Playful Celeb Portraits

Rachel Been Takes Urban Shots of Singers and Stars

Rachel Been injects a lot of color and playfulness in her celebrity portraits, which is a nice change from the often serious poses these stars strike in front of the camera. With an urban vibe, each image is very saturated and stylized.

Based in New York, Rachel Been is also an art director and photo editor in addition to being a talented photographer. Having photographed musicians from Janelle Monae to Lil’ Jon, her work has often appeared on Billboards.com.

Colorful Celebrity Portraiture
There is an opportunity to disrupt traditional celebrity portraiture by using colorful, playful stylization.
Urban Inspired Photography
Venturing away from traditional settings for photography and expanding into urban inspired spaces could lead to disrupting the industry standard.
Multi-talent Artists
Combining multiple talents such as photography, art direction, and photo editing could provide disruptive innovation in streamlined creative services.

Sectors Adopting This

Photography
Rachel Been's celebrity portraiture could inspire industry professionals to explore more creative and colorful photography techniques.
Music
Rachel Been's work with a wide range of musicians creates an opportunity to expand specific music industry aesthetics and branding with unique, playful photography.
Media and Advertising
The disruptive innovation of colorful photography and urban-inspired settings can bring new clients and create a new industry standard for creative services.
SCORE
4.2 out of 10
GENDER
30% Men70% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 73%
Activity 46%
Freshness 8%

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