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Philosophy and Mission Statement

I shoot almost exclusively black and white low light portraits. If I could shoot in complete darkness I would certainly try. I like to get models to show a little personality rather than stiff and staid, or typical model shots, but they are still portraits. I like models that have good input and understand that patience is a virtue.

My work is exclusively on film with both medium format 6x7 and large format 4x5 and 8x10 cameras, and often work in very dark style.

If you are interested in tfp/tfcd work:

I don't do nude unless it's part of a shared idea, I don't do porn, I don't do cowgirls hugging trees. I would however consider a nude midget cowgirl hugging a tree just to say I had done it. It's rather pointless to get nude in front of me if I am going to be taking a photograph of your face or your foot, but whatever floats your boat is fine with me.

I like regular models, I like quick shoots, I like to meet before hand, and meet after to go over contact sheets. I like natural light and I like to shoot in stairwells. I like to shoot in the rain, and I like to shoot at night. I like to shoot at coffee shops and bars, and bus stops. I like to shoot when it's windy, and I'd like to shoot a girl named Cindy.

"Escorts" are not a problem if you ask before. A dog is not an escort.

Be good to me, and I am good to people I work with. I often want to see models I like to work with a few short times rather than one long day, since I use film and am not spraying and praying with a 1,000 digital shots in an hour. A shoot with me may involve two or three cameras, and 20 images or less in an hour. I want images that sell a period, time, expression, or emotion. Props are always something good to bring with you. Makeup and clothes are never an issue because it's YOU that becomes the image and not someone else's clothes or makeup.

I would like to do TFP with models that have vintage clothing or have a feeling for 19th century artistic photography, (corsets and bustles).

Mamiya is my friend, but I live for my Holga.

• Dada is the world soul, dada is the pawnshop. Dada is the world's best lily-milk soap.

  Dada Manifesto, Hugo Ball, 1916

• A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some threat of extinction.

  J. G. Ballard

Pricing

• Sitting fee minimum $100
• Digital scan and edit $60 per hour
• Prints, Digital $25 minimum
• Prints, Optical $50 minimum
• MUA can be arranged

Sitting fee includes a minimum of 2 sessions (approx 3 hours). Every sitting is different.

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About Jeff

My books and photography are an extension of my journey through life. When I come to a point where I have learned what I can from a subject I will document that point on the journey.

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How Jeff Works (and what is unique about his process)

I love being a photographer. Call me because you love and believe in what I do.

I don't do anything in Photoshop that I can not do with chemistry or in the darkroom. I do not digitize much, so any picts I have in my portfolio are usually temporary, and change often.

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Technical Details

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Map of the Area

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Contact

e-mail

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