my upcoming Bambi Magazine editorial featuring Serafima from Elmer Olsen Models.

Shoot what you love

by in Inspiration
01/09/12

Shooting what you love brings out your true passion for the craft, shows a level of interest and insight to your subject matter and makes th [...]

Glitteratti – the setup

by in How I Did It
12/22/11

I’m getting asked often about my recent beauty story, Glitteratti and the lighting setup. Really it’s quite simple. I use a seam [...]