Isaac Stackell is from Brooklyn, born 1953. From an early age, his interests have been photography, writing, theater, and advertising. As a commercial and portrait photographer he learned lighting, color relationships, composition, and printing on-the-job, and holds no formal degrees in photography. He has been a long-time user of Photoshop as his darkroom, but prefers to capture as much of the image in the camera as he can before bringing it into the computer. His work has appeared in dozens of catalogs, trade publications, textbooks and greeting cards.

For the past 25 years, Isaac has had freelance assignments as a photographer, Photoshop, and lighting instructor. He currently works as product photographer and studio manager at Gradus Group, Inc., in Manhattan. He currently resides in Montclair, NJ, photographs landscapes in his travels for business and pleasure. His work is always visible at www.isaacimages.com

His work currently ranges from straightforward landscapes, to whimsical portraits and wordplay images, to Community Theater. He prefers a crisp and realistic image, but will dabble occasionally in the blurred and surreal. Either way, he ‘sees’ photographs, they call to him, and taunt him if he is rushed and cannot stop to capture them. But, he strives to return, in the right light, in the right moment.