ABOUT STEVE!
| DON'T HIRE ME JUST BECAUSE I'M COOL |
| Okay, the tattoos, piercings, glasses and goatee aren't real (so maybe I'm not that cool). But, the reasons for hiring me to shoot your photo assignments are. I've been around in the photo biz for quite a while, in fact I've been shooting professionally for over 25 years now. I studied photography at the Art Center College of Design back when it was compared to a military academy and Robert Palmer was Addicted To Love. The education received at ACCD was a great foundation, but there's nothing like being thrown out into the real world of commercial photography to learn what it's all about. I moved to New York City right after school and immediately went to work as an assistant for some of the top photographers in the world, learning to shoot everything from celebrities, to cars, to resorts, to vodka bottles and bras – sometimes all of the above at once. Before long, I found myself hiring my own assistants and shooting my own jobs. My client list in NYC included AT&T, IBM, Toshiba, House Beautiful, Family Circle, Woman's Day, Chiat-Day, Disney, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Dakota Jackson, various design firms, agencies, and a lineup of antiquity galleries that reads like the guest appraiser list for the Antiques Roadshow. NYC is where I first learned the importance of developing relationships with clients and becoming an integral part of the entire process. From concept to finished product, I want my clients to know that I'm available to help with whatever they need in order to produce the finest work possible. Bend Oregon is now where I live, and it's where I learned to calm down. The lifestyle here has provided a fresh perspective on the business, as well as life, and has given me a chance to hone the skills needed to do my best work. While this is now home, the entire Northwest is my studio, and I am always available to travel for jobs that require me to do so. Lighting, composition, and execution are certainly skills that I have learned, developed and mastered over the years and can bring to the table. But if you're looking for more than that, if you're looking for someone to collaborate with who can bring the photographic piece needed to complete your award winning team, give me a call. P.S. I've got a really cool shirt I can wear if you need me to play the part. |
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