DerekCutting

MSN Messenger:  saturnfan81@hotmail.com
UPCOMING BUSINESS TRIPS:

VANCOUVER, BC
LONDON, ONT
WINDSOR, ONT

I work primarily as a trainer, however I am the main photographer for my wife's company "Gloomth", a gothic couture clothing company situated in Ontario, Canada.

I do have a full time career that resides outside of the realm of photography, however photography has been a passion since I was very young.  I experiment with modified lenses, cross-processed films, and numerous antique cameras that I still use in many photoshoots... it should be noted that while I do shoot with Digital quite often, I have never to this day ever used Photoshop or the like.  Many of the techniques and filters/oddball creations used with my film cameras I use on the digital as well to get similar effects.

I'm very interested in doing TFP styled shoots, however be aware that my style tends to be less of the "on the beach with bikini clad women" variety and more the "gothic person in a post-apocolyptic world" kind of shots (with no offense of course to those bikini clad women on beaches who secretly wish to duck out of the sun and don a large black cape of some sort with a killer corset).

From time to time we do photoshoots for the catalogues, and we'll be posting up any casting calls as needed.  That shouldn't stop you from contacting us, however, if you think that you have a particular look we're looking for!

Please check out my website link above for more portfolio shots.  That site gets updated the day of a photoshoot, usually.

As one minor little detail, if you'd like to send me a friend request, please at least send some kind of message, tag, or something first.  I've had people try to add me, who when asked, have no intention ever of working with me... Who does that benefit?

One other little detail, I shoot with film.  Alot.  So not every photo taken will be visible the very next day!  Also, I've never used Photoshop before, nor do I intend on learning... just not my style.  I'd rather be creative with lights, makeup and filters than use the program.  If you are in need of touchup work after our shoot, you will have to use a retoucher.