Born in Brittany, France. Michel, got his start in photography as a photographer’s assistant in Paris with renowned photographer George Tourdjman.
He then spent two years in San Francisco, where he earned the Merit Award Scholarship of the Academy of Art University.
He returned to Paris, assisting for Paris Vogue then in the golden era of Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton, Albert Watson and Georges Hurrel.
Michel started out his professional career taking pictures for advertising clients before going onto work for publications such as, American Vogue, ID magazine, Elle and Internationnal publications, Italian Vogue, Marie Claire photographing fashion, beauty and celebrities.
Once in a while, you luck out and meet someone who clearly loves their profession and who truly cares about getting every detail JUST right. Michel is one of those rare people. He will patiently fix and re-fix that loose strand of your hair that stubbornly keeps falling into your face, tweak the lighting again and again until it falls on you just right, cheerfully take 100 pictures just to keep one, and calmly guide you so you feel at ease every step of the way. Add to that his responsive communication style and easy-going personality, and it's no surprise he gets 5 star reviews from so many people who have worked with him. Highly recommend.
5 stars all around for Michel and team. We did a pregnancy photoshoot in a studio, and didn't know much about how to proceed. He made it all quite simple. Photography was amazing. Did a great job with lighting, angles and guiding us through different poses. He was very detailed oriented but not overwhelming either. Had a highly supportive attitude through the process from setting up to execution. Communicated very well throughout our time together too. After the shoot we got photos to finalize and then final copies seamlessly. Highly recommend Micel, we hope to have him capture many memories over the upcoming years.
I would give 10 stars if I could! Words can't express how thankful I am to have found Michel. We are from LA and I was looking for a photographer to capture our surprise engagement in Central Park. Having never been to New York, I was so glad to meet him on Yelp. Michel was so helpful in researching the right spot to propose and he captured the moment perfectly. He responded quickly and keep me in the loop prior to the day of our engagement. Once the photo shoot was complete he sent us the edited photos so quickly. We are so happy with the experience we had and the photos he took. I would reccomend Michel to anyone needing a photographer in the NYC area
I had the pleasure of working with Michel for a headshot. I have never been made this comfortable in a shoot before. His experience really comes through. I still think he charged me very less for the quality of the pictures i recieved. He truly knows the art, super detailed, nothing misses his eye. He knows what little details make a difference. It was watching a maestro at work!
Once in a while, you luck out and meet someone who clearly loves their profession and who truly cares about getting every detail JUST right. Michel is one of those rare people. He will patiently fix and re-fix that loose strand of your hair that stubbornly keeps falling into your face, tweak the lighting again and again until it falls on you just right, cheerfully take 100 pictures just to keep one, and calmly guide you so you feel at ease every step of the way. Add to that his responsive communication style and easy-going personality, and it's no surprise he gets 5 star reviews from so many people who have worked with him. Highly recommend.
5 stars all around for Michel and team. We did a pregnancy photoshoot in a studio, and didn't know much about how to proceed. He made it all quite simple. Photography was amazing. Did a great job with lighting, angles and guiding us through different poses. He was very detailed oriented but not overwhelming either. Had a highly supportive attitude through the process from setting up to execution. Communicated very well throughout our time together too. After the shoot we got photos to finalize and then final copies seamlessly. Highly recommend Micel, we hope to have him capture many memories over the upcoming years.
I would give 10 stars if I could! Words can't express how thankful I am to have found Michel. We are from LA and I was looking for a photographer to capture our surprise engagement in Central Park. Having never been to New York, I was so glad to meet him on Yelp. Michel was so helpful in researching the right spot to propose and he captured the moment perfectly. He responded quickly and keep me in the loop prior to the day of our engagement. Once the photo shoot was complete he sent us the edited photos so quickly. We are so happy with the experience we had and the photos he took. I would reccomend Michel to anyone needing a photographer in the NYC area
I had the pleasure of working with Michel for a headshot. I have never been made this comfortable in a shoot before. His experience really comes through. I still think he charged me very less for the quality of the pictures i recieved. He truly knows the art, super detailed, nothing misses his eye. He knows what little details make a difference. It was watching a maestro at work!
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