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Years went by. I was still
testing. I was thinking that I wanted to lean
toward the fashion industry because that’s the imagery that was
dominating
my wall of tear sheets. One day, I opened Italian
Vogue. There was an
image that was so beautiful and surreal. It was almost ugly but
there
it was in Vogue magazine. A mix of surreal, disheveled-ness and a
complete sense of classical technique. The photographer was Paolo
Roversi, and I began to study his work. I noticed that his absolute
beauty
was tailored to the fashion industry but with a slight shift in
staging, makeup and setting, his work could easily be adapted to my
feelings, could transcend the allure of the classics when mixed with my
flavor and style. All in all, my mind had never stopped preparing
for
this test. I could now take my personal style and graft it onto the
inspirations that Paolo Roversi and others had provided.
Since the moment Photoflex sent me their equipment to duplicate a
similar style as I had created with another company's products, I
have seen glimpses of my new world to come. It doesn’t really include
an industry other than the world of photography. I am truly satisfied
with testing ideas using old equipment and applying all the knowledge I
gained from the motion picture industry to generate this imagery
that
has not yet been done. I know that almost everything has already been
done but I believe certain ways of painting light have not, and certain
ways of shooting have not. I think melding technology, cinema and a
detailed attention to light painting with organic means will provide me
with the
missing elements that I have been searching well over ten years to
find.
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