I just wrapped up work on a photo shoot that was a wonderful experience for me. As a photographer each shoot has something to offer. Something to learn. I've had some reoccurring images in my head that I have been trying to get out! Most of my career as a photographer has been a gorilla style run and gun type situation. What I ended up with at the end of the day, was what I was able to capture in the moment, reacting as quickly as I could to something I had seen in my day that gave me pause. But recently I wanted to get back to studio type shooting. What I wanted was to start having more control of the environment. I wanted to have harmony between the lighting, model, and the wardrobe so that I could better express something internal. 

It's funny often with creative projects I don't even understand what I am going for until I am either doing it, or I am finished with it.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Imagery with me starts in my head. It just appears. The muse pops is and says "hey make this image" and burns it into the back of my eyelids until that image has been manifested into the physical world. But the muse never tells me why to make that image. It just gives me the fierce desire to express it. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

About half way through this particular photo Shoot I began to understand what I was going for. And more importantly what is represented to me.

                                                                                                                                                                                            

I'm curious. What do you think when you see these images? What do they mean to you.

To me they are a hallucination. An ephemeral image pertaining to certain concepts. Concepts of the spiritual side of existence. That within us are archetypal forces that speak from the other and manifest themselves into our psyche.

All photos are original. Shot on Panasonic G7

                                                                                                                                                                                          

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