Everything Creative

Recognizing The Durham Nativity School at Johnson Lexus of Durham.

2012-02-10T17:19:00.000-08:00

1865

2011-12-27T09:01:00.000-08:00

Photo shoot with Chelsea

21st Century

2011-12-24T17:00:00.000-08:00

Mr. AGGIE

2011-12-24T12:00:00.000-08:00

Photoshoot with Devaughn Dominic

Stranger in the darkness

2011-12-23T14:37:00.000-08:00

Holidays with Jazsalyn Nachelle McNeil..

Colors of the Night

2011-11-24T07:34:00.000-08:00

Its 5 o'clock and it feel like midnight.. I've been known to sleep walk but can you call it sleep walk if its 5 oclock? So often I take walks to clear my mind and at the same time record places where I would love to shoot. and this place was one of them. Everything you see in this shoot was not brought to the shoot besides the styling. Thats whats I love about shooting because it forces you to use what you have and what you will do with it. I have never shot at night before so this made it a challenge. Thank God for Alien bee lights and a generator. I want to thank Stephany Murphy and Shavonne for being an assistant.

Adrianna and Oteka Photography

2011-11-17T07:45:00.000-08:00

Another great shoot with great people.

I found Joy in my Reflection

2011-11-15T12:18:00.000-08:00

Colors make me happy, the softness of Chelsea expression really made me excited about shooting her again. Would like to thank make up artist Iris Olivera and stylist Yves Tambashe for a great shoot.

"Racing in search of a soul worth capturing... Embracing a thought worth catching and all at the same time collecting a laughter worth sharing." S.Oteka

Dayton & Azzharo

2011-11-14T14:36:00.000-08:00

CERCLE VICIEUX

2011-10-24T17:52:00.000-07:00

Yesterday shoot was… for lack of better term well… interesting. Everything that could go wrong went wrong, and just when I thought it couldn’t get any worst, shit got worst – excuse my French. I was caught in this sort of “cercle vicieux”. But thankfully, we were able to pull it through and came out with what I believe to be my best work to date. So I present to you Adriana starring in my Cercle Vicieux.

Special thanks to Shaleena for hair and makeup, Yves Tambashe for styling and Jesica for assisting. It’s a wrap!

Oteka Photography Behind the scene with Stephany Murphy

2011-10-20T13:57:00.000-07:00

On Art side of Greensboro

2011-10-16T13:37:00.000-07:00

Portrait Fantasy

2011-10-14T21:35:00.000-07:00

Longing 4 Lauren

2011-10-11T18:51:00.000-07:00

Who said I couldn't!!!!!!!

God and the Artist

2011-10-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

Knightdale High School

2011-10-05T14:58:00.000-07:00

Give Back to the Future

2011-09-19T20:31:00.000-07:00

As the area’s largest dropout prevention agency, CIS Wake serves more than 500 students at five after-school community-based learning centers and within six Wake County public school sites. Our academic coaches work within elementary, middle, and high school locations to assist administrators, teachers and educators in building a sustainable support network that leads to successful matriculation at each stage of a student’s academic career. The ultimate goal for each student is high school graduation and a path toward post-secondary education or entry into a professional career.

Photoshoot and design for communities in School of Wake County

The Silence of Patterns

2011-09-15T06:51:00.000-07:00

My Silent Patterns

The Creative Solution

2011-08-21T07:11:00.000-07:00

This is me, the man behind Oteka Photography.

The Fresh Man

2011-08-07T15:16:00.000-07:00

The most important characteristic that I respect in a model. Its not your cloth, your look, or creativity.. IT'S HUNGER, a razor sharp determination with a positive attitude to do what ever it takes to create and have fun.. Yesterdays shoot with Devaughn Dominic actually proved that. It was great working with him and cant wait to working with him more.

Oteka & Crystal

2011-08-07T12:25:00.000-07:00

A make up artist is really hard to find these days, I don't know what it is but I always have the hardest time looking for a make up artist. The problem why is, its easy to find people that do make up, and so many people do make up. Its the artist in the make up person that's always missing. Yesterday I found that person and it was great working with her. Thank you Sheena for all your hard work on this photo shoot and making Crystal flawless.

Megan

2011-06-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

"I can See your Halo"

2011-06-08T06:35:00.000-07:00

"How many times have I sat down and by passed angels on earth.." What a cheesy way to start a blog with that statement. I guess first you are asking who is this girl he keeps shooting. Well everyone her name is Chelsey and she is a young college student who is studying forensic science at Mount Olive College. Walking through the mall I spotted her and her mom at Urban Outfitters and politely told her I admired her look. Two weeks after the encounter we shooting. This happens to be our second shoot together.. It was her first time but seems like she's been doing it longer. I am really proud of her hard work, her great personality, and dedication in all the trouble I have put her. She has grown in the past two shoots. I thank my stylist Yves Tambashe and Chelsey's mom Mrs. Iris with who happens to be a great makeup artist.

The concept for the shoot was I can see your Halo's. I leave it to your own interpretations..

Meet Chelsea

2011-05-22T19:12:00.000-07:00

Allison and I

2011-05-18T14:51:00.000-07:00

"Allison, Allison Allison.." For the love of God Shako are you serious..
Yes Allison, Yes... Go ahead and dive head first into the water.."

I can see where all this begun. I have a tendency to ask random questions at random times on a random specific reason. All she knew was I needed her to dive deep into a lake where it created a certain effect.. To a normal person they would lable me crazy but what she didn't know was I was on a creative journey and the water created a certain effect and gave her this certain look. All my other class mates could do was laugh.

"Allison, Allison, Like Real spit can you dive in one more time?"