While my dad was stationed in Germany at the close of World War II he decided to take up the hobby of Photography to occupy his spare time (as opposed to the ubiquitous drunken state). From her early teens my mom loved to draw which developed into a life-long love of painting.
In growing up with these creative influences melding with my own desire to create, along with the refining of professional skills in the graphics industry for more than 28 years, I have instilled a drive within myself to explore my imagination through photography and finely crafted prints.
I am looking for intriguing personalities, personas, characters to artfully and photographically collaborate with - many times I start with the spark of an idea and then look for a model(s) to explore it with, other times I see a face/personality and it moves me toward new directions - I am always open to pursue concepts from models, stylists, make-up artists...
I do not make my living with photography so I have no pressure to produce and sell, instead I can (along with the model) enjoy the process, the interaction, personalities and emotion. I am straight forward in what I do and my motives behind it, I do not do nudes (I will never ask, don't bother asking me) and I do not do overtly sexual imagery. I am primarily doing TFP/TFCD.
I can be contacted through my website at
www.rstaeckphotography.com,
email at r.staeck_photo@yahoo.com,
friend request at
http://www.myspace.com/rstaeckphotography
