Three Two Four: Richard, Studio

I've shot Richard hundreds of times, usually on the streets of NYC while we're out wandering with our cameras, and once before, in SF, I shot him in a controlled environment, but I thought it might be fun to do a real studio shoot with him.

I was a bit nervous, for some reason. I guess because Richard is so close to me, and I have a pretty high "satisfied customer" percentage, and I was still acclimating to using artificial light, that I was afraid a failure here would be spectacular.

But I think it was a success, a big success, and possibly an important moment for me, as I finally realized that the studio is not a limitation, exactly, but a constraint that forces me to focus on the subject in a way that I might not have to when there's a more interesting backdrop. I acknowledged that studio images could be VERY powerful if done properly, and I like to believe that my studio work has improved as a result. Very fitting that it would be Richard that would provide me that revelation, as he has been one of my biggest inspirations and supporters for quite some time now.