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Portrait of RM with Heat

The brilliance of the sun on her and the chair and the piercing nature of her look were so intense that not only was it hard for her to open her eyes, it was hard for me to not be … Continue reading

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Portrait of CS With a Window Behind Me

The Model CS. I scouted out this area before she was done working so I knew I wanted to capture someone’s face with the beautiful light in the tall windows behind me. She obliged.

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Portrait in Reflected Light

She was at the front desk, then in the gallery as I looked at the exhibition. We got into a long discussion about the images in the show and that led to a discussion about my work which led to … Continue reading

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Composition with Fire Truck in the Fall

First series taken with my new camera, the Panasonic G1. I was doing a shoot in my home and we had her sillhouetted against the window when we realized there was a fire truck in the lonely subdivision on the … Continue reading

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Sisters in the Heat

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

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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Wings and a Star at the Fair

Today you get a double treat of tattoos at the fair! I noticed the black straps surrounding the tattoo and was intriqued by the writing that was only partially showing. I asked her if I could take a photo and … Continue reading

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A Snake in the Eulipian Grass

Another in a short series I did using co-workers at the restaurant, Eulipia, where I worked back in the 80s and 90s in San Jose, Ca. This one was a result of a photo shoot with a few people who … Continue reading

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A Seldom Seen Stretch of the Eulipian River

I worked at a restaurant named Eulipia in San Jose, California from 1981-1994 while I was going to graduate school and starting out as a college art instructor. I finally left when I moved to Tulsa to start a new … Continue reading

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She Dreamt it Into Being

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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