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Headshot Model: @chels_obx Photographer: @daveholt Headshot Model: @chels_obx
Photographer: @daveholtonphotography
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Are you an actor or professional in need of headshots or personal branding? A model looking to build out your portfolio? Shoot me a DM! I'm eastern NC-based, but don't let distance keep us from connecting—I love to travel!
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#CanonPhotographers #headshotphotography #eosr5 #fstoppers #northcarolinaphotographer #actorheadshots #sigma35mmart
"A Family of Daves" || by Dave Holton || starring "A Family of Daves" || by Dave Holton || starring Dave Holton
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#selfportrait_society #northcarolinaphotographer #artistphoto #somelightmag #autoretrato #selfportraits_on_fire #madewithlightroom #selfportraiture #hangovermagazine #portraitoftheartist #aintbadmagazine #reponsesphoto #ricoh_gr #aperturemagazine
𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕚 || 𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝙻𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚜 || Nᴇᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴅsʜᴏᴛs ᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʙʀᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏs? ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟ! (ᴍᴇ. I'ᴍ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ. Yᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ? ᴏᴋ ɢᴏᴏᴅ. Gʟᴀᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜᴘ. ᴏᴋ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇ. Tʜᴀɴᴋs!)
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#Canon50mm #great_captures_people #oursecrethidden #ncphotography #personalbrandingphotography #lekkerzine #outerbanksphotographer #creativesofcarolina #toxickidsmag #Canon_Photos #anothermagazine #headshotphotography #Canonista #nextopmagazine #personalbrandingphotographer #outerbanksphotography #portrait_perfection #featurepalette #lifeframer #ncphotographer #timetobehave #ishoothumans
The Tillett Sisters pt 2 of 3 // If you are on the The Tillett Sisters pt 2 of 3 // If you are on the Outer Banks this December, be sure to catch one of The Tillett Sisters' (@thetillettsisters) performances! 
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Contact @daveholtonphotography for creative portraits, headshots, personal branding, & event photography!
|| "NOLA People (Are My Kind of People)" || Super || "NOLA People (Are My Kind of People)" || Super Sunday is a massive Mardi Gras Indian event, but the Friday kickoff at Dew Drop Inn (@dewdropinnnola) was an intimate performance by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles—Em & I had a blast. If you don't know about Monk, look him up - he's a local NOLA legend & a super friendly down-to-earth dude with amazing stories to tell from a life in Mardi Gras Indian traditions & the New Orleans music scene. His grandsons J'wan (@jwanbspybo13agle) & Marwan (@_marlence) also put on a solid show... no surprise there since Grammy-noms run in the family!
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Shot on Ricoh GR IIIx / March 2025
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#NOLAPeople #BigChiefMonkBoudreaux #GoldenEagles #SuperSunday #MardiGrasIndians #DewDropInn #NewOrleansMusic #NewOrleansPhotography #CrescentCityPhotographer #NOLALegends
|| Series – "NOLA People (Are My Kind of People)" || Series - "NOLA People (Are My Kind of People)" || One of my favorite musical moments from October 2024 was the Sunday Jazz Fest at Congo Square, where greats including Kermit Ruffins and Delfeayo Marsalis collaborated to put on a free show for the public. The heartbeat was provided by drummers like this, keeping a tradition alive that goes back more than 300 years.
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Shot on Ricoh GR IIIx / October 2024
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P.S. I'm booking portrait sessions, whether you're a musician, artist, or business professional. Hit follow & DM me to discuss how we can tell your authentic story.
