i write software for a living, take pictures for fun. i'm doing this very,very part time at the moment, so hit me up and we'll see if we can shoot.
you must forgive me as i don't frequent this spot too terribly much. i do have a fb page:
http://www.jonmadison.com/facebook
i prefer to meet before a shoot (but i'll usually shoot during that meeting!) but whatever ends up working out.
allow me to bore you with one of my favorite testimonials. it was completely unsolicited, and it is not my wife:) (from:
http://www.flickr.com/people/smartbrother -- see testimonials to the right)
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"I'll never forget waiting to meet Jon on some corner in Seattle for the first time. We knew what each other looked like, I thought I knew from which direction he'd be approaching, I thought I was prepared. Nope. The man had his camera out before we even said hello. I think I heard the shutter click first. Then his laugh. My favorite thing about Jon is that he backs up his superhuman photographs with such a good, kind soul.
No wonder his pics are always so good, people WANT to be photographed by him. They know he's going to see something unique in them. Those random people on the street may not realize it, but they even want to be captured by Jon. Not 'captured' captured, obviously...although he does make a mean breakfast burrito
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latest photos @
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smartbrother
various magazines, and continuous participation in solo and group shows, as well as art festivals and exhibits in the seattle/tacoma area.
as far as Model Mayhem:
#297829 Orpheus Faust -- completely on "accident"! my first known MM model encounter--saw her on the bus, and just *had* to ask to take her picture. ended up shooting a roll of bw. on the back of the bus! she worked so well with the camera (despite her later alleged mood--i couldn't tell while shooting!) that i knew she had to have done this before.
#187769 Jordan Knightley -- very laid back, really good to meet and talk to. hope to work with again, and even just hang:)
#271930 Wei Ming -- classy woman. i got to work with her again, and we had a blast together. when you have fun, you get good results. i got a few.
#333031 AmberDM -- super fun, very positive individual. looking forward to full shoot!
#412583 Jennifer Steven -- well, *almost*
we're gonna do this, for real though!
#500824 Chelsey J -- comfortable in front of a camera, for sure, remarkable features yet nerdy enough to be disarming:)
#223244 Shannon A -- aww, she's so dreamy. and charming. ;-)
