The Secrets to taking Magnificent Portraits

Posted by on Dec 3, 2010 in Articles | One Comment
The Secrets to taking Magnificent Portraits

I have been thinking about the portraits I have photographed lately…portraits of people that is. inally it dawned on me that the lens and light and technical aspects of my portrait photography weren’t nearly as important as the approach I took. And I mean that quite literally. My approach- how I presented myself and how I came up to the person (the angle I took)- in large part determined how successful I would be taking the pictures.

Gloucester Portraits

Posted by on Aug 31, 2010 in Articles, Projects | No Comments
Gloucester Portraits

I’m not only taking pictures of lobsters and traps! Portraits of the lobstermen are also important for the book so when there is a lull in the action I try to take photos of the people and things on the boat. Here are some of my favorites of late.

Faces of Bhutan

Posted by on May 7, 2010 in Articles | No Comments
Faces of Bhutan

What struck me most strongly about Bhutan was the generosity and friendliness for the people. We spent most of our time in country exploring the backroads away from the main tourist areas.So every day, while the other tourist busses were heading off to yet another monastery or temple our bus would head to the countryside and look for villages, markets, farms, anything off the beaten track