Photography and creative direction

The Rives Visibility Project

Rising Frame’s photography and creative direction arm, led by Corey Rives, founder of Corey Rives Visual Art in Midtown Manhattan. The project specializes in movement photography for performing artists, in-camera light painting, editorial key art, and high-impact headshots.

Jazz at Lincoln Center
Opéra national de Paris
MCG Jazz
Dance Spirit Magazine

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Seen from above, a performer in a flower crown and tulle sits on green turf beside a brass flamingo sculpture. — **Editorial tableau.** Photograph by Corey Rives.

Gallery

Selected work by Corey Rives.

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Black-and-white portrait built from layered light trails: a figure in a glossy jacket raises a hand across their face. — **In-camera light painting**

A man in a gold velvet shirt holds a spray of baby’s breath to his face, with a soft double exposure of the flowers. — **Botanical portrait**

A performer with long curls lies on a glittering floor between mirrored panels, wearing sparkling gloves. — **Glitter and mirror reflections**

Close portrait of a man in warm sunlight, head tilted back, with pearls set around his eyes and across his brow. — **Editorial portrait**

A performer lies on a bed of magenta glitter, covered in it from shoulder to hip, looking toward the camera. — **Glitter and stage glamour**

A performer in a crystal-fringed black gown and sheer gloves poses against a gray backdrop, smiling. — **Performer portrait**

Two performers raise a toast at a bar, one with bright green hair and a floral jacket, one in a straw hat. — **Duo key art**

A performer with wet dark hair and a silver chain, hands resting at the chest, in hazy white light. — **Soft-focus portrait**

Portrait of a performer in a sequined gown, arm raised, with gold starbursts and rainbow flares crossing the frame. — **Star filter and sequins**

What the project delivers

Four core disciplines.

In-camera light painting and key art

Duochromatic lighting, mylar reflections, and optical star filters that give independent productions unforgettable campaign visuals.

Delivers grant and press key art

Dance and performing artists

High-speed studio and stage movement photography for dancers, choreographers, vocalists, and theatrical soloists.

Delivers performance work samples

Headshots and lookbooks

Affirming, consultation-driven portraiture and editorial lookbooks paired directly with newly framed artist bios.

Delivers an institutional bio package

Ensemble and community storytelling

Collective key art and on-site nonprofit leadership and participant portrait libraries captured during technical assistance engagements.

Delivers a coalition and donor library

How the project serves Rising Frame

In the studio and in the field.

For Accelerator cohorts

Gallery-grade headshots, movement portraiture, editorial shoots, lookbooks, and visual design tailored for grant work samples, pitch decks, and press kits.

For nonprofits and grassroots projects

Dignified on-site portrait libraries and campaign imagery captured alongside our documentary crew in a single low-disruption visit, plus the Midtown Manhattan studio as a home for Rising Frame workshops and portfolio intensives.