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Executive Portrait-revisited

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Last year at this time, I was asked to photograph two men for their company’s annual report.  Well, this year I was asked to do the job again; I was very gratified to get repeat business!  This time around, my subject was a young woman rising in the ranks of this male-dominated German company, so…

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Beautiful Light

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I’ve been a student of lighting for some time. Light is, after all,  the inherent beauty of photography as it is literally the picture of light.  Light describes the subject of the photo, gives life and sparkle to the eyes.  And so, I’ve been studying the subject of flash photography intensely for the past few…

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Alice in Wonderland

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It’s been a very busy month photographically, with a number of projects underway.  One of the projects I’ve had was in helping out the park district with headshots for their upcoming show, Alice in Wonderland.  In order to cast as many local actors as possible, the park district decided to run the show with two…

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On shooting visitors and hiring a photographer…

The other night we got to spend a few hours with Steve, who was visiting us in our home. Needing a few more shots of men in my portfolio, I asked to shoot him, and he agreed. Steve was so agreeable, that not only did he consent to the shooting, but he then taught us…

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