Modelling & Portrait Photographer

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. Portrait work, in a journalistic style. I steal more photos than I pose. Kind of like LIKE magazine did it in the 60's.

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Just, please, understand the other profile answers. They do mean something.

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. What are all these different lights doing? What's wrong with plain sunlight??

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. Come prepared for a timeless presentation of yourself.Come on time. I spend sleepless nights planning on tomorrow's shoot, you should at least be THERE, willing to get your money's worth. Smile....

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. I've got well over 20 years experience in people-photography, from candids to high-profile weddings, Senior photography, to the twisted world of modern modeling...

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. Meeting new, and stranger people than myself. If that were possible..

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. Do you do PhotoShop? Understandably, I suppose, but I like naturalness, and you will, too.

Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

A. Fat lady at a wedding reception dances, trips and falls. On my camera bag, crushing my back-up camera- a Hasselblad..In the act of trying to help her, the other Hasselblad slips from my hand, cracking the 800 dollar lens. She was ok. I decided I was done with weddings.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. For every photo-shoot that lasts an hour, there is about 3-4 hrs of cropping, editing, Photoshop work, and an organized presentation compiled to make a customer happy. I end up making minimum wage in the end. Things you do for love....

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. Sheer love of being the one making an image, in the blink of an eye. That blink is over in a blink, after all...

Q. Tell us about a recent job you did that you are particularly proud of.

A. Shooting an ultra- sexy model with a 6' 2" jealous boyfriend watching our every move...A challenge to be sure for the photographer. And the model, who just wanted to show her sexy nature in front of the camera.

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. I worked in the field of photography for over 20 continuous years...the FIELD is the Education....

Q. What are the latest developments in your field? Are there any exciting things coming in the next few years or decade that will change your line of business?

A. E-Ness

Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

A. Cheap if you are beautiful, period. Expensive if you think you are, and I have to make you so...

Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?

A. Drink. A lot. To forget about what you did last night...

Q. Write your own question and answer it.

A. Why? OK, Why NOT?