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A photo should make you feel something, not just prove you were there.
I like to shoot people the way they actually move; maybe that’s a half-second shift before the smile sets or the look that only lasts a breath. I shoot primarily in high drive, because the real moment isn't the one where everyone holds still, but the one right before and the one right after.
During a shoot I will capture both candid and posed pictures on purpose. I want you to look back at an image and feel like you're inside it again, not just confirming it happened. Sometimes I'll look like a papparazza, but I'll do whatever needed to get the best, cinematic shots. de Everyone deserves to be the movie star of their own life (at least once!).
For me,comfort isn't a nicety, but part of my technique. Bodies relax when people trust the person holding the camera, and relaxed bodies take direction, hold a pose, let go of the face they perform for strangers. So I build that first, before I ever ask for anything.
I don't show you anything until it's edited. Editing is where the drama lives, the style, the whole emotional temperature of an image. Showing you too early is like reading someone a first draft.
So what can I shoot? Events where I'm chasing movement and reaction as much as the main act. Birthday shoots for someone who just needs to feel good for an hour. Maternity. Street photography, group shots, the person who's hated every photo of themselves since middle school and needs one that finally works. I'll pretty much shoot any event or any setup (except weddings).
I also love getting to work with kids! Kids are chaos, they’re unpredictable, unscripted, and probably moving before you've finished thinking about the shot. And I love them for it, and the challenge it provides.
Squared by Squared started as a nickname: I began to be referred to as Alex Squared, due to my two hyphenated last names, and high school friends sorting out which Alex they meant. The logo is two hands making a square, thumbs and index fingers together, meaning as a photographer I try to be hands-on, close, and building something real in the space between us.