For this blog post, I want to take a moment here to thank the excellent and dedicated WPSAF committee, as well as reflect upon Florida’s best and most community oriented art festival. Without this program, I may never have realized my dream of becoming a full-time, professional photographic artist. The festival was so much fun, and I was glowing all three days. I was so fired up during the festival that I had completely forgotten to take any pictures at all that day. All I have is my memory of the event, as well as a lasting impression that led me to an abrupt career move. During the Artist Dinner on Friday night, I talked for hours with several artists. I was shocked to learn from these artists that you could be a full-time artist for a living.

Blast from the Past: 2002 On March 2011, speaking at Monteverde Academy brought back so many memories of my high school days, and how I dreamed about becoming a photographer one day.  Almost 9 years later, here I finally am! Below is a picture of me winning, in 2002, the Gold Key Award and American Visions Nominations my photograph of the Florida Everglades, titled ‘Celestia’.  Next to me is my Deerfield Beach High School...

For the last two years that I’ve lived in Orlando, one park that I has challenged me the most was Blue Springs State Park.  The springs itself is beautiful, surrounded by high mounds put up by Native Americans more than a century ago.  High wood bridge wood walkways provide a long, natural walk through the forest and along the water. But I struggled to get a photo I really loved.  First, the park is almost almost too crowded for...

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...

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...