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totally makes sense! that definitely requires a lot of confidence. how long do your shoots usually take? and how many photos will you typically take in a shoot? also, unsure if this has been asked but how much gear do you use? are you just working with natural light? a lot of your photos look like theres atleast some diffuser/reflectors if not some strobes. how much control do you have over the photos (do you usually hire a photographer, do they edit photos, etc)? Sorry if this is a lot of questions! the more I look through your stuff and read your answers the more I am fascinated by what you're doing and your process.

it seems like a number of your shoots are out doors, how do you do this logistically? Specifically the one where the girls are painted to match the houses their standing in front of (looks a bit like San Francisco). I would guess the cops/neighbors aren't particularly keen on quasi-naked people around.

also, you seem to paint primarily women, why?

good to know. If I continue to work in photography I may look into buying (or at least renting/testing out) one, those sound like a dream. I feel like I am perpetually annoyed with lack of sharpness (although that could completely be a lack of experience/expertise, not a camera problem). that size aperture just seems to really suit how you take photos.

that's awesome! you mentioned you also do commercial work, will whoever hired you allow you to keep this same workflow or do they try to encourage you to do have others photograph or different lighting, etc? I'm very new to photography and just looked up prime lenses, so do you generally just work at one specific aperture or do you have a few? why do you prefer working with them?

the more artists I talk to (I do a lot of ceramics/pottery and speak to a lot of other ceramicists) the more I hear answers like this. It's kind of exciting living in a time like this.

that seems like a really logical and practical distinction.

thank you so much for taking time to answer all these, your work is so beautiful, both the painting and all the photos. I love getting to hear how others approach their art/business/whatever.