time to get personal

Well, it's finally happened. Work has slowed to a crawl at this point. The photographer I work for has unfortunately cut his rates because the magazines are having budgetary problems. Because of this he can't afford to hire me for his editorial work. Well, it's not so bad though. This will give me time to dive into my personal work.


I've been photographing some pretty interesting people for my personal project. The project itself is nothing new, groundbreaking, or kitchy. Just me shooting environmental portraits of all the wonderfully talented people I know. It's half about developing my portfolio and half about archiving a part of New Orleans. Are you familiar with the idea of 6 degrees of separation? Well, in New Orleans it's more like 2 degrees, 3 if you're a hermit. Because of this I find myself meeting all sorts of fascinating people. I've been setting up portraits sessions with anyone who is willing. This week I will finally shoot Paul who is a Rolling Elvi. Also on tap is piano player and tutor Joshua Wexler and hopefully guitar luthier Leo Esp. Also trying to line up MC Trachiotomy for next week. I met MC Trach last night at The Pearl. He agreed on the spot to let me shoot him inside of The Pearl. The place is tucked away in the bywater with loads of Old New Orleans charm (decay).