I am a member of several Meetup groups aimed at glamour/portraiture/pin-up/fantasy photography. I'm interested in working with models on a TFP/CD basis in all of those areas. I'm really not a professional, nor interested in becoming a professional. I enjoy photography and don't want to ruin it with business. I just want to work with and learn from models and other photographers, and make some great photographs. Oh and also, sip good bourbon and embarrass my kids at every opportunity!

“It is important to realize that the expressive photograph (the “creative” photograph) or the informational photograph does not have directly proportional relationship to what we call reality. We do not perceive certain values in the subject and attempt to duplicate them in the print. We may stimulate them, if we wish to, in terms of reflection density values, or we may render them in related values of emotional effect. Many consider my photographs to be in the “realistic” category. Actually, what reality they have is in their optical-image accuracy; their values are definitely “departures from reality.” The viewer may accept them as realistic because the visual effect may be plausible, but if it were possible to make a direct visual comparison with the subjects, the differences would be startling.” ~ Ansel Adams

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