I SHOOT PEOPLE
I'VE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHING FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. I STARTED IN HIGH SCHOOL (BERWICK, MAINE) WITH AN OLD 35MM AND A TINY DARKROOM... YET, IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, WHEN I MET MY WIFE, MARGARET, THAT I HAD DECIDED TO START DOING SOMETHING WITH IT, AN EPIPHANY, IF YOU WILL. SINCE THEN SHE HAS BEEN MY MUSE, AND WITHOUT HER SUPPORT, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. SO, HERE I AM IN THE DIRTY SOUTH, HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE! TO MY BEST FRIEND, PARTNER, AND WIFE... THANK YOU, mags!, I LOVE YOU!!! I'D SHARE A FOXHOLE WITH YOU ANYDAY!!!I ENJOY SHOOTING ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPES, ESPECIALLY CEMETARIES. THE MODELS NEVER COMPLAIN, YA HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING? I'VE SOLD SOME PIECES AND I'M FLATTERED THAT MY WORK IS HANGING ON THE WALL IN SOMEBODY'S HOME. IT'S THERE WATCHING THE KIDS GROW UP, THE FAMILY GATHERINGS, FRIENDS VISIT AND SEE IT, IT BECOMES CONVERSATION. IT HAS BECOME A PART OF THEIR LIFE...HOW DO YOU PUT A PRICE ON THAT?
I'VE STUDIED PORTRAITURE AND AM ALWAYS PRACTISING MY LIGHTING TECHNIQUES (SOME OF MY FRIENDS USE MY PHOTOS FOR THEIR PROFILES...CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONES?) I CAN SHOOT YOUR PETS. WOW, THAT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...THAT'S AN UNTAPPED HUGE MARKET, AND THERE MAY ONLY BE A COUPLE PHOTOGS LOCALLY THAT DO THAT.
HELL, I'LL EVEN SHOOT YOUR KIDS! UNLESS YOU'D JUST PREFER TO GO AHEAD AND DRESS 'EM UP IN THEIR DARLING LITTLE OUTFITS AND STRESS THROUGH TRAFFIC TO YOUR LOCAL WALLY~WORLD AND SPEND $5.95 FOR 72 PICTURES TO SEND TO AUNTY, YOUR OMAH, AND PAH' PAH, HEY, THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD, I EVEN SUGGEST IT... BUT, IF YOU WANT PORTRAITS OF YOUR KIDS BEING YOUR KIDS, YOU GO THROUGH ME (mel gibson, "road warrior", get it? HA! I SLAY ME!!!)
ANYWAY...
I HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPURTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL MUSICIANS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HOUMA. THERES A LOT OF GREAT MUSIC IN THE DOWNTOWN HOUMA AREA AND I AM HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT. IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE BANDS ON MY FRIENDS LIST. JOSH GARRETT and THE BOTTOM LINE, BLUE EYED SOUL REVUE, MIKE "FILLIN THE BLANKS" BOONE, TODD ADAMS, RICH TOUPS. ALSO, CHECK OUT THE ROCKIN VENUES, 'THE DOWNTOWN BALCONY', THE 'Y' BAR,and BE SURE TO VISIT THE MAD, MAD WORLD THAT IS 'THE BRICKHOUSE'.
RECENTLY, I DID SOME SHOTS THAT WERE USED FOR A CD COVER FOR RICHARD TOUPS(see below) IT WAS MY FIRST CD COVER(I DIDN'T DO THE GRAPHICS OR TEXT), BUT I'M EXCITED THAT I'VE GOT SOME WORK FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE(1000 copies!!) JOSH GARRETT'S NEW CD WILL ALSO FEATURE A FOLD OUT OF A PHOTO WE TOOK WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING FOR THE CHUBBY CARRIER CRUISE BROCHURE.
IT WAS GREAT TO BE A PART OF THEIR PROJECTS. THANKS RICH! THANKS JOSH! YA'LL BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THEIR PAGES.
ALSO, I DID SOME WORK FOR A LOCAL HOTEL THAT ARE TO BE USED IN AN ADVERTISING BROCHURE. AS SOON AS I GET A COPY YOU CAN BE SURE I'LL POST IT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I TRY TO KEEP VERSATILE AND CREDIBLE.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND SPENDING A FEW MINUTES BROWSING MY WARES...BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS...AND, OH, YEAH...AS ALWAYS... ROCK ON, DAMMIT!!!
You Are 60% Open Minded
You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded.
Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints.
But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line.
You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself.
How Open Minded Are You?
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