How many miles willing to travel for work: Anywhere
Residence: Austin, Texas, United States
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian

Professional Photography, Marketing and Website Design & Maintenance for Choreographers, Dancers, Dance Studios, Professional Dance Companies, Dance Competition Companies and more. See photosbyrene.com

Photos by René is a full service photography business owned by René Michaels. Other than event, portraiture and general photography work, René has been recognized for having a unique ability to capture dance action photography.

Rene's interest in dance stems from growing up in the Los Angeles, CA. area in the '70s & '80s where, working as a dance club Disc Jockey, he witnessed the birth of Hip-Hop and got his "fifteen minutes of fame" appearing on the nationally syndicated TV series "Soul Train" as a featured dancer for two years.

René has a Sales, Marketing and Technology background that spans over 25 years. He has held positions with CBS, FOX and NBC affiliate Television Stations where working with various clients, he gained REAL-WORLD experience and skills in Marketing, Advertising, Account Management, Sales, Promotions, Merchandising, Design, Media Buying, On-Air & Online Content Production, Communications, and Public Relations.

René has designed & developed online applications and multimedia promotions and sponsorships combining TV, Internet, Audio/Video streaming, email, and other media-- several of which received National attention.

Photos by René is a member of "SEP" (Society of Sport & Event Photographers)", "CIVA" (Christians in the Visual Arts), "PPA" (Professional Photographers of America) and founder of the "DPA" (Digital Photo Alliance).

Dance Photography

Currently looking for a Photographers Agent who can help me connect with the TV and Film industry.

I'd like to provide dance action photography for LIVE shows such as "So You Think You Can Dance" and any dance-related films. Would like to be responsible for contributing to photo albums and galleries on show/film/movie websites related to dance and show Execs how adding photo galleries will drive traffic to their websites and increase exposure for their Advertisers and Sponsors.

I'd also like to provide dance photography for miscellaneous advertisers, agencies, magazines, print publishers, websites, etc.

I'm based in Austin, TX but am willing to travel anywhere in the U.S. with expenses paid.