Introducing: Felicia Fatale

In our first set together, Felicia Fatale and I created this throwback to Femme Fatales of the 30's & 40's. With the use of dramatic lighting and a bit of soft focus, we were able to give a modern twist to this Film Noir homage. Props by Feldt Design.


Using old stills from a few of the top leading ladies of 1940s cinema as reference, this new series is 1 of 3 new sets shot in our home studio. The 2nd set is a Pin Up inspired series and the 3rd is set of headshots. Makeup by Kimberly Swayze.

More Images: Coming Soon

Adam Ramirez © 2009

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Pocketsize! @ 32Jones Gallery

32Jones Gallery
Pocketsize! Group Show
Dec 4th (FRI) to Jan 2nd (SAT)
Opening Celebration: Dec 4th (FRI) 7pm

32Jones Gallery presents the 2nd Annual small works Group Show, Pocketsize! The opening will Friday December 4th and the show will run until January 2nd. The premise of the show is simple… people are looking for great holiday gifts, and what could be better than a unique, one of a kind item for your friends and family?

32Jones is a public non-profit gallery established in 2008 with the goal of featuring local, national, and international Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Straight Alliance artists under the auspices of Hudson Pride Connections. The gallery serves as a venue to provide support for underrepresented and emerging artists.


Phantasmagoria is a new series of paintings which will debut at Pocketsize! and I will also have a few photographs up on display. This new set of paintings are the first in a series of larger works, which will debut in 2010.

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Holiday Print Sale

It's that time of year again. Below is the new price listing for the 2009 Holiday Season. Every image in my Locations Album are up for sale. Anyone interested in purchasing prints should contact me via email: adam[at]optphoto[dot]com. Be sure to include Print Name (or brief description), Print Size and also Framing & Matte options:



• Every print will be bagged, boarded and signed. They have all been professional printed, by way of the photographic process on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper. 100 year + lifetime.

• Each print will be numbered and are of limited quantity. All water marks (i.e. ©) will be removed.

• Every print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity containing the Title, Issue Number, Image Size, Signature & Date of Signature.


Here are a few favs over the years and a few new ones from 2009:




Gracelord Park Boonton, NJ (AKA Uptown) 1/20


Main St Boonton, NJ (AKA Division St) 1/100


Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 1/20

NYC Skyline (2) 1/20

View more images for sale HERE Thank you for your support & Happy Holidays from Optimism Photography!


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Anniversary Set

A few weeks ago, Kat & Orrin came up to celebrate their 2 year wedding anniversary with a new portrait set. We hit 2 locations in the span of an hour; fighting for available light. They did an amazing job and I feel most of these images are not only successful portraits, but also make a pretty decent fashion editorial.

Big Congrats to Kat & Orrin on their 2 year wedding anniversary.

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