Call him Aaron. He hails from the Midwest. A young, ambitious IT professional, He’s looking for a new kind of headshot. We meet at Crema on The Alameda. We talk about work and life. There’s something different about him. He’s polite in an old-fashioned way. He tells me he’s not photogenic, That he doesn’t like theContinue reading “Youngblood”
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Meta-portrait
Originality isn’t easy. Case in point. I’m on a corporate shoot with my client. We’re having a blast. Shooting like crazy. Then this. I want something different, she says. You know, something unique. Well, I like creative challenges, I say. I pause, I ponder, I hatch a one-of-a-kind idea. I ask for her mobile phone.Continue reading “Meta-portrait”
Nighthawk
I’m a simple man. I have few hopes and expectations. I do my best to resist the temptation of prayer. I’m resigned to a world that revolves around no one. Still, I have moments of weakness. When that happens, I bargain with fate. I make promises in exchange for special consideration. I vow to exerciseContinue reading “Nighthawk”
Friday Night Lights
Meet Scott. He’s a marketing executive With clients on the East and West Coasts. Recently he joined me for a Friday Night Lights session. No, not football. A much more wholesome activity: Candid headshots for Bay Area professionals. I run the sessions out of my DIY home studio in San Jose. They’re good fun. IContinue reading “Friday Night Lights”
Bay Area Gothic
September. It’s three o’clock. The sun is hot, the sky cloudless. In the heart of the Silicon Valley, the valley of profit and loss, Between the green western and yellow eastern foothills, A rural woman stands amidst the wreckage of streams and orchards. Nearby, the Guadalupe River is littered with plastic debris And choked withContinue reading “Bay Area Gothic”