Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
After high school I was pretty lost, I became a roadie for a band that was really visually stunning.
On breaks from touring I went to college for business, after almost finishing changed to film.
During school I met some people that worked in fashion and would invite me to all sorts of events.
Found that girls liked photographers more than roadies so I started taking photos at the parties.
People really started enjoying the photos, so companies started asking me to shoot photos for them.
Began taking it more seriously and decided in 2005 before graduating to pursue photography seriously.
In 2008 started being sent all over the world to photograph.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Career
Photographer
I try and show people whats going on in my mind.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Film
Art
Being Creative
Day to Day
Days are so random, shooting days are pretty much how you would imagine them. Get to set, put all the equipment together, make sure everything looks great and get the job done. But to get to that point it takes quite a bit of work. A lot of days are spent building ideas and concepts, trying to research how to get certain things done. Location scouting, casting calls, set building, wardrobe... there's a lot to be done for some photos to take place and sometimes it's just getting the right moment.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for professionals
Reputation is everything, word of mouth and reputation is how I get pretty much any work I have gotten. This is true about any job I have ever had not even just photography. The last actual job I had was working in an office selling satellite TV systems and I even got that job by a friend of mine telling the owner that I would make a good employee. I try to out do any expectations people may have of me so they essentially do all the work for me by bragging to other people about what I can do.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"People said nothing... Let me elaborate more, when I was in school everyone loved to pat each other on the backs and talk about how great each other are, but I never felt anyone gave any sort of honest critique."
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
