Falaah Shabazz

About me:

.. ..So you wanna know a lil bit about me huh?
okay...Well I was the, Son of a Share Cropper and… No, seriously, I am just a regular guy. I am a divorcee with three beautiful children and very single. Unlike a lot of individuals, I have a career that I enjoy and love. Photography allows me to be creative and provides me that much needed outlet to keep from going crazy. Being my own boss and having the ability to control all areas of business is also a plus... Some have said that I am arrogant but I could never be arrogant about my God given talent. He gave it to me and He can, and will take it away if I misuse it. I am serious about my craft and dislike when others don't take my profession seriously. It's like they think because they are just trying it out (being a model, photographer, or whatever) that its not to be taken seriously. Photography is how I feed & clothe my children. I’m really just a big kid too, I love Nitro (gas) powered RC cars & trucks, all types of electronic gadgets and this new organic BBQ popcorn I’m eating! Ummmmm umm!



What made me become a Photographer?


..In addition to being a photographer, I am a Graphic Designer. I was working on a project for a local Rap group. The previous photographer was not available and I suggested that I shoot their photographs, for a small fee. I picked up the camera and off to the alley we went and amazingly, that is when my love affair with photography began. I was with an independent record label named CWAL where I worked with THE LEGANDARY TRAXSTER as a producer and recording engineer and we were a self contained unit; we did our own recordings, album artwork, posters, mastering, etc. I got kinda good at it, so after I quit the music industry (That music stuff is crazy!), I still had a good reputation for doing graphic work so I did it as a side hustle, while I worked as a retail store manager for an athletic apparel company. The company went out of business… I was scared I had 3 kids, a house, a wife, crazy bills and I saw it as my chance to take life, restructure it and try to never let someone control my finances again.

“I would rather fail myself, than to follow someone else’s lead only to fall on my face due to their poor choices that don’t have my future, nor my children as a priority.”

I mean I was making almost the same amount of money doing graphics part time as I was doing 40 hours a week for this retail chain! It only made since to go full time. If your another photographer reading this, Constantly study your craft and learn to love light, constantly change your style if you do things out of habit when you realize that it’s a habit… change it!


..A lotta people wanna know what type of equipment I use, ok here it is.

* 1) Canon 5D
* 1) Canon 20D
* 1) Elinchrom Ranger RX as speed battery pack with
* 1) A –head
* 1) S-head
* 2) 750 watt sec travel lights
* 1) Canon 50mm 1.4 lens
* 1) Canon 135mm 2.0 lens
* 1) Canon 85mm 1.2 lens
* 1) Canon 28-135mm 3.5 - 5.6 lens
* 1) Canon 70–200mm 2.8 lens
* stands, soft boxes etc.
Graphic Design + Photo Processing:
* MAC Daul 2.3 Ghz Power PC (6 gigs of ram) yes baby I love the RAM
* 2 Samsung 19” monitors
* Photoshop CS4 with no Plug ins!!!!!!!!!!!!!! “@ Media & Design LLC. Makes everything you do look better”....

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FALAAH SHABAZZ MAKES EVERYTHING YOU DO LOOK BETTER!

Falaah Shabazz Photography

Contact me if you are interested 678.650.9204