Thank you to everyone I have the privilege to photograph - and to everyone who enjoys our work together! - Scott
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Scott loves to work with his clients and is known for his friendly, caring rapport, as well as an artistic eye and ability create a portrait that truly captures you. As a former ballet dancer, Scott also specializes in dance photography as well as trad
itional portraiture, and is grateful to have the wonderful opportunity to photograph some of the most talented dancers in the Southeast. Scott adds, "When photographing, I always aim to connect with you to find out who you are - I enjoy shooting candids as well as posed portraits to show, not just your natural beauty on the outside, but your personality, motivations, special talents and quirks that make you unique. I hope to create protraits that you and your family will treasure - images that capture your life and moments together." In portraiture, in addition to using professional cameras and lenses for true-color and black-&-white images, Scott enjoys experimenting with infrared and invisible light, artistic lenses and post-processing treatments to create images that have an emotional look and feel to let an image express more about you. Recent Things People are Saying About Scott Nilsson
"Amazing. So very inspiring. Beautiful, mysterious, powerful... BRAVO." "These (images) are simply magnificent. And that word does not do this series justice. These are taken with full control of the equipment, but more importantly - felt from the soul. (Scott has) connected each and every time with the spirit of the dancer, and the spirit of the dance. The story is full of romance and mystery. Power and grace... Scott's eye for the moment is only a portion of the story. He truly feels the dance and it shows."
~ Carolyn Guild, photographer
"A fantastic job taking all the pictures!"
~ Norbert Nirewicz
"If you need a photograph for ANYTHING - this is the guy."
~ Ellen Galloway Webb
"Great family portraits, so natural."
~ Jaime A. Zuloaga
"Kudos to Scott. The images are superb."
~ Shac
"Scott is an amazing photographer."
~ Ashley Fordonski
"(Scott's) photography goes beyond stunning - he captures
the person in the midst of being alive in that moment. Beautiful."
~ Jane Penland Hoover
"I am struck silent at the magnitude of Scott's talents. I marvel - first
for the dancers and then for the amazing ability to capture them in flight!"
~ Bonnie Stuart Azzelino
"I'm currently a member of the Belize National Dance Company. I must admit that your magnificent pictures have blown me away...
they are classical, breath-taking and outright beautiful! I'm simply amazed by the great shots you've taken on stage."
~ Mir Marin
"Scott reallys know how to capture exactly the right moment of perfect line!"
~ Christine Schultess
"What a wonderful way of portraying dance as the true art form it is."
~ Sten Rasmussen
"Really wonderful...beautiful - all of the above and more."
~ Ash Landish
"In a word, Excellent... on all basis."
~ Mark English
"This is magnificently high artistic achievement by all of the artists involved, the dancers... and the photographer!!! BRAVO!! Beautifully conceived, executed and presented! I want to buy some of your art photos to have framed to hang in my office. I love this work!"
~ John Barricks, former head of Georgia State Arts Council
