Everything you did has already been done. The above image is two pages from Austin Kleon’s book, Steal Like An Artist. If you haven’t read this yet, definitely go grab a copy quick. Now that I have given credit where credit is due, on to my real point (hopefully). I have seen too many posts…
portrait of an artist… My oldest daughter is such an amazing human being. Kind, generous, thoughtful, selfless, sensitive, honest. She is growing into a woman faster than I am ready for at times. But she possesses this amazing spirit and creativity. She is a product of two very different households, but somehow maintains a level…
Tori I met Tori over a year ago the first time thanks to AD Series. AD would come in town for the weekend to hang out with me and the kiddos. But he did a lot of shooting while he was here too. The day I first met Tori, I just assisted AD with his…
Jasmin For over three years I have wanted and tried to work with Jasmin ever since I first stumbled across her work through Instagram. We just struggled to make our schedules to align for such a long time. But recently everything worked out and we finally got to make a shoot happen. Lots of stories were…
Lenoir About four weeks ago I received a message on Instagram from Lenoir saying she was interested in working with me. We met up for a drink one evening and talked about some ideas and her motivation/reasoning for wanting to shoot together. The conversation wandered from always wanting to be a model when she was…
Vox Serene In early July I hosted Vox Serene during her short visit in Texas before heading out to Florida for a workshop. A photographer friend in Philly recommended that she and I work together and within days of that online introduction, we had everything locked in. The following images after the jump are the…
is it live, or is it Memorex Back in late December I had a random stranger reach out to me about helping give them photography pointers. We chatted off and on for about a month and we talked technique and creativity. The subject came up that I had all this darkroom equipment to set up…
pre·am·ble /prēˌambəl/ noun a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. “what she said was by way of a preamble” Once again thanks to social media, Facebook this time, I crossed paths with Eve. We went back and forth for about a week or so and discussed ideas for a future shoot. The chosen date is…
doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results I have been working with more traveling models lately. It hasn’t been an intentional decision to avoid or neglect the amazing pool of talent in Austin. Trust me, there are a ton of people in this city that I want to work with…
