A very kind compliment.

I often shoot test images for models.

These are images the model uses to create their ‘book’. That book is used by agencies to choose someone for a project. It’s kind of a cool thing, to get to introduce them to the industry and photograph them for the first time. Kind of like putty in my hands.

This is Wolf, he was recently chosen by a formative agency at Faces West a conference where models are showcased and chosen to move on and move up in the industry based on their ‘books’.

Wolf’s Mom called me one day to thank me because the images I took of him, film images with natural light in my studio helped him get chosen and move on in his career. He has only ever shot with two photographers. His mom wanted me to know that my photos were the ones that helped him get chosen because they were the ones who represented the real him. She asked and was so proud to tell me that the photos were authentic and he looked at ease.

I was gushing for the next few hours because I never know what next steps these models take and to know the specifics of this journey made me so happy.

I am so very, very grateful to do what I do.