"Any photographer who says he’s not a voyeur is either stupid or a liar."
-Helmut Newton
Film Photography
Alycia
The light and the struggle
Some things can't be forced. There are times you have to surrender yourself to the world and "listen" and "see". We all translate light differently. The struggle is how to express it.
Happy Birthday, Elexa
On 3/14 Elexa finished another lap around the sun and she has the glorious legs to show for it. Another year, another birthday shoot. No Cedar Island this year. Mother Nature was being quite crabby so our plan is to go up there on my birthday in July. Plus it will be warmer. Till then...
My favorite scarf of hers.
A certain level of understanding
Not everyone I work with is comfortable in their skin. Some don't see themselves as beautiful, feminine or attractive. There is one attribute I feel that the majority want or are looking for is confidence.
Deanna, Hasselblad 500CM, Ilford HP5+
That ability to look in the mirror and say "I got this" or "Screw them, I'm fabulous" but society and our peers have a wicked way of beating some of us into submission. Trying to help someone in that situation is never easy and never a quick fix.
Being told you're different can have bad connotations but that's what makes us unique and life less boring. We are sponges from the day we are born till the day die and we all see beauty differently. We are beautiful to some and not all and that's ok.
In with the tide
Every once in awhile I'll go out and just make some random images with no one in them. I know I know...hell hasn't frozen over.
400TX Mamiya RB67 50mm 4.5
400TX Mamiya RB67 50mm 4.5
400TX Mamiya RB67 50mm 4.5
In the woods with Kat
This was one of my first times shooting with Ilford Pan F 50 and to date this is one of my favorite images produced on the film. The contrast is just so damn sexy.
Kat Marie Mamiya RB67 Ilford Pan F 50
Maggie
From a day both of us refer to whenever life is being a bitch. From shooting in the rain to having a corner of the beach to ourselves at sunset. No AK's were needed this day.
The above image I submitted to Stolen Publications out of Australia and it was used for the cover of their first issue.
Fun with grain
It's been awhile since I've played with Ilford Delta 3200 film. I almost forgot how sexy it can be. Having Jen as a subject doesn't hurt either ;-)
A woman named Pepper
On a stop in Dayton last year I had the pleasure of working with Pepper. One of the highlights of my trip. Just a naturally beautiful woman.
Pepper 100TMX Bronica SQ-A
Dreamcatcher
Sometimes you have to toe the line just for the hell of it.
