I just got tipped off to this blog post on The Decisive Moment and the Brain. It came at a good time—maybe even a decisive moment, no caps, but decisive none the less. Not just because Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of my photo heroes—he was, from when I first encountered his work in my youth—but […]
I like making author portraits. I read a lot. I write some. I like spending time with smart people, and if they’re wide-ranging Renaissance types, so much the better. So when I recently had the opportunity to make some publicity and personal photos for two author friends who have that Renaissance scope about them, I […]
I like to work with creative people, whether they be musicians, visual artists, dancers, actors, or even scientists. I like to be around creative energy, and I really like the collaborative process when photographing creatives. I usually understand what they’re about, they usually understand what I’m trying to accomplish, and the results reflect it. I […]
Corporate and editorial portrait sessions often come with time constraints. You have 30 minutes scheduled with the subject, the handlers arrive 15 minutes late, the subject 5 minutes after that, he or she has to get back on schedule, so 30 minutes becomes 10, … and so it goes. Better be ready. So what was […]
