ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Life Backstage
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
LITTLETON, COLORADO
If you're in the Denver area, please do stop by Karma in old downtown Littleton for the opening of my latest project. Life Backstage is a behind-the-scenes look at the cabaret where I work as a torch song singer, and focuses on the transition from daytime personality to onstage persona. All prints will be displayed in antique frames, and the opening will be a red-carpet event featuring burlesque performers, magicians, and other of my friends from the project.
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I am a full-time professional photographer working across the US, Canada, and Europe. I work exclusively with B&W film, and do all kinds of people photography including fine art, portraiture, commercial, and fashion. My work has been featured several times in Black & White Photography Magazine (UK), as well as in Kodak's ProPass Magazine and several other publications. I have taught over 500 students in 27 workshops worldwide over the past four years, and also write about photography and art. I am currently acting as content editor for Focus magazine.
I am a dedicated natural light shooter film shooter, and specialize in dramatic and emotive imagery. I do lots of portrait work, so that's NOT generally what I'm looking for when I work with a model. I love burlesque, vintage everything, old Hollywood, and freaks n' geeks. I love mixing various art forms.
A note to my fellow photographers
I offer extremely in-depth, one-hour "forensic" critiques via web, phone, skype, and/or in person. If you'd like to follow my blog, you'll find it at
www.photodino.wordpress.com. I have also recently been featured on
www.aphotoeditor.com and
www.theonlinephotographer.com . Please note that these are not "model mayhem-style" critiques; they're designed to give you both broad insight into your work style and direction, as well as specific technical / practical aspects for you to concentrate on.
Here's what you should know about my shooting style:
- I believe a great portrait is a side effect of a strong human connection. I want to get to know my subjects; I want my work to show something deeper than a pretty face.
- I believe in good old-fashioned honest photography. I believe the image should look like the sitter.
- I believe in shooting from the soul, rather than following fads and trends. I don't care what's in Glamour Magazine right now. Really, I don't.
- I believe skin should look like skin. I believe in laugh lines.
- I believe substance and depth are greatly underrated these days, both in photography and in life.
- On a practical note, I believe in getting paid for my work, unless I am specifically looking for models for scheduled projects of mine. My rates are available on request and depend on the nature and scope of the shoot. I do TFP on a very limited basis, however please don't hesitate to drop me a line if you think our work would benefit each other.
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