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Daniel Colegrove
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Daniel Colegrove (1964) is an American photographer known for his use of alternative lighting techniques in forensic photography. He has used his skills to promote awareness in political and social issues including USA Constitutional First Amendment rights, The effects of mass media, drug abuse, infant mortality and child welfare. He has worked in a wide range of photographic specialties including: photojournalism , movie stills, theatrical headshots, sports, editorial, wedding photography, and forensic photography. Biography Colegrove was born as Daniel Logue in Whittier, California and grew up in Ojai, where he attended Nordhoff High School and later moved to Ventura, where he still lives. He became interested in photography at 16 photographing surfing, an interest which transformed almost immediately into a career, shooting professional assignments in 1980. His mother was an impressionist painter and stepfather was an aerospace engineer. Colgrove said he was destined to become a "creative scientist" shunning the term artist in conjunction with his photographic work. Colegrove graduated from the UCSB in 1984 with a degree in Psychology. The year before his graduation he began covering assignments as a photojournalist in conflict areas around the globe. Today, though best known as an entertainment industry photographer shooting movie stills and studio headshots for actors and entertainers, he photographs weddings, events and commercial editorial assignments as well. Teaching and writings Colegrove speaks to photography students and mentors young student photographers in the field by "taking them to get their feet wet" on photography assignments. Colegrove also writes somewhat eccentric articles about photography, drug and alcohol addiction recovery, raising children and life as a professional photographer. 
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