When I graduated from Art School I had the question in my mind that others who came before me had held. What now? Where do I go to start a career?
Long story short, I first moved to Los Angeles and luckily enough I found a job within my industry that paid the bills. Yet the pursuit of photography never left me.
Whenever I had the opportunity, I freelanced for a variety of clients shooting headshots, products and events. You name it, I probably did it. I wanted to keep growing my vision and learn about the business as much as I could and after a while I slowly started noticing patterns in my work. I saw how I naturally used color and lighting, I witnessed how I created mood, how I told a story. After a while of observing my natural flow, It felt like it was time to choose my area of focus and portraiture felt like a natural fit for me.
Candid shot of Paul, taken in Calabasas. One of my first portrait subjects
I created opportunities to shoot a variety of subjects. As I honed my style, and applied what I had learned about my visual patterns with light, color and mood, my commitment to creating impactful portraits that told a story in one image kept growing. My excitement grew as well.
At the studio with Stephen Archer
So much so that I would work on my portraits long after my day job was complete. This pursuit was like no other and I dedicated my nights and weekends to my new body of work. Through experimentation, adding shots, deleting shots, even re -editing some of my old work. I slowly began to transform my website to what you see today.
Cinematic tones with Actress Kate Thurkle
To that end, I’ve had an increased commitment in pursuing this style in my freelance work. And I have decided to blog about this process. So I hope you watch this space in the months to come for new posts!