The Purple Spades

taylor at my studio

tunnel vision

most models have like their staple poses and facial expressions. they like to call it their signature pose. some have a set of current popular poses that they practice to perfection. and then there are some models who come on set like a clean canvas. they have no poses in there head. they don't want to do the industry popular poses. ie; the broken shoulders with hands on hips. instead, they want to be used as your paint brush to create new art. their open to anything. they laugh at nothing. they understand and respect the creative process.

some photogs seek the clean canvas model. some seek the broken shoulders with hands on hips. it's all good.

the origin of The Purple Spades?

i was looking at the Prince photo that i ran across and posted and i couldnt help but to notice a deeper connection to it. then i realized that i had shot a similar photo about 3 years ago. i think it favors...

inspiration

i just find this photo of Prince and Vanity just so raw and inspiring. it speaks so much, to be so simple.

tunnel vision

i was recently in the motor city on business when i saw the most beautiful perception of detroit architecture. stepping off the plane i was expecting to see the most beautiful array of american made muscle. instead, i witnessed the most amazingly lit airport walkway. it was so captivating that i had to stop and shoot it for 5,... 10,... 12,.... ok 45 minutes. i shot and i shot and i shot. i shot so much that i was approached by airport security.

its funny; 10 years ago, who would have given a damn about airport security? today we piss in our pants if they look at us too long. anyway, i digress.

i'm sitting down going through sandisks, trying to see if i have one to use for a photoshoot when i run across these shots... the detroit airport. after not looking at this disk for about 3 months, the photos of that airport looked even more amazing. almost like an aged wine. i couldnt help it. i had to break the ultimate photographer's rule. the rule of 1. 1 look 1 photo. 1 shoot 1 shot used. but not this time. i am using all of these photos. in fact, i'm going to use these photos in a 'thought' series i'm going to call tunnel vision. and the coolest thing about them is that they need no touching up. the colors burned in perfectly.

i will contribute my most inner ocd thoughts on photography, modeling, and the industry in this series.