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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR TOP 40 BRANDS 2019 is almost over and I am still living on the same principles that I talked about in the last issue. Here were the points to focus on in 2019. 1. Keep God first, pray, and stay humble. 2. Focus on your purpose 3. Develop a different mindset.
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ifferent Mind Designs is a creative company that focuses on various types of photography. Owner LeTony Hadnot considers himself as an artist, not just a photographer. Most photographers have for several different skills and Hadnot is the same he is a skilled illustrator and graphic designer.
Tell us a little about yourself. I am a photographer that loves shooting at night. I shoot anything from landscapes to portraits, but I definitely enjoy the portraits more. I prefer shooting at night simply because it’s challenging and forces you to be creative with the limited light sources that are around you.
Hadnot got his start with photography in high school after taking a class just to gain a credit. “I had absolutely NO interest in photography.” It wasn’t until 2015 when Hadnot wanted to capture some pictures of models in his graphic shirts that he picked up the camera again. “Somehow I went in a totally different direction and caught the “shutterbug”. Once I realized that I wanted to do photography on a serious level, I signed up for a cheap little photography course I found on Groupon for about $5 (lol) to refresh myself with the basics of photography.” stated Hadnot.
Why do you choose to shoot at night? Night photography is nothing more than release therapy for me; it’s my breath of fresh air after a long crazy day. I feel like the portraits I shoot at night represents several different things, boldness, confidence, sexiness, romance, vibrancy, and fun just to name a few. Those are things I feel are more present at night than you would see during the day.
What do you specialize in? I specialize in various types of photography including portraits, Hadnot challenged himself to first learn real estate, fashhow to shoot in one of the most diffi- ion, and commercial. cult conditions that most photographers I’m most known for struggle with and that’s shooting at night. the unique ability to He started with landscapes in the Down- shoot the majority of town Houston area and eventually moved my portraits at night on to doing fashion and portraits. which earned me the W W W. T H E AV I D M AG A Z I N E.CO M
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