ABOUT

WHEN GOOD ENOUGH  ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH

How should someone who is not a photographer select a photographer?  Perhaps someone recognized as an excellent photographer by other professional photographers?  I have been appointed the head of a Professional Photographer's of America mentor program to train other pros.  I have both won and judged professional competitions.  Don't you want a photographer who has more than the minimum skills and will only give you a recognizable image? My goal is to provide you with images that touch your heart, that capture your soul.

Because of my background in psychology,  literature, and creative writing.  I am able to learn the unique story of my subject and then creatively design an image that powerfully tells it.  

I create shots that have never been seen or would never have been seen but for my being inspired by my subject.   My logo represents that.  On one level, there is a sharp, easily recognizable image, but, another layer of meaning exists that is inspired by you, like the second less obvious letter in the logo.  

One of my favorite photos taken as an approved volunteer for Make a Wish is of a boy with cancer who had months to live and inspired me to create and capture him pinning a bracelet he had just won on his mother's wrist. It was perhaps the first and last gift he ever earned for her.  But for his inspiration and my creativity, the treasured image never would have existed. The photo brought tears to her eyes and to many others since.   It was on his coffin 3 months later.   

 Have you ever said "I don't photograph well?"   Actually, that's inaccurate,  it is because of lack of skills or effort that other photographers didn't PHOTOGRAPH you well.  As with cell phone photos, it only takes a short time to be able to take recognizable images, it takes years to master the camera, lighting and posing techniques not to mention, to capture the soul of the subject. 

A photograph in which you are merely recognizable may be good enough.  But why not have more, an image with meaning and heart that you are proud to display and will be a treasured legacy for generations to come.