I've been a professional photographer since 1968. I make no claim to being good at what I do. I'm better than some, and not as good as some others. As a person, I don't take myself seriously. I joke around and encourage those around me to laugh and have a good time, even if it means making them laugh at me instead of with me.
Like many, I'm still learning. Despite my love of humor, I'm very serious about my work. I constantly try to improve my skills in terms of posing, concepts, lighting and all of the technical and artistic aspects of photography. I learn by attending workshops, reading books and tutorials, reading posts in the MM forums and when all that fails, I simply ask my friends who are gracious enough to share the information they've learned with me. If my work has any merit at all, it's not that I'm so good, it's that others have shared.
Hopefully, as you view my portfolio here, you'll find something to like. If you find one image that you like, my efforts were successful.
If you think working together might provide some mutual benefit, let's talk about it. I don't schedule shoots without some sort of plan involving basic concepts, wardrobe, hair, makeup, location, etc. It's just how I prefer to work. The best photos are not simply "taken" they are "created".
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I'm proud to have been selected as one of Model Mayhem's "Top Drawer" photographers.
Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist."
"The greater danger for most of us is NOT
that our aim is too high and we miss it,
but that it is too low and we reach it."
-- Michelangelo
"A socialist is somebody who doesn't have anything,
and is ready to divide it up equally among everyone."
~George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
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Everyone in my studio during a shoot is a professional. The model, the MUA, the photographer, the stylist, and yes, even the escort. Since escorts don't normally have profiles, bio's and other ways to document their professionalism, I simply verify such professionalism (or lack thereof), by checking under "Escort Services" in the yellow pages. So my policy is...
I had credit once, and it was good. Then the bills came. Oh, THOSE credits! I could list a lot of things here, but the bottom line is, you either like my work, or you don't. Telling you about awards, designations, and publications I've been in won't make you like my work any better, if you happen to dislike it. So I won't bore you with all those details. I hope you find something here that you can find interesting, beautiful, or enjoy in some way.
Life is not about avoiding the storms, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
