UpSOL • Selected Solutions – (2014-2025)
Upbound Solutions represents our consultative, long-term partnership model—combining ongoing content production with strategic guidance, creative direction, and purposeful alignment. Working closely with clients and creative directors, I help clarify media goals, ensure aesthetic cohesion, and align each production with the broader aims of their venture. This service cultivates not just content, but continuity—providing a runway to plan, execute, monitor, and assess media outcomes effectively. Below are examples of Solution projects that reflect this collaborative, outcomes-focused approach.
Date
2014-2017
Service
Upbound Solutions
Project
Negesti Moves | Various
Location
Hartford, CT & New York, NY, US
Aim
Prepare and produce photographic images of Negesiti Moves performances and studio work
Audit
Revise standards with advanced work experience
Act
Record, Edit, Publish, & Promote
Project Backstory | I first met Negesti—then known as Dana—during our undergraduate years at Trinity College, though we had unknowingly grown up just blocks apart in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Before college, we were ships passing in the night, navigating the dense currents of New York City without ever sharing a scholastic port of passage. By the time we arrived in Trinity’s Class of 2014, we became fast friends. Dana majored in Theater and Dance, and I distinctly remember her choreographing a breathtaking piece for the Trinity College Gospel Choir’s spring concert—just days before its debut during graduation season. She brought light and fire to every movement, reflecting the humor, energy, and grace she shared with us across the years.
What We Did | Across three photographic sessions, Dana and I captured both her performance spirit and her effervescent regality. Negesti Moves is a dancer, performer, educator, and business owner. Upbound Content captured her 2014 performance, while ZAMA Creative provided photography services for two portraiture sessions—one in-studio and one in an urban landscape—each reflecting her artistry and vision.
The Framework | Aim • Audit • Act
Upbound Solutions is available to provide long-term content services and brand organizational consultation. Solutions packages start at ~$1,999 USD with a three-month minimum agreement (optional retainer rates available). Bespoke project solutions are also offered, with discounts for retained clients and those opting for upfront payment. Contact solutions@upbound.media for more information.
Date
April 2014
Service
Upbound Solutions
Project
WGRAC Vagain Monologues
Location
Hartford, CT
Aim
Capture the powerful performance of Trinity College students rendition of Vagina monologues
Audit
Revise standards with advanced work experience
Act
Record, Edit, Publish, & Promote
Project Backstory | In 2014, the Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC) at Trinity College sought someone to handle cast portraits and event capture for that year’s performance of The Vagina Monologues. The task required not only technical skill but also a sensitivity to the subject matter. As a senior with an expanding portfolio and new equipment, I took on the project, grateful for the opportunity to support a production so profoundly tied to the movement against violence towards women.
What We Did | Using an adjacent hallway to the performance space as an impromptu portrait studio, I worked with a modest lighting setup and plenty of post-production care. My tools were basic, but the results reflect how thoughtful use of even budget equipment can yield compelling images. The following evening, I documented the performance itself, allowing the gravity of the monologues and the power of the cast’s delivery to speak for themselves.
The Framework | Aim • Audit • Act
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler, first performed off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in 1996. This powerful production weaves together first-person monologues, each recounting deeply personal and diverse feminine experiences. From themes of sexual identity and self-discovery to sensitive issues like assault, puberty, reclamation, and mental health, these stories—rooted in real-life accounts—confront the complexities and nuances of womanhood with unflinching honesty.
Date
February 2025
Service
Upbound Solutions
Project
2025 Kleechi Cohen Special Evenet
Location
Brooklyn, NY, US
Aim
Record and promote 2025 arrival of Kleechi Eyewear in Cohen Optical
Audit
Revise standards with advanced work experience
Act
Record, Edit, Publish, & Promote
Project Backstory | Kadaylee Washington, CEO and designer of Kleechi, commissioned Upbound Media for content solutions at her mid-February launch event hosted at the Pitkin Avenue Cohen Optical location. Family, friends, and patrons gathered to celebrate in a regal affair of fabulous fanfare.
What We Did | As both a family celebration and a promotional event, I captured a blend of promotional stills and commercial videography, tailored for online advertisement.
The Framework | Aim • Audit • Act
Upbound Solutions is available to provide long-term content services and brand organizational consultation. Solutions packages start at ~$1,999 USD with a three-month minimum agreement (optional retainer rates available). Bespoke project solutions are also offered, with discounts for retained clients and those opting for upfront payment. Contact solutions@upbound.media for more information.
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