I love portraiture. It’s the kind of photography that I keep going back to, again and again — because people are endlessly fascinating. The flicker of emotion. The in-between moments. The quiet tension. The laughter right before it spills. But let’s get one thing straight: A portrait cannot capture someone’s soul. I know that’s the …
Squid Game and the Freelance Photographer: A Survival Story
Let’s be real: if you’ve ever tried to earn a living as a photographer, you’ve basically signed up for your own version of Squid Game. You may not be wearing a green tracksuit (although, hey, comfy), and there may not be a giant robot doll shouting “Red Light, Green Light!” — but emotionally? It’s basically …
Why GF 50mm is the Perfect GFX Lens
When people think of medium format photography, they usually imagine something big, heavy, and slow. A tripod kind of camera. A “set it up and wait” kind of experience. And sure — medium format can be all those things. (I have a Contax 645 that I love) But what if I told you there’s a …
An Ode to the Contax 645
Why I Still Shoot with the Contax 645 — And Why You Should Too In a world dominated by the latest mirrorless marvels and AI-powered phone camera apps, my go-to camera is a relic from a bygone era — the Contax 645. Yes, that Contax 645: heavy, film-hungry, temperamental at times, and entirely devoid of …
What to Expect for your Portraiture shoot?
This is not a photoshoot in the traditional sense. It’s not about looking TikTok fake. But it is about look the best you. It’s about being present. About arriving just as you are — with your stories, your scars, your strength — and creating something meaningful from it. My Emotive Fine Art Portraiture sessions …
What a Fine Arts Degree Didn’t Teach Me (And What David Hobby Did)
I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the University of Washington. Four years of critique sessions, darkroom fumes, conceptual frameworks, and endlessly fascinating discussions about whether photography as art. And to be clear — I’m grateful for all of it. Those years shaped how I see, how I think, how I …