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Thanks for checking out this site...

I was born in Chicago, graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UW-Milwaukee. 
The minute I graduated I moved all over the world photo assisting, winning awards as a commercial photographer and working on films and commercials.
Now, I have pretty much moved back to Milwaukee and am trying to settle down in Wisconsin... 
When I am not traveling and shooting on location, you can find me working in my Milwaukee studio--where I try to focus on creative, artistic photography...


 
Looking for artistic-minded TFDVD models of all sizes and styles who are comfortable with their bodies for tasteful, artistic nudes and creative shoots.  You WILL get DVDs from our shoot of all pictures taken.
I am open to any of your photo ideas as well...
If you are not comfortable with nudes, and still wanna work together, I have reasonable rates for model portfolios etc.  Please ask for my portfolio rates if that is what you want.
And remember, I wanna take your picture...



:SOME THINGS I WANT TO SHOOT:

-Nude yoga poses and fitness nudes...
-Underwater nudes/beauty/fashion...
-Gymnasts, contortionists, acrobats...
-Cheerleaders, dancers, martial artists...
-Ballet dancers!  Degas style...
-Retro motel room shoots...  Retro lingerie...
-Vintage lingerie, sheer-back panties, panty hose...
-Models with lots of pubic hair...classic...timeless...
      (very cleanly shaved is almost as interesting)
-Shibari...

(check out my photo lists for some great visual ideas)



:INFLUENCES:

Jan Saudek
Helmut Newton
Richard Avedon
Duane Michals
Elmer Batters
Louis Daguerre
Robert Crumb
Edgar Degas
Auguste Rodin
Musashi Miyamoto


I try to find purity and truth and beauty...  Try...  I mean no disrespect when I say there seems to be a trend of way, way over re-touched images.  I like strait shots. I try to get it right in camera, then there is very little work later.  I just don't like being in front of the computer that much!  I am no photoshop wiz...  I am a little envious of people that know photoshop like the back of their hand, though... 
Every picture on my site here (exception:  the bud light maxim party shot), is un-retouched!  Even my avatar!  Strait out of the camera... I usually adjust exposure and contrast and eliminate a blemish or two as needed, occasional sepia tone... all self-taught...  In my humble opinion, some photographers are very talented photoshop artists and paint over everything... just not what I do too much of... 

"There may be a trend here...  First the earth cooled, then the dinosaurs came, then there was painting, then photographers had to fight to have photography recognized as art, now photography is considered an art form, then photographers fought to have their photographs look more like paintings..."  -MK