Portait
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A Senior Moment
Ever since I was a kid, I always loved seeing behind the scenes. It’s one of the reasons I was drawn to commercial work in my early career. I couldn’t get enough of steel mills and factories. Besides my love of seeing behind the scenes, I always felt that you could appreciate the things around… Continue reading
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Mom…. What were you thinking!!!
The stories are the first things to go… the boxes of images from countless trips and who knows where else are all that is left. It has been almost two years since my mom passed and when we dismantled her house all I had time for was to put all of her images in boxes… Continue reading
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Make vs Take
I’v never been one to be afraid of new technology. In many ways, even with my passion for film, I have embraced the new digital age with fervor. The technology has certainly created new opportunities and given me tools to create images that were not possible or in the past. Despite these new tools there… Continue reading
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Dis Fromage
There are times when I just know it’s going to be a fun session. I also love it when I see images coming together before my eyes, and I can act quickly enough to capture them. I see the set as a stage for my subject to act on. As a director, my job is… Continue reading
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Brothers Forever
I know it’s been hot, but I have to say that I have been having a blast doing outdoor portraits with the kids. It’s particularly fun when the brothers are buddies, the big brother is looking out for the little brother, and the little brother wants to do everything the big brother is doing. It… Continue reading
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Summer in the Shade
We’re having a blast doing session at our private garden. So many fun little places to make some great images….. so many stones to jump off of and paths to run on… Oh! the Energy!!! Two seconds after I took this image, he stood up and sprung off the rocks! Continue reading
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Miss J
I always love it when one of our long-time clients comes to visit. I have been photographing Ms J. for a while now and it is an absolute hoot when the kids know me well enough to give me a hard time….. or at least they try. Now, mind you, I’m not complaining because I… Continue reading
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Ok… I’m workin too many late nights….
Elise told me to whiten all teeth… I think I went too far. Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955