
Monique
Monique is a freelance stylist in for the day at the studio. When I asked if I could take her picture, she said that she hated her makeup. I said that I loved her sweater, so we found a compromise that worked for both of us. We luckily had exactly 5 minutes at the end of the day to set the black background, shoot, and say our goodbyes.

Blown Out x 2

Calvin Smoking

Tucker
I was going to be stupid and sophomoric and make a juvenile "organ joke", but I have too much respect for a couple of things. First, I love the shot, and I'm not going to "cheapen it" like that. Second, I know how seriously Tucker (first name: Chris) takes his music. As far as I know, he's been a pretty serious musician just about his whole life and I don't want to be insulting about something that he has such reverence for. I know he probably would say he didn't care, but I know how I would feel if the tables were turned.

Rhonda

Trading Places
There is a line in the movie "Trading Places", spoken by Jamie Lee Curtis to Dan Aykroyd. "These hands haven't ever done an honest days work. A manicure, even." (I'm paraphrasing).
I've always prided myself on my work ethic. Suffice to say, I very rarely feel like I didn't give an honest days work for an honest days pay.

Portrait of the Artist and His Art

Squirrel Portrait
I never realized Squirrel had gone so gray. Then again, I had really never seen him except in Winter, and he was always wearing a knit hat. Even though he still seems very youthful to me, I can imagine that living on the streets is not the easiest life, and can take its toll on a person.