Photographer David Martin Jr this time was the man in front of the camera. Dedicating this photo-session to promote his brand, David made each picture a story within itself that encapsulates deep thoughts of David’s favorite author Robert Greene. Linking author’s quote to each photo has brought not only visual interest to the session but also provided some food for thought.
Take a look on what David Martin Jr and his photographer friend Richard Policastro came up with.
“No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you.”
– Robert Greene, Mastery
“When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity… you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
“Remember: as Napoleon said, the moral is to the physical as three to one—meaning the motivation and energy levels you or your army bring to the encounter have three times as much weight as your physical resources. With energy and high morale, a human can overcome almost any obstacle and create opportunity out of nothing.”
-Robert Greene, The 50th Law
“The Shadow. It cannot be grasped. Chase your shadow and it will, flee; turn your back on it and it will follow you. It is also a person’s dark side, the thing that makes them mysterious. After they have given us pleasure, the shadow of their withdrawal makes us yearn for their return, much as clouds make us yearn for the sun.”
-Robert Greene, The Art of Seduction
“Every negative is a positive. The bad things that happen to me, I somehow make them good. That means you can’t do anything to hurt me.”
-50 Cent, The 50th Law by Robert Greene
“What does it matter if another player, your friend or rival, intended good things and had only your interests at heart, if the effects of his action lead to so much ruin and confusion? It is only natural for people to cover up their actions with all kinds of justifications, always assuming that they have acted out of goodness. You must learn to inwardly laugh each time you hear this and never get caught up in gauging someone’s intentions and actions through a set of moral judgments that are really an excuse for the accumulation of power”
– Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
Part 7 of 7 “Think of it this way: There are two kinds of failure. The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you are afraid, or because you are waiting for the perfect time. This kind of failure you can never learn from, and such timidity will destroy you. The second kind comes from a bold and venturesome spirit. If you fail in this way, the hit that you take to your reputation is greatly outweighed by what you learn. Repeated failure will toughen your spirit and show you with absolute clarity how things must be done.”
-Robert Greene, Mastery
Make sure to follow David Martin Jr on his INSTAGRAM and WEBSITE pages. The man behind the camera this time, photographer Richard Policastro also has a great series of photos on his INSTAGRAM and WEBSITE.
Stage Art 4 was chosen for the location of this session due to the variety of background it can provide. Besides the high-key white industrial design, it is also adorned with wooden floor section and a wall veneer as well as portable blinds, made of dark wood slats. The star of the stage, in its literal meaning, is also presented within the space, glowing across its frame. As any of our stages, Art 4 comes equipped with 3 strobe lights and modifiers as well as backdrop paper of black, white and grey color. Take a look at Stage Art 4 HERE for its availability and pricing!