Years ago when I got my 1st Lensbaby camera lens, I learned to think differently about what a good photo was. Prior to getting it, all of my images HAD to have tack sharp details and robust colors. If it wasn’t perfect, I rejected it. After playing with the Lensbaby lens for a month or […]
To get good results when taking portraits, you can do so very much with one small light, one stand, & one umbrella. When I photographed New York educator, blogger, poet and my ace boom cool José Vilson, I started with two lights but I was not getting the effect that I desired. I tried multiple […]
If you ain’t heard (yes, I said ain’t), I’m presenting at volume 8 of Pecha Kucha Night Detroit on April 14th at the Arab American National Museum. Part of the process is to submit a short bio 3-4 sentences, which I find hard because a) I hate writing/describing myself and b) my life is too big […]
Most if not all of my friends in and around Detroit have a hustle or two or three or four. I have two aside from my main thing cause I need to be able to support my shopping habits. The other day, I was talking to Cousin Dee who was telling me about her new […]
Over the weekend, I hung out at the Ann Arbor Orchid Festival to totally submerge myself into my new orchid obsession. This event was on my calendar for months & I was totally ready to be wowed & boy was I. I’m not sure how many people attended, but that place remained packed during the […]
I haven’t posted one of my macro photos in a while & quite frankly, I miss taking them. With spring rapidly approaching, there will be more coming and I cannot wait! Pictured above is one of my phalaenopsis orchids. When I got it, it was not in bloom & I had no idea what it […]
Some hang out at Lincoln Center during fashion week just to be seen. Some come to work, while others come to work it! This young lady is the latter of the three. I was on my way out of the tents after photographing the Vivienne Tam show headed to grab some lunch when I spotted […]
The post title is inspired by Angie Stone’s song “Just a Pimp” from her “Black Diamond” album (1999). “Sammy Chivelucious was his name Played a very, very dirty game He took the innocence from young girls Showed them how they could sell their pearls away, oh. He’s a pimp (He’s a pimp) He’s a pimp […]
What made my weekend awesome? Seeing Alvin Ailey perform tice at the Detroit Opera House that’s what. Thursday I saw the dance group perform with Cousin Dee for the Access Dance program. Tickets were only 25 bucks for floor seats & we got to attend an afterglow with the performers, which was EPIC! It was […]
Last night while at a function, a young woman asked me if I was a singer. I informed her that I was not and that I was actually a visual artist. A photographer. When she asked, I laughed in my head because I get that question pretty often. Silently, I ask what does a singer […]