W I L L I A M   D E R O S A    

 

 

Since I was a small child I have had an enormous passion for photography. Perhaps it started with my mother taking me to be photographed at a very young age, I don’t remember. The fascination may have begun a little later in life at the age of 7 or 8 when my grandmother gave me my first camera, one of the early Polaroid models. Whenever it began, the passion has been with me my entire life and grows deeper with age. I find enormous satisfaction and relaxation in my photography both as a professional and as an artist.

My professional career started at 28 years of age when I started taking courses in Black and White photography. I built my own dark room and spent hours working on my photos. Later I learned how to develop and print from color slides. This led me to spend even more time in my dark room.

I reached a point where I realized that I wanted to take my art to a higher level. I had met the female model of my dreams in High School, and married her at the age of 18. We soon had a son and I had three mouths to feed. I was not able to become a full time student, so I enrolled in The New York Institute of Photography.

I spent every free moment studying and practicing my photographic skills. Upon completion I received my Certificate of Graduation in Professional Photography.

I started shooting weddings and producing wedding videos; however after shooting a couple of hundred weddings I became bored with the wedding scene. I concentrated on Portrait Photography and began shooting families, Nursery school students, and Dance recital portraits. I also produce videos for the Dance schools. Model portfolios and commercial photography also make up a good part of my business.

I have had the pleasure of both photographing and producing video for the Miss Long Island Beauty Pageant. On weekends and vacations I occupy my time shooting fine art photography. Did I mention photography was my passion?

I consider myself very fortunate. Photography has given me an extremely satisfying profession and a means of relaxation that fills my life.