Introduction: The lighting is at the whim of sun and cloud, and the pose is not mine to command. Rather than be frustrated by the lack of control, I delight in ever-changing opportunities. In time, my subjects reveal their personalities to me, so that when I take their pictures, I try to capture who they are, not what I imagine they should look like.
I take the pictures that are presented to me. I accept my subjects as they are. A portrait is as much about process as it is about the final product.