Usually when I'm in the home studio I'm focused on getting the exposures right, making sure the pose is flattering, avoiding distracting shadows and highlights, and trying to click the shutter before they blink.
When I'm in the groove and everything seems to be working well, I try to capture a little bit of the person on film. I love to hear, "Oh my gosh, that's her!" when someone sees an image a friend, and it faithfully represents the way they view that person in real life.
It's also fun to allow someone to act out a bit, completely out of character. This is Tyler. Tyler is a tie-dyed in the wool hippie; the most mellow cat you'll ever meet.
For a few minutes the other night, he was a bad man. Bad, like Jesse James.
It's gonna take some work, but I think Sergeant Dan and I can get him out to the range. With any luck, we'll have some more photos of Tyler and the .44 Magnum.
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