my inspirations...
local talents:
Raymund Isaac
Jon Unson ~ I started off assisting him... for free... every now and then I still hang out at his studio when I can
international shutterbugs:
Helmut Newton ~ the guy was colorblind!
Herb Ritts
Bert Stern
Douglas Kirkland
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot
Annie Leibovitz
Rolando Gomez
Marc Baptiste
...and the list goes on...
I use to study their photos for composition, lighting, and posing ideas... and still do![]()