(This image was taken on the beach in Pensacola, Florida.)As I’ve mentioned before, I had some great people to step in front of my camera. They didn’t have a lot of hang ups and they allowed me to create art. Some of them really enjoyed it and there were some that were just doing it as a favor to me. There were also those that just went with the flow because it was part of their job.
(A body with the right lines makes it all so easy to photograph. There are no wrong angles.)B.C. I met in 2001 and I immediately wanted to photograph him. I’m always looking for something different when I seek out people to photograph. Either they have interesting features or body type. Covered in tats or blue eyes. Capturing a person’s eye color has always been a challenge in natural light. You have to have just the right angle, but you don’t want to give too much direction to a person that has never posed before because you don’t want them to get bored.
Most of the time I’ll have a person pose and I’ll do the moving so that they can just be relaxed. Then we can both be surprised by the outcome.
(I use every opportunity I can when I see a great shot. After all, I am creating art.)I first met D2 in 1996 in Seattle. The tat on his wrist was all that I could see. After getting to know him better I asked about photographing him and whether or not he had other tats? I photographed him in his work attire and casual, but it would be several years before I would actually get to photograph his tats. He came to New Orleans and I did some shots that focused on the tats. Several years later I would fly to Seattle and get some great outdoor shots.
(It begins with a simple shot and I can see the potential in the subject.)Thanks for stopping by; keep an open mind and do come back again.
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