Album Cover GravitasI can’t take everyone out to the Marin Headlands for portraits. I wish I could. The light is sublime. And the backgrounds are so...
The Evolutionary Advantage of the FaceSometimes it helps to just let go. Portrait photography can be too serious and it helps loosen you up by showing your goofy, funny self....
Fleeting GlancesI know that we are so much more than we see. We are not our photographs, not our reflections. Yet, in those things there is an aura of...
Joy BombsYesterday, I was in someone’s living room and I was looking at them through the camera, and we were talking. I was asking questions,...
Choosing The Right FeelingWhen I look at a face in a photograph I want to feel the person, get a real sense of their spirit. For this to happen they have to behave...
How to Create a Visceral PortraitI shot all these DBI portraits with a 50mm 1.2. For most of you that means nothing. But do you notice how there’s almost a 3D quality to...