PHOTOGRAPHY IS MORE THAN JUST A BUSINESS!!
I am a lost creative freelance artistic {poor} american photog relocated to the Bay Area from lovely southern Spain. Searching for serious creative work and imagery with like indivduals. To fill my hours/days of boredom, I capture other passions: landscapes, sunsets and flora (achooooo) but always seeking creative souls interested in a creative foto shoot. My foto rates are reasonable! I DO charge a basic session fee for
ALL TFPCDs.
If photography is your passion as it is for me, then we should be communicating!! I don't live for comments; I instead enjoy the opportunity to work with people to create arte. Please remember this and do not be bothered/rude/angry if I do
not return/approve your friend request or you find yourself off my/your friend list. It's considered
rude to
not reply to a message; even if you just want to say
NO ~ get lost, BUT at least
reply to the person who has contacted you. If you contacted me, I'll reply - why not give me the same respect? In my case, if I bookmark you and attempt talking to
you, and you don't reply in a few days, then I'll
UNbookmark you especially when I see you are online. Another week without communications and I'll
UNfriend you. I'd rather shoot more sunsets and flowers/birds... Not having the courtesy to reply to an email/message is a great way to
burn your bridges.
My true passion lies in capturing the beauTy of the countryside and nature, though my other vision involves recording the beauty of the world's most beautYful landscapes: that of the human body! Amazingly enough, most of the artnudes I've had the unique pleasure and honor to create in the past have been individuals who - about 90% - have never been in front of the camera before! If you cannot see my passion for photography in my images, then you're seeing too much cheesecake "pinups". I paint with natural light that enters my camera - I shoot outdoors mainly but have shot indoors for various scenes, depending on lighting, location and background. My projects include fetish, bondage, BDSM, erotica, artnudes, bodyscapes, bodyparts, (and my ongoing Flora, Light and Water project}, among other themes.... I also need someone who can tie ropes on skin.
During the past few years, I have been photographing
mature models ~ these are
young souls who are
45+ in age ~ with the most beautYful results. If age is
not a problem with you, and think your body regardless of age, can
still be a landscape to be worshipped, then please contact me! The "youngest" I have photographed for artnudes thus far has been 56 years young
!I have a vision and see my image before I shoot, and view things and the body as others are not able to.... as you can see below, I have exhibited my work while living in Spain; in fact, 90% of the artnudes I create are later used in one-man exhibitions. Once I have more frames, I will be exhibiting once again soon! I've already celebrated my first gallery show in the Bay Area and hoping I have luck in finding another gallery soon.
I believe an image should stand by its own qualities to form a statement in the viewers' mind alone, without being enhanced... or edited, unless that image is improved upon by some light virtual push... remember, it's not how much skin is shown, nor how "famous" - or not - a person might be, BUT how an image makes you think.. grabs you and takes you into its scene, and moves you within. An image is a good thought-process, that is captured in an instant, never to reveal itself again. I like to create an image that reveals more about the person within my vision rather than flashing nudity, skin or smiles into the viewers' perspective. If you agree and understand, then you are more creative than you thought.
THINK: quality vs quantity... I don't press that shutter release for giggles, but wait - like a slow breath - till I see the vision that moves me within, then I press... and record that moment for all time. I will add to your portfolio an image that will get you noticed, not snapshots that will offer you a brief glance.....
I love creating and displaying new work featuring one person/body. Want to be the subject of a new show? Let's talk!! Remember: I am first an artist with my camera an extension of my mind, my heart and my hand. Work with me if you're just as passionate and creative about yourself as I am about my photography.
FYI: I drive occasionally between Eugene and the San Francisco/Bay Area to visit friends/paying photo jobs; I regularly attempt model foto shoots while there or enroute (driving down/up I-5 between Eugene & SAC), though haven't been very successful recently. it just adds to my funds for getting me back to Spain quicker!! ;-)
