Visual Culture

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The Swiss Army Photographer

Perfection; it is defined in so many ways. A beautiful evening, a savory meal, all the kids in be asleep by 8pm.

Sometimes, perfection descends from the heavens as a gift but more often, I find it the glorious reward of hours and hours of planning. I've taken on a rather small assignment for Reno Magazine - no budget, minimal pay and yet because I love the subject and see huge potential, I'm going all out - wardrobe, props you name it this is gonna rock. So like the swiss army knife, I am to become producer, stylist, model and photographer in one.

My favorite par to of my work is watching the pieces come together and I've often thought of doing more production work because I love it so. But the true moment comes when I sit down, sometime days after the shoot and begin to comb the images, finding that golden moment that I brought to light, my vision in tangible form.