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I consider myself very fortunate to be working with one of the old
photographers Mrs. Joahhna Finley, who had Finley studio here in Clinton
since 1953. The knowledge I've learned from this woman is priceless.
The photographers of that era were masters at their trade in in producing
beautiful head and shoulder portraits, she has taught me her trade secrets
of posing and lighting portraits, in today's photography it separates the
truly rembrant portraits to allot of fancy large studios, or big company
studios that have there portrait flat lit, and are not of true color, and
fade in a short while.
I started in 1987 in photography business, I went back to school,
attended various schools and seminars. When I felt good enough about my
work I went into photography with a great hunger and passion.
I've won several national awards in photography, also I've won several
awards in the Northern Lights professional Photography Association.
In the new generation of photographers in Clinton, I was the first to
obtain his Certified Professional Photographers Degree, of which there are
only 1600 world wide.
I personally believe in making the head and shoulders portraits look
like paintings, not with flat lighting that you get with large studios,
and rear projection systems. I also don't like to do geek
looking poses, anyone who knows me will tell you, I believe in capturing
the natural person.
In our studio its very relaxed and casual, I'm about the most
approachable person you can meet, I never act or pretend to be better than
the person I'm photographing, but consider this person a very important
part of my life, because without you we would have no business, I believe
in a very strong customer relationship, small town relaxed atmosphere, it
with be a blast.
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