About my Headshot & its Photographer, Phil Casabona

I’m pretty fond of my headshot. I think it looks good and represents me well; granted, about 2 days after it was taken I stopped wearing glasses in favor of contacts, but still. It’s a good headshot. Since it’s being used in a lot more places now (my books, mu job’s employee directory, and various social networks and blogs I write for), I figured I’d tell you a little about it, and recognize the photographer, my brother Phil Casabona.

The headshot was taken on July 16th, 2013 for the main purpose of using it for my book, Responsive Design with WordPress. My previous one was a bit dated and taken with my Mac’s webcam, and while I think I did a good job taking it, it was not professional grade. I also wanted to integrate my white fedora into the picture because I decided that would be my “thing.” That has worked out pretty well, actually!

Anyway, my brother lived in Astoria, Queens, NY at the time and we were meeting up that day so I could pick up Google Glass, so I told him to bring his camera so he could take a new headshot for me. We found a brick wall in an ally somewhere in lower Manhattan and he took a few that day. He later sent me the best and we both agreed that the first one should be used:

It has become one of my favorite photos of me so I just wanted to take a moment on here to thank my brother for taking the shot. You can see more of his work in two places:

• His Personal Website
• His more regularly updated Tumblr

He’s currently based on Glens Falls, NY and has a few gallery showcases there if you want to see his work in real life.