Layla and mom Charlotte

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon shooting 5 month old, baby girl Layla and her mom Charlotte. Not only is she a gorgeous baby but she was such a well behaved one at that. It was an absolute joy and pleasure to photograph the two. Charlotte, here are a few of my favorites from our time together, I hope you love them. Enjoy every moment with your beautiful girl.


Thank you for a great afternoon together!

Tiny Gods, the book

While I was sick in February I had the opportunity to complete the layout for the Tiny Gods book. It's 67 pages of color and black and white images on glossy heavyweight paper. Each chapter begins with a digital contact sheet of the subject photographed for it. There are 13 subjects and 8 chapters. The book is here and is available in 2 sizes (12x18 and 6x8), and there are only 10 copies (each signed and numbered) of each size available for sale. 12x18 size is $150 and the 6x8 size is available for $80. If you are interested in ordering a copy, leave a comment with your contact info. No personal information will be published, and those comments will remain private.

The name of the series, Tiny Gods, comes from the idea that we idolize our partner(s). Often times, it appears from the outside looking in that we worship our romantic interests and lovers, thus making them miniature deities. Each piece of writing on each image is about one of my previous loves or another and was written at the time I felt such notions. So each one of those good lookin' individuals I photographed for the series took on the task of conveying what was written on their finished image.

Jonathan and Tosca

I first met the fantastic Tosca and her person Jonathan in August while shooting a modeling portfolio. I got their number so I could photograph her and promptly lost it. Luckily, I ran into them again 2 weeks ago outside of his studio. Jonathan shared the sad news that Tosca's health has been on the decline recently and the 14 year old Leon Berger is not doing well. I made plans to get in his studio a couple of days later to get some portraits of the dynamic duo.

Tosca is a wonderful dog, and I'm pleased I got to spend some time with her and Jonathan recently. I wish them both the best for their remaining time together. You can check out some of Jonathan's killer work at jonathanrogersart.com .

Light Painting

I've always been fascinated by light painting and recently began a series in January that was to be entered into a juried show in March. Due to illness, I wasn't able to finish the series and had to pull out of the show but recently I've neared completion of it.

There are almost 20 images in all and I had a great time photographing my 12 subjects, including one brave couple. The framing is taking the longest time because of the sizes and once complete I hope to show in several summer events.

They're kinda creepy, they're kinda weird and each an original...

These creepy guys are miniatures from the game Warhammer 40k that were hand painted by my friend A.P. He hired me to photograph them at the end of December for a couple of online contests and to sell to other gamers and collectors. Each piece is 4 inches or smaller but painted with incredible detail. He paints each one by hand, without the use of magnifiers and the detail is sick!

I photographed about 100 of them in total and it was a much different project for me. I'm more into shooting people and places than small objects, but it was really cool to get to check out the great work A.P. does. He says he only spends a couple of hours on them, once he gets the look in mind he runs with it.

He's previously won national contests for his work and I wish him luck in the upcoming year's.

Keeping busy

I photographed these lovely girls in November, but have been super busy and forgot all about keeping this thing updated. I spent the day with S. and L. and their dad in Delaware Park enjoying the changing seasons and looking for artifacts to remind them of the day. Among some favorites they picked up were ENORMOUS golden leaves.

I always enjoy shooting kids, and have been shadowing a few families for "Day In the Life of..." series recently. It's great getting to see all the different types of families there are, and the kinds of dynamics they have. Other than that, I've also been working on upcoming gallery shows, and a few commercial jobs and am gearing up for modeling portfolio season..

Canon shooters need an upgrade?

I'll forgive my friend Max for his choice as a Canon shooter, but only because he's selling some equipment. Those of you looking for some awesome fucking gifts for the photographers in their life (who sadly shoot with Canon) should look no further than this.

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I am cleaning out a lot of my excess photo gear. I recently closed my studio location and have items that I just don't have a need for. Up for auction is: Canon 300mm F4.0 L series non-is telephoto lens with front and rear caps. This is a used lens and does have signs of wear and use as might be expected. All is in working order. Glass is clean, no fungus or marks on the glass. Sample images were taken very recently in a hockey rink, hand held at iso3200 - F4 1/250. This is a VERY sharp lens! Fast Focusing! Be sure to ask questions before bidding! And a picture, so that you've got some eye candy...

A couple of weeks ago, while shooting some portraits for my boyfriend, we happened upon a really interesting guy who I just had to follow. He was carrying what looked like part of a candelabra so we decided to check out what was going on. He was joined by three of his friends and one of them just happened to be sticking balls of fire in his mouth!

Kickass!, I thought. I asked him to do it again so I could shoot from the best angle. And he did! Turned out they were from the group Burn Buffalo.


This is Robert. He eats fire. How effin' cool is that?


Doktor Potter Dee, the cruise director of the four.


The Good Wizard Time, who almost made me weak in the knees.


And this lady is Kindal. She is impressive as hell if anyone ever gets to checkout a Burn Buffalo practice or event.

You can check them out here on Facebook.

Commissioned work

My lovely friends Zeta and Justjon commissioned me to do some early morning portraits of them after they checked out my Tiny Gods work. They asked for the Tiny Gods portraits, but I was also able to shoot some of their regular morning routine as they woke and got around. One of my favorite books is of early morning female portraits called Women Before 10 A.M. and getting to shoot Zeta stretch and yawn and kiss Justjon and get good morning hugs from her daughter reminded me of some of those intimate portraits.

The above shot is one of my favorites. I really love that Z is so comfortable with her skin, and dresses it up in what she is comfortable in as opposed to what is only fashionable. She's a girl who could just as easily pull off the itty bitty thong or g string but she looks so much sexier and natural in these cute brief panties. Even J said they were his favorite on her, so I hope they like this picture.

Urban Landscapes

These images are from the second series I was showing at the Celebration of the Arts on Oct. 30th. They were shot over a period of 8 months in the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area and are some of my favorites to date.

Everywhere I've lived has invoked a strong feeling of one sort or another from me. Whether it was awe of my surroundings in the Mid-West, a sense of urgency while living in the larger East coast cities or relaxed when I lived in the mountain towns of W. Virginia. No place has quite roused the same feeling in me that W.N.Y. does. At times, it seems like rather large, once booming areas have become ghost towns. Other times it is so vibrant and rich with culture, but what I find most beautiful about the areas are the abandoned buildings, defunct factories, grafitti on the walls and finding items that were set down to be picked up later but never were.

Some of the shots for the series felt very lonely to me, so I took a lot of time considering the post production work I put into them.

The first and last image posted here seemed to get the most response in the show, and I have decided to only release 10 16x24 prints to be sold. They are each numbered and signed and can be framed.

Prints of all the images are available for sale, and if you are interested in pricing information and seeing the entire collection, please leave me a comment with your contact info.