About me....
About my art...
My photographs are not Photoshop images. What you aren't seeing are the tables I work on or the lights affecting the photo. I layout miniature tabletop dioramas specifically for the lens, and I light them with around thirty to forty flashlights. The colors are added in the studio during the shoot using liquid soaps, gels, and colored paper. Most recently I have been making use of the reflected color from an overhead projector. I use this color as a base coat to paint over my constructed image. My exposure times are rather long to give me enough time to paint light where I think the image needs it, but also to allow certain colors to become dominant in the image.
My photography is a direct extension of my life. The images I create are an expression of my feelings and are a reaction to the events on my journey thus far. The majority of my photographs start out as a vague scene in my mind. I sketch them out as best I can, and then I obsess over them while I try to figure out how to portray what I want the image to say. I view the whole process as some kind of self-therapy. It may not change anything for me, but I do feel better when it's all said and done.
If you are a model who would like to be included in my photographs, or if you would like my help with a photography project, feel free to contact me.