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What do you love about your job?

I find so many things about the nature of my work to be joyful.
I like being able to witness once in a lifetime events.
Being present during the tenderness of ones first kiss the moment they become two.
My knees still become weak at a father dancing with his daughter when she turns sixteen (As I am father to daughter.)
However, what I LOVE the most about my work is that it will live longer than the subjects, its life will continue farther than I, these memories will weather any test of time.

I am truly humbled when I am revisited by my former subjects and see that my work lives on their wall, has a home in a frame at their parents beside , resides on the desk of their work, relived through the eyes of their most tested times, and through the lives of those that wish to remember and pay respect.

Some believe that heaven is being transported to a time where they were happiest, others see a second chance.
I believe living in the hearts and minds through memories, is to live forever.

What types of shoots have you done and how did you make them special?

Under my belt I have shot:

Weddings, Engagements, Grooms & Brides Getting Ready, Wedding Portraiture, Boudoir, Headshots, Quinceanera/Sweet 16's/Bat & Bar Mitzva's , First Birthdays (Old, Middle Aged, Young), Maternity Shoots, Food, Fashion,
New Born (Though I will not accept any newborn), Graduations, Baby Showers, Bridal Parties, Prom, Conventions, Small/Large Parties (Super bowl, backyard, Christmas sweater, etc) , Club/Lounges, Bris', Televised Event, Retirement Parties, Anniversaries, Calendar (for significant others), Baby Showers, and Live Bands)

Man, that was a mouthful....

Though many of these events are very different from each other, There is one component that I use to make everyone feel unique and special.

Providing undivided attention .

By providing my attention I am able to gauged if a couple is shy and needs direction, I am able to read emotion and correctly address the situation in a manner that one feels at ease, I am able to calculate if I am stuck to the debutantes hip or to sally fourth capture guests, I can correctly measure if the subject needs a break from being the center of attention.

Attention speaks volumes, determines action, and portrays endearment.

A fun fact about this photographer

My first instrument was the bass guitar.

I also play guitar, piano, ukulele, and drums.

Besides photography, I have an affinity for military History.

I have a day job as a Lab Tech.
I've worked as a Histology Technician and Cytology Technician.

I have a 5 year old daughter.

I love to cook.

I put my Black Labrador Bella to sleep in 2021 at her ripe age of 13.
It was the hardest day of my life.

My favorite shows were Kitchen Nightmares and MasterChef.

I would love to meet Gordon Ramsay.

I played in a Beatles Cover Band as George Harrison.

I wish there was a CTRL + Z for life.

I love the winter because I am always sweaty.

I can eat crab legs for hours.

On weekdays I go to bed really early and stay up all weekend to get personal productivity and work finished.

I am a people person.

My girlfriend doesn't know it yet, But I purchased an engagement ring.
I have yet to know when to propose! I haven't thought that far. (Maybe ill do it when shes really angry and hopefully her mood changes and says yes. I hope.)

I love to karaoke.
I've won may contests. (I would fake a Japanese accent and completely surprise everyone after singing perfectly)