A couple weeks ago I found myself heading out to Hannawa, New York to photograph Arian Mahmoodi and his father, Farzad. 17 year-old Arian started SellYourOldiPhone.com two years ago, and runs it out of his bedroom in Hannawa Falls. He started his business alone but his father now helps him out with the accounting and legal aspects of the business. Fairly impressive for a 17 year-old if you ask me – read the full piece online here.
I photographed the two for a piece on parent-child businesses in the Small Business section of the Journal – this was, technically, one of the most challenging assignments I’ve had thus far. Because Arian runs the business out of his bedroom, I was limited to one room (albeit a very nice room), and the weather outside was gray and dark, so despite the large windows I had to rely almost entirely on a handheld flash. I think it came out fairly well considering all things. Please wander on over and check it out here.
