Personality Imaging

"There are no rules for great photographs.  Only great photographs."  - Ansel Adams

I'm Gary Grimes, the photographer of Personality Imaging.  My rates range from extremely cheap for fun and creative stuff to ridiculously high for pictures of girls in jeans and sweatshirts on park benches.  Although I am working on CD covers, calendar projects, print ads, display prints, and other projects, the focus of my work is on modeling, acting, and dancing portfolios.  I am particularly interested in fitness/sports/action shots, shots with pumped up female bodybuilders/fitness girls and outdoor fine art shots.  Also really like to work with so called alternative models, but kind of hate the term.  I also have some ideas for very humorous and slightly naughty shots if you want some fun stuff for your port.  I also have some high fashion nudes and outdoor lingerie shots planned.   I've been shooting photos seriously for over 50 years, and it just keeps getting more fun every year.  I've had two big transitions, from sheet film to roll film and from roll film to digital.  I do some TF now and then, but generally just for whacky and edgy stuff.

I usually prefer to shoot on location for more interesting shots even though I have the latest studio equipment with a nice seven light setup.  I am occasionally doing some TFCD work so don't be afraid to ask.  But please don't ask for TFCD if you want to shoot in cut offs and a T shirt in the park, ain't gonna happen.   I mostly do portfolio shoots for models, dancers, actresses, and athletes, as well as ads, catalog, and magazine work.  Most of the outfits in my photos are mine and I have ten times as many totally new unworn ones - mostly fetish, swimsuits, and lingerie.  I like to help models communicate entire ideas, concepts, moods, etc., graphically with no words in ways that take a viewer on a special trip in a magical direction.  I'm way too old to care about awards, merit badges, rank, etc., just want to have fun and create art.  As you can see I love all styles of pictures, so it is a little hard to predict what we might come up with, but it's always fun.  If you don't intend to show up, please let me know a day ahead of time because at my age I enjoy a good nap as much as a great shoot.

I like to work with all talented models, but often actresses, dancers, and fitness ladies are the most fun.  I am limiting my shoots with juniors to those I have already shot with.  Sorry male models, I'm sticking to the ladies, I have absolutely no talent or interest in posing male models.  Although my shoots are always fun, I have the utmost respect for models and try hard to make everyone feel safe and comfortable during the shoots.  I will shoot just about anything but flip-flops and women on toilets and snakes.  If you want boring pictures those will be very expensive.  I love both traditional glamour and fine art/fetish pictures in abandoned buildings, graveyards, etc.  If you want pictures in jeans and a sweatshirt in the park you couldn't afford them.  I do bridal shots, maternity shots, engagement pictures, but never for TFCD.  Warren Buffet couldn't afford me for a wedding.

I shoot nudes and implieds, but I have never talked anyone into or out of anything.

I hire models for print ads, catalog, brochure work, etc.  When a client pays me, I pay the model.  I don't pay for mutual portfolio development, but generously share rights and images with models.  Pay is simple, if I'm getting paid you do too, if you're getting paid then I do too.  If neither of us is getting paid then we're just having fun.  My model release gives you full print and promotional rights.

I have multiple pictures of the same models in my portfolio - I have shot with many other models but tend to get the best pictures when I shoot with the same model multiple times and have a chance to see the results and find their best angles, etc.

I usually shoot with a female assistant to prevent major screw ups.

I don't really have a "style" like some do, so that you know how your pictures are going to turn out before you take them.  To me that's kind of a rut, but if there is something in particular you are looking for I can usually figure out how to do it.  The closest thing I have to a style is that female models usually look glamorous, intelligent, and in control in my shots..

We also shoot high definition videos if you are interested.

For better or worse, this is an original portfolio, not a portfolio on training wheels taken at workshops.  That's like shooting fish in a barrel.  I also do all my own post work.

I am totally fascinated with the technology of photography.  I have 73 U.S. Patents, mostly in the fields of optics, photography, and video, with lots more in the works.  But I still enjoy just getting together with models, MUA's, stylists, other photographers etc. and creating some fun pictures more than the technology.

I'm on here to meet fun and creative people.  I have never entered a contest on here and don't intend to.  Just not on here for that.  I honestly don't give a rats ass about awards etc.  And I'm not going to irritate the living shit out of anybody to ask them to vote for me etc etc.   I'm here for collaborating and taking it to the next level, not competing.  If you want to win a prize more power to you.  Models, MUAs, stylists etc. are welcome to use our pics to enter contests. 

I am an old retired Bell Labs scientist and retired university professor, but photography has always been my first love.

If you are "managed" by a photographer over on OMP that shows that you have no idea what a manager of agent should do for you and what conflict of interest means in this industry.  Get your life together, or at least figure out modeling. 

I always give model/MUA/whatever credits even if her site isn't active, so if you don't find a model credit, she isn't on MM.  No use looking. 

Personality Imaging, Images with Attitude, Visual Incantations, and Glamourpose are trademarks of Grimes Enterprises LLC.  Personality Imaging is a creative operating division of Grimes Enterprises LLC of Las Vegas, NV.

My current focus areas are fine art nudes, fetish nudes, high fashion nudes, special effects, and industrial lingerie.  I'm starting to get into fantasy post work.

I do not post professional pictures on facebook and google+, but models are welcome to post the shots on facebook if they meet facebooks standards.  I could get gobs of business by posting pics on facebook like most photographers do, but I just don't want models to worry about having pics on facebook that aren't their favorites or that they don't want seen outside the photography/modeling world.

If you want to be my friend on here you don't have to jump thru hoops, leave comments, cook me breakfast (I barely make it up in time for lunch), or anything, all friends welcome.  If making art isn't your primary goal you aren't worth my time and energy.  And sorry there isn't a Reader's Digest version of this.

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs.  When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.  ~Ansel Adams

take care,
Gary Grimes