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About Me

My name is James Henderson and headshot photography is actually my second job, but I'll get to what I do now in a minute. I used to be a huge nerd in high school, "used to be" being an extremely relative use of words compared to my current style of nerdiness. After high school I made an extremely scholarly attempt to become an architect and engineer through college. Even though my grades were Dean's list quality, the 72 straight hours I spent awake on my last architecture project told me it was not for me. After trying my hand at the "real" world by working as a sales rep for Nabisco, I decided to make an attempt at the fake one here in Los Angeles (despite having all the OreosÂ® I could eat). So this brings you up to speed. Since I've been making my run at being a successful photographer in LA, I also work in the film and TV industry as an actor (when I get lucky), stand-in (mostly) and background performer (fills in the gaps). Check out the IMDB link in my company section for just a few of my credits. I've been in LA for about 8 years now and I have to say that it's finally starting to grow on me. I've only been doing photography for about 4 of those years, but I'm striving to improve my work with every picture I take and every set I work on. It's one of my all time goals to see the world before I retire. Until I can afford to do that (or at least start doing that), I'm doing my best to capture what is in front of me on day to day basis.
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Outside of the norm, I am someone that values educated theories from intelligent people. One topic that I feel more people should be aware of is a very important one called "Peak Oil". If you are hearing the words "Peak Oil" for the first time, you should watch a few videos on the website WWW.PEAKAWARE.COM for a quick overview. It has one of the best collections of Peak Oil educational videos I've seen and it's a great place for showing you how relevant the topic of "Peak Oil" is to our modern society. Whatever you do, don't brush it off, because if you do, you'll be completely in the dark when you're having trouble putting gas in your tank or food on your table. For those truly interested in keeping up with current events of peak oil and the economy, check out the LIFE AFTER THE OIL CRASH website for updated articles worth your time.

My Interests

Photography, film and all things textured.

People that root for the underdog, whether the underdog happens to be a leader in human rights... or just plain old me.

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Other photographers, friends, clients, actors, models and make-up artists. People with a good sense of humor. The creative team that came up with the Bellagio fountain show. Other "Peak Oil" aware people...

My Friend Space
I have very cool friends.

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I Must Be Dead Photography

Ron Paul for President

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Nocturnal Photography

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Music:

AFTER HOURS ON KROQ, Dandy Warhols, Coldplay, Kings of Leon, The Postal Service, U2, Sting with or without the Police (the best lyrics), Radiohead, Cliff Martinez, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dwight Yoakam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Mick Jagger, The Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Brian Eno, Johnny Cash, The Killers, Air, The Sundays, Sigur ros, Snow Patrol, and Nick Drake.

Movies:

Unbreakable. Pretty much anything directed by Michael Mann or Steven Soderbergh is a sure bet to get me into theaters, James Bond Films are always fun, "The Stand" miniseries, Intacto, Syriana, Kiss kiss, bang bang , Once Upon A Time In The West, Kontroll , Crash, Salton Sea , Layer Cake , Forrest Gump, Sexy Beast, Office Space, Memento, Uncle Buck, Blast from the Past, Bladerunner, 28 Days Later, Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash, Bruce Almighty, Empire of the Sun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Professional, Why We Fight, The Edge, The Fifth Element, Nurse Betty, Gattaca, Whale Rider, The Village, V for Vendetta, Serenity .

Television:

The Colbert Report, LOST, Family Guy, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, AMC's Fear Friday, Jericho .

Books:

The Old and New Testaments, Crossing the Rubicon, Stephen King's The Stand, The Alchemist, Fahrenheit 451, Wild at Heart, Contact, Green Eggs and Ham, Beyond Good and Evil, Walden.

Heroes:

Jesus, Edward R. Murrow, Ron Paul, Bob Woodward and John McClane. Ross Seymour ain't too shabby either.

My Blog

A Poem by Rudyard Kipling.

With the exception of the words, "He gave his only begotten son..", there are very few passages that carry more weight for me than the following poem. The words are the equivalent of a parent to an o...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Sat, 03 May 2008 01:05:00 PST

"The Bridge to Nowhere"... and back.

Where do you go when you've had enough of the city and absolutely, positively have to get some fresh air? Nowhere... or to be more specific, the Bridge to Nowhere. Most people who read my blogs know...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:11:00 PST

THIS IS MY DREAM HOUSE!!!!!

If I won the lottery tomorrow, I would go to this guy and have him design me an exact duplicate of this house the next day. Check it! :Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrTKTXRGOo0&feature=related ...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:03:00 PST

GREAT Documentary thats not "Sicko". REQUIRED viewing.

Everyone keeps telling me I need to watch "Sicko" by Michael Moore and I will get around to it eventually, but now that I have Netflix, my first rental was one I've been meaning to watch for over a ye...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:57:00 PST

Once upon a time in the west.

I shot my first S.A.S.S. competition today. Up until about 2 years ago, I had never heard of S.A.S.S. For those of you wondering what it is, it's the Single Action Shooting Society. Still wondering...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:20:00 PST

CD Release.

A while back, I shot some photos for a very talented musician. His name is Ed Rhee, he found me through a mutual friend and we set out to take some pictures for a CD he was making. After riding arou...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:49:00 PST

Two for two.

Ok, about 2 months ago I came across a comedy on apple trailers that looked really funny. It was called, "The Ten". It had Paul Rudd, Liev Schreiber and a ton of other great actors that I really enj...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:45:00 PST

Viva Las Vegas.

Depending on how you look at it... Vegas isn't all bad. Seeing as how I only spent about 9 hours in Vegas the last time I visited (about 6 of which I spent with my friend while he bought his house th...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:21:00 PST

A quick hike / A quick blog.

I went on a new hike today called Chaney Trail. One of the quickest and nicest hikes that I think I've done in LA. A friend from set told me about this hike and I've been wanting to go on it for a c...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:39:00 PST

A reflection of ones self.

Every now and then we need to be reminded who we are. Mirrors work well most of the time, but just as importantly, the way you look at the world around you tells a great deal about yourself and what ...
Posted by Henderson Photography on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:50:00 PST