On Father’s Day 2010, I was hired by a local attorney to photograph his family at his beach condo in Cocoa Beach, Florida.  Last December, I also photographed a Christmas party for the same law firm, and was happy for the repeat business (the same attorney, Jeffrey, purchased a rather large piece from my display at the Winter Park Art Festival last March).           Two location were chosen: one on the...

Shooting models, family’s, and weddings has started to make my portfolio look a little to soft and cuddly lately. Now comes in the tough guy shoot at an abandoned warehouse nearby my home. Kayla Hernandez, one of my favorite people to shoot with, introduced me to the concept of a GOYA (Get Off You Ass) shoot. We as photographers get scatterbrained in our fun time for shooting, and end up shooting the same crap again and again. Kayla...

SLAM Magazine, along with a recent infrared modeling shoot, have together shifted my thoughts of modeling photography.  I must admit that I had avoided modeling work for some time, which can feel more like production and less like art.  Either you are highly technical with your lighting setup, or your know a lot of Photoshop gimmicks and trickery; or perhaps both.  Rarely does anyone do a modeling shoot without an after-thought...