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Kevin

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About Me

In no particular order...
    QA: Software quality assurance engineer/lead with 15+ years experience Digital imaging consultant.Training and assistance to photographers converting to digital imaging Workflow analysis and training Photoshop color management, color correction, and retouching services provided Color Management training Color Correction Retouching
Ex-newspaper photographer Ex-wedding photographer Portrait photographer avoiding wedding photography like the plague [grin] (Member WPPI) Model photographer, from headshots to portfolio images
    Additional images can be seen on ModelMayhem OneModelPlace DeviantArt
Active in the SCA, a medieval recreation group Article on studio lights published in the Sept/Oct 2005 issue of Digital Photo Pro magazine

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My Interests

A partial list, in alphabetic order

    Medieval and renaissance history Personality and how the mind works Photography, especiallyClassic Portraiture Fashion Retro/Pinup Goth (Edwardian, Glam, and EGL varieties, mostly)
Photoshop Project Management Reading Sleeping Software Design Software Quality

I'd like to meet:

    Leonardo da Vinci Sun Tzu Niccolo Machiavelli Edwin Land Grace Kelly Thomas Edison Samuel Clemens Benjamin Franklin
...assuming they were still alive, and that we could communicate in a common language. I have no great desire to hang out with corpses, after all. :)

Music:

    Abba J.S. Bach, especially his liturgical organ music Jerry Goldsmith James Horner Christine Lavin Henry Mancini Amanda McBroom Georgio Moroder Ennio Morricone Basil Poledouris ZZ Top

Movies:

    Groundhog Day Better Off Dead Knightriders (A "guilty pleasure") L.A. Story Big My Man Godfrey My Favorite Year The Apartment Big Trouble in Little China To Catch a Thief Joe vs The Volcano Grosse Point Blank Charade Sabrina Roman Holiday The Awful Truth Swing Time Star Wars The Lord of the Rings

Television:

I don't own a television. Some shows I have enjoyed are

    The Burns and Allen Show M*A*S*H The Addams Family The Twilight Zone Get Smart Soap Rockford Files Remington Steele

Books:

Single favorite fiction author: Lois McMaster Bujold
Single favorite fiction book: Replay, by Ken Grimwood
Mystery authors

    Lawrence Block (Especially the Bernie and Tanner series')
    John Dunning (Especially the Cliff Janeway books) Donald Westlake (Especially the Dortmunder romps)
Science Fiction/Fantasy Authors
    Robert Asprin David Brin Lois McMaster Bujold Rick Cook Eric Flint Robert Heinlein Larry Niven Terry Pratchett Joel Rosenberg J.R.R. Tolkein Vernor Vinge Lawrence Watt-Evans Roger Zelazny...

Other Fiction
    Jennifer Crusie Katherine Grayson Julie Kenner Thorne Smith
Non-Fiction
    Waaaaaay too many to note, but the topics are mostly.... Photography Art Software development/QA/languages Photoshop History Psychology

Heroes:

W. Edward Deming
Arnold Newman

My Blog

Vixen Violette: Pinup and Hollywood Glamour Photos

Vixen VioletteThese are some of the photographs from a recent session with Southern California burlesque starVixen Violette(Makeup by Robin Rodriguez).If you're interested in this style of photography...
Posted by Kevin on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:44:00 PST

Nyx Valentine: Alternative/Glamour Photos

Nyx ValentineThese are some of the photographs I took of Nyx Valentine, with makeup by MakeupPirate-Alana.If you're interested in this style of photography, please feel free to contact me. My rates ar...
Posted by Kevin on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:38:00 PST

Lindsay Lou: Hollywood Glamour and Alternative Photos

Lindsay LouThese are some of the photographs I took of Lindsay Lou, with makeup also by Lindsay.If you're interested in this style of photography, please feel free to contact me. My rates are quite re...
Posted by Kevin on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:22:00 PST

Johnette: Fashion/Glamour Photographs

JohnetteThese are some of the photographs I took of Johnette, with makeup by Christy Lynn Scott.If you're interested in this style of photography, please feel free to contact me. My rates are quite re...
Posted by Kevin on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 01:08:00 PST

Glamour Photography

If 10 shades of gray are not visible on the above bar, your monitor will not display the images properlyContact Kevin Connery...
Posted by Kevin on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:10:00 PST

Alternative Modeling

Alternative ModelingOne of the areas of photography I've been working in recently is sometimes called "alternative modeling", which includes punk, goth, glam, and other non-mainstream genre.If you're ...
Posted by Kevin on Tue, 30 May 2006 11:07:00 PST

Pinup Photography

Pinup PhotographyOne of the areas of photography I've been working in recently is 1950's style pinup photography, both the lighter "cute' modes and the more 'underground' styles.If you're interested i...
Posted by Kevin on Sun, 28 May 2006 01:44:00 PST

Viva Las Vegas 2006 photos

The snapshots I took at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend a few weeks ago are now up on my VLV 2006 page. ...
Posted by Kevin on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:31:00 PST