Category Archives: black and white

Door with Woman Coming Through It

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Administrator

She was standing in the back of the vintage store, trying to step out of her closet into the real world. She had found her style, her look but she was still tentative about stepping into the limelight, about getting … Continue reading →

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Portrait with Smile and Eyebrows in a Store

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Administrator

She sold me the paper coasters in Tucson and had a trucker hat on and I asked if I could take her photo but without it on and she said she was vain but she would let me and I … Continue reading →

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Portrait with Wedding Ring

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Administrator

From a commissioned couples photo shoot. I jokingly suggested we go outside and do some shots among the leaves and bare trees, thinking she would say no due to the cold. But she was more than game and we came … Continue reading →

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Composition with Dirty Work

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Administrator

From a shoot over the summer in a auto repair shop. I didn’t particularly like this in color and didn’t revisit it until November. I like the view from above in this one. It gives a combination of sexiness and … Continue reading →

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Sisters in the Heat

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Administrator

This week is about black and white portraits. I have a weakness for that look that has light showing off the skin, it’s texture and details. The one yesterday was about that. This one is from 1991 (or earlier actually, … Continue reading →

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The Hostess

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Administrator

Often I will just play with an image just to keep in practice regarding my Photoshop skills. I spent about 2 hours on this one, just trying different things not having a particular agenda for it since it wasn’t commissioned. … Continue reading →

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The Painter and the Custodians

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Administrator

Tulsa State Fair – The area behind the midway and outside the big expo building is a great place to see spaces and people in unexpected juxtapositions. But don’t go there if you have a sensitive nose. It truly stinks!

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A Woman Looking At Herself

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Administrator

This collage combines two photos from a shoot I did with a fellow co-worker at the Restaurant where I worked. The color images in the background of the framed image are of the SF bay on one side and of … Continue reading →

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She Dreamt it Into Being

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Administrator

I love doing portraits with one eye closed. There is something so disconcerting about it at first. But it then also allows you to think about two different aspects of the person at the same time, and how they coexist. … Continue reading →

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The Storm Inside

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Administrator

Another in my week long series of detailed portraits from the last few years.This one is of a dental hygienist where I get my teeth worked on. She is much prettier than this photo shows since I manipulated it extensively … Continue reading →

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