The DIY factor is slowly becoming DNA. People no longer just want the product.They want to understand the process. How it works.How it’s built.How it can be rebuilt. We are entering an age where understanding systems is becoming increasingly important.

My mother was a cold passionless brutal and abusive creature she was incapable of saying or expressing love and affection and yet she was a creative powerhouse a former opera singer culinary whiz and clothing designer she also stood back and would whine "oh Alvin don't hit him but" but never do anything to stop him when I took a photography I decided to get even with my mother by abusing her with my camera every chance I had I would take her photograph the funny thing about my mother was that she was like the push me pull you and Dr. Dolittle she hated it and would say Robert get away from me and then she pose for me she loved having her picture taken she couldn't deny it it's funny how people who can be so abusive can be such an amazing muse and she was a genuine muse for me so happy Mother's Day Millie from your son Robert my mother's dad finally Unfortunately even though she was a Jewish mother she wasn't what we hoped to get from a Jewish mother she was a rabid racist became a Jew for Jesus and loved football she was 94 when she died I hope she won't be waiting in the light when I pass away and be there to greet me

The psychology of colors is an important tool of manipulating the viewer and telling the story you want to tell whether it be oversaturated unsaturated unsaturated Spot regardless of where you take this snapshot studio landscape Street Learn how to use color

I love shooting portraits a genuinely great portrait is a collaborative effort between subject and photographer it's a synergistic experience and the key is capturing the subjects humanity regardless of geography a great portrait is based on trust

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