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Introduction

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Taking a picture is easy, especially in the digital age. Ibelievehavingastyleisimportant.Itisyourfingerprint.

Art = contrivance. Iusethisconceptinmyphotographicstyle.Iamnotajournalisticphotographer.Ilikecreatingascenethathasafeelingofartifice,andaccentuateit’sartificewithlight

I like to bring classic cinema to my photos. Mylightingstylehasbeenheavilyinfluencedbythefilmnoirperiod.MyvisionisinfluencedbytheclassicJohnFordwesternsofthe1950’sand1960’s.Iamquitefondoftheindoorsetstheybuilt,thatweremadetolookliketheywereoutdoors.IdeliberatelytrytocreatethatsameworldwhenIshoot.

My Style

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The main subject isn’t always the most important thing Iloveaccentuatingbackgroundelementsasmuchasthemainsubject.

Ifeelthatthisaddsmorecontextanddramatothephoto.

Inthisphoto,Ilovehowsmallthegirlseemedincomparisontotheworldaroundher.Itgivestheviewerasenseofscale.Tomeitimpliesthatit’sabigworldoutthere,anditmayevenbeabitintimidating.

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Sometimes I’ll evenlight the environmentmore than the subjectThisphotoisaperfectexampleofthat.Ihadmymodelsitnexttoawindowoutside,atnight,witha“gridded“strobeonherface.

Insidethehouse,thereisastrobepointingatthewindow.Ididthistoaddmoredimension,andtodefinethespace.

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I like it when the world seems fake.Wheneverpeopleseethispicture,theyaskmeiftheskywasphotoshoppedin.ItisNOT.Theworldseemslikeitwantstofoolus.

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Artificial flavoringAsIsaidinthe“introduction“section,Ilovethelookofindoorsets.AlthoughthiswasshotoutdoorsatthePechangaIndianReservation,Igavethephotoaspotlightlikeeffect,andusedbluegelstocoolthecolortemperature.Ilikehowtheenvironmentfeelsartificial.Similartoa1950swestern.

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I love blue gelsIoftengivemyimagesabluecolortemperature.

Itremindsmeofthe“dayfornight“photographyyoufrequentlyseeinoldermovies.

Itbringsouttheartificialityofpracticaleffects.

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Creative ExercisesSometimesINeedtostaybusy!HerearesomeprojectsIworkedonwithfriendsorjustbymyself.

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Commercial WorkSomeworkI’vedoneforDeveloplusinc.

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Doll PhotographyIloveplayingwithdolls!

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