Tyler A. Davis Photography

Tyler A. Davis Photography photography helps me cope with life with autism. The art of photography helped me to become who I am. It is a powerful tool. I think it was a Kodak 300 series.

It is one of the freedoms of expression protected under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). It is also the tool that will show us our reflection so we may better ourselves. I got my first camera around 2004 when I was in high school. A really modest at best digi

tal fixed lens camera. Maybe the perfect camera to give a high school student and not worry about it much. I was going through awkward times in life and so was the technology of digital cameras. The Image quality was similar to a mid 1800's film camera but hey it fit in your late 19th century cargo pants and was easy enough for anyone to use. It was pretty limited but it gave me the spark to ask my family to help me get a better one at graduation. I didn't do the typical straight into college. I kept working mostly in restaurant jobs. I would catch every local music show I could whether I knew the band or not. Filming with my camera was a way to not become overwhelmed by the crowd and social anxieties. It became a way to live with Autism. I was this kid that would come to see bands play all the time in the music venues of Virginia Beach. I didn't dress cool or socialize well. I would just hang around as a wallflower until the bands would play and then I would spring to action filming them until all my batteries were dead. I got more and more brave getting up close, side stepping across the front stage and sliding through the people. Total focus through the camera. I became the camera. I became a photographer. A documentarian of the musical culture of my home town. I filmed hundreds of artists. A band started giving me work filming many shows and assisting with visual effects. Over the years I did less and less video and more still images. In Philadelphia I began to really study, develop and refine new techniques becoming proficient in creating dramatic images from street, documentary, and portrait photography.

02/04/2025
05/03/2023

My photography is on display and for sale at The El Bar for the month of May. I'll be there every Wednesday playing in the open mic.

photography helps me cope with life with autism.

04/19/2022

Telephoto lens compression.

Took that camera rig I designed and built down to the Neon Museum of Philadelphia with some friends to spin some exposur...
03/11/2022

Took that camera rig I designed and built down to the Neon Museum of Philadelphia with some friends to spin some exposures of the signs.
She is burned into the exposure with a bright flash and then while the exposure continues I rotate the camera in a large bearing with the lens at the center to make circles of anything off center and bright enough to get past an ND filter I put on the lens.

From a shoot yesterday. Got some Top Gun vibes on this one.
12/21/2021

From a shoot yesterday. Got some Top Gun vibes on this one.

Sneak peek from todays shoot with Luisi Garcia. I just finished watching the movie series of Alien so shiny black steel ...
05/30/2021

Sneak peek from todays shoot with Luisi Garcia. I just finished watching the movie series of Alien so shiny black steel and blends of aggressive and proactive film fresh in my mind came to play in my inspiration today.

This was a collaboration with credit due to a few to mention. Luisi braved the chilly, soggy weather and was stunning. Robin Fredenthal created the sculpture called Black Forrest. The University of Pennsylvania hosts and maintains this and many other fantastic sculptures on their grounds. Lastly I did the lighting design and photography.

It's mother's day! So here's a 15 second light painted exposure of my mom. The fill light is from drawing about a 2 or 3...
05/10/2021

It's mother's day! So here's a 15 second light painted exposure of my mom. The fill light is from drawing about a 2 or 3 foot circle with my flashlight to simulate a softbox and then ran over to draw the heart. No editing needed aside from the usual final histogram stretches. Being in such a dark area, black gloves and clothing and keeping moving berry quick was enough for me to not show up. Talk about what it's like to be the flash! ⚡

Graduation time!Don't settle for some random person to catch your moment!I have done years of work in photography.My wor...
05/04/2021

Graduation time!
Don't settle for some random person to catch your moment!
I have done years of work in photography.
My work speaks for itself so take a look.

I'm offering portrait sessions in the Philadelphia area if anyone needs some nice snaps. I've spent the past 5 years studying and working on photography and even bringing some innovative techniques and custom built equipment into my art. I charge $100 an hour including editing time. I'm willing to negotiate lower rates for charities and people in economic hardship with sliding scale rates.

My lucky day! Some other photographer bailed on doing her shoot last minute so I got the job. Caught the last of the sunset for all natural light shots then when it went down I used 2 Godox v860iis, one bare as hair light and one in a 4ft softbox as fill strobes controlled from the Xpro2. I also busted out a big RGB LED panel I dialed in the Temple Cherry red on and used as a side highlight on a few shots. In the night shots the temple flag in the background was in the dark so I set up one of my off camera flashes way down there pointing up at the flag and then manually set its power to light it up a bit.
Of course the gorgeous Luisi Garcia deserves much credit as well for being an excellent model.

Prints available here:https://teespring.com/stores/tboneproductionsvbMFL in Barbed Wire TunnelCreated by TBoneProduction...
04/08/2021

Prints available here:
https://teespring.com/stores/tboneproductionsvb
MFL in Barbed Wire Tunnel
Created by TBoneProductionsVB
This is the Market Frankfurt Line in Philadelphia.
I camped out at this spot because from this perspective the train appeared to pass through the barbed wire on top of the wall. So it was a matter of coming to this locations a few times adjusting the equipment and patiently waiting for the right moment. Two trains and a large bird happened to cross paths at this spot at the same time. Patience paid off waiting for this lucky moment. I don't do much post-processing. I don't have that fancy Photoshop stuff but this time I took the time to digitally paint over some of the barbed wire removing the other side of its curl to deliver on the illusion of the train is passing through it. A delicate procedure. I'm very grateful for lucky moments like this, the privilege to have the freedom to do this art and for people appreciating and encouraging me to do this work. Thank you.

10th and Cherry. Bustling food market by day. I guess still quiet by day for now.
04/29/2020

10th and Cherry. Bustling food market by day. I guess still quiet by day for now.

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