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#NOLAPeople #CongoSquare #NewOrleansMusic #NOLAMusicians #JazzFest #NewOrleansPhotography #CrescentCityPhotographer
|| 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 || 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚝 || 𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒕 (@alysestew.art) ||
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#rsa_portraits #subjectivelyobjective #oursecrethidden #weshoothumans #weshoothumans #Canon50mm #hellenemagazine #bnw_demands #portraits_ig #portraitfotografie #great_captures_people #bnw_vision #paperjournalmag #portraits_universe #ind_bnw_ #artistportrait #fineartphoto #spectaculummagazine #raw_people #framed_legit #bnw_arts
|| "Rosie Needs a Drink" (post 2 of 3) || Emily Mo || "Rosie Needs a Drink" (post 2 of 3) || Emily Mohler (@emorethanthat) || Canon R5 + 50mm || @daveholtonphotography 
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#outerbanksphotographer #tendermag #apricotmagazine #hellenemagazine #somelightmag #CanonPortrait #CanonPhotographers #CanonShooter #Canonista #shotoncanon #CanonCollective #discoverportrait #portrait_vision #show_us_portraits #moments_in_portraits
A few different looks in Black & White
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Model: @chels_obx
Photographer: @daveholtonphotography
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#headshotsession #bnw_lightandshadow #eosr5 #sigma85mmart #masters_in_bnw #Canonista #canonR5 #CanonPhotographers #headshotphotographer #lensusworld #blackandwhiteuniverse #raleighphotographer
|| "Winter? What Winter?" || Model @emorethanthat || "Winter? What Winter?" || Model @emorethanthat || pt 2 of 3
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#portraits_ig #outerbanksphotography #kalermagazine #canonR5 #stademagazine #outerbanksphotographer  #sigma35mmart #featurephotography #CanonPhotographer #creativesofcarolina #CanonCamera #featureshoot #beachphotos #ishoothumans #featurepalette
𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚘𝚘𝚗 (𝚙𝚝 𝙸𝙸) || 𝚛𝚎𝚐𝚐𝚒𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚔𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚗𝚊𝚔𝚎 || 𝚕𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚗𝚌
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#featurephotography #northcarolinaphotography #thisaintartschool #featureshoot #indigenousculture #dreaminstreets #sigma85mmart #outerbanksphotographer  #life_portraits #taintedmag #exploremoreportraits #erlejournal #candidportrait #imaginarymagnitude
𝔹𝕖𝕟 || 𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝙻𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚜 || Nᴇᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴅsʜᴏᴛs ᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʙʀᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏs? ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟ! (ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ... ɪ'ᴍ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ DM ᴏʀ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ɢᴜʏ. Tᴏᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʀᴏʙᴏᴄᴀʟʟs ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴅᴀʏs. I'ᴍ sᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴛ... Tʜᴀɴᴋs!)
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#CanonPhotographers #ig_muse #raw_people #nextopmagazine #headshotphotographer #eyesopen_magazine #etczine #personalbrandingphotography #toxickidsmag #skilled_portraits #subjectivelyobjective #focalmagazine #kalermagazine #CanonCamera #ncphotography #actorheadshots #oursecrethidden #Canon50mm #headshotphotography #northcarolinaphotographer #outerbanksphotographer #headshotphoto
|| 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 || 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜 [ᴘᴏsᴛ 7 ᴏғ 9] || 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑦 𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟 𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎
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#vipphotomagazine #CanonShot #erlejournal #etczine #behindthescenesphotography #ncphotographer #CanonCollective #theaterarts #lekkerzine #CanonPhotographer #theatrelife #artimitateslife #theatershow #ncphotographers #spectaculummagazine #top_portraits #eventphotography #lenscratch #creativesofcarolina #sigma85mmart #sigma35mmart #photodocumentary
|| 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 || 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜 [ᴘᴏsᴛ 5 ᴏғ 9] || 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑦 𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟 𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎
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#littlerivermag #octobermagazine #lifeframer #theatrelife #anothermagazine #CanonShot #northcarolinaliving #portrait_perfection #theaterlife #lenscratch #actinglife #skilled_portraits #theatershow #ig_muse #CanonGlobal #theatrenerd #top_portraits #northcarolinaphotographer #artimitateslife #CanonCamera #featurephotography
The Tillett Sisters pt 3 of 3 // The Tillett Siste The Tillett Sisters pt 3 of 3 // The Tillett Sisters (@thetillettsisters) might not really be sisters, but don't try to tell them that!
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Contact @daveholtonphotography for creative portraits, headshots, personal branding, & event photography!
i needed new headshots (& lucky me, i know a photo i needed new headshots (& lucky me, i know a photographer) 
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Contact @daveholtonphotography for creative portraits, headshots, personal branding, & event photography!
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚜 || 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚗𝚠 & 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛 || 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 2 𝚘𝚏 3
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#littlerivermag #octobermagazine #arlettemagazine #paradisexmagazine #featurephotography #OMT_BNW #sigma35mmart #teneromagazine #iso100community #top_portraits #skilled_portraits #kalermagazine #featureshoot #fineartphoto #littlerivermag #portrait_perfection #life_portraits #subjectivelyobjective #portraits_universe #artimitateslife #bnw_planet_2020
|| "Winter? What Winter?" || Model @emorethanthat || "Winter? What Winter?" || Model @emorethanthat || pt 1 of 3
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#outerbanksphotography #beachdaze #featurephotography #creativeimagemagazine #featurepalette #raw_people #framed_legit #featureshoot #shotoncanon #insomniamag #CanonPhotographers #sigma35mmart #CanonShot #portrait_perfection #canonR5
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