I love going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by myself and getting lost there for hours. I had been wanting to try some photos that look like something that would have been painted during the Renaissance, so when I met Mikki here, I knew she was the girl for that. She had the wavy hair and more importantly comfort in her own skin.
Oh man…I’ve been going through shoots that I did when I was starting all this, over 10 years ago…I’m not sure whether to crack up or cringe when I look at them! Can’t believe I’m showing you guys these, but we all started somewhere, right? These gorgeous ladies were troopers. The technical aspects, well, yikes, but they represent the start of a huge part of me, so I love them…call me sentimental 😉
This is a dear friend from high school. I was interested in photographing her before photography itself. She hated having her picture taken…really hated it! I thought she had the most beautiful face, so I talked her into letting me take a few picture of her, with a camera I had since 5th grade. Guess what? She modeled for me several times after that, and even did a little professional modeling on the side. I love making people understand that they’re gorgeous, especially when they don’t know it…
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