Portrait in Sepia with Blue Eyes

This February 2004 session was intense and personal.  Looking back on it now, I think the viewer can see the relationship developing between the model and the photographer.

It was quite a ride.

Shot with Olympus digital in natural light, color manipulated in Photoshop.



Portait with Wet Hair

Rob, portrait with wet hair.

Olympus digital, one light source.



Two Portraits

From the Olympus shoot, February 2004.

Two sides of the same coin.





Portrait of an Actor

One of a series done with the borrowed Olympus point and shoot in February of 2004.

The model, whom I hadn't seen in more than three years, was back from the New York theatre.  I almost didn't recognize him when he appeared at my door.

Below is what he looked like on the day he left, in the summer of 2000:

Shot on film in natural light.



Portrait of a Young Man

From the same shoot as "Nude on a Couch".  (September 1, 2011)

Better framing; I'm learning.  But holding the camera away from my face to look at the screen is still awkward.

Shot with the borrowed digital Olympus, natural light.



Three Portraits

Portrait of Johnny

Another in a series of portrait studies, this one in high-key light on a black drop.

Portrait of a Youth With a Glass

A toned-down light produces a somewhat more softened image and a different mood for a different subject.

Portrait of Lindsay

A middle ground, using a gray drop.  The drama comes from shadow rather than light.







Two Portraits of a Young Man

One of a series of portraits taken in the late 1980's.  This one of Paul is done in high-contrast and strong light, accenting the facial planes.  No attempt was made to disguise flaws; there weren't any.

Another portrait of Paul, this one using a wooden artist's modeling hand as a contrast between the warmth of his skin and the mechanical quality of the hand.

Here the strong one-source light delicately models the sensuous features.