Under the Surface...

Music | Jade Visions (Take 1) by Bill Evans

I think as I become older, I realize my inner self is more appreciating of the finer things in life. I yearn more for meaning, statements of truth, or a perspective that I don't often encounter. In these times, we all live it, with instant everything, the homogeny of life, it is nice to be able to pick out the lady bug in a field of noisy greyish static.

I always try and find my perspective, to take the time to search for it. Life isn't about formulas, efficiency, making better use of time to be more productive. But with the direction technology has steered us, it seems as though we don't have enough time to create, to find our own center, and on occasion, fall into epiphanies... Who has time for that???

With the above in mind, I encourage you to slow down, take deep breathes, and enjoy something that is not mundane. We all know what is in front of us. What is underneath?

A Muse...

Music | Lontano by Jose Padilla

Sherri has been a long time friend and muse. I remember seeing her around various art events we would both attend. Then, in the neighborhood, a new café opened up and it just so happened she had her mornings there, quite often. Needless to say I found a new place to sip my americanos as well. Over the next few months, we finally got to know one another. In more instances than a few, Sherri has pulled me out of artistic lulls and it is easy to see why.

We've made various photographs together from simple studio portraits, candid shots out in the park, and photos that would be appropriate for at the time a non existent Photo Privé.



This photo is an great example to a question I often get about shooting with Photo Privé. "Do I have to be naked?" My answer would be, no. There are so many ways of making a statement without having to be nude. Often, the perception of a nude body can as provocative as a nude itself and sometimes even more so.

of Women in Art...

Music | Danny Boy by Bill Evans

I love the lines and shapes created by the light and shadow of a woman.

The Movement of Time...

Music | Hold you in My Arms by Ray LaMontagne

Time wasn't so important when I was younger. I remember thinking time moved too slow... A school year seemed like an eternity and even the summers over stayed its welcome. As I watch my child grow up, I know my perception of things have changed, not anything else.

I would hope to think that my time has made me more of a better person, wiser, more mature, more excepting... Ok, maybe not...

Tick, tick, tick... I do perceive now that time is moving faster, that there just isn't enough hours in a day to be able to get the things we need to get done, done.

Our children are turning into young adults, anniversaries and birthdays seem to circle closer and closer. Does anyone know where last June went?

Tick, tick, tick... Technology has turned things on end as well in regards to time. Each day, a new discovery turns last years fad gadget into obsolescence. Things are no longer repaired, just replaced. In the hopes of making our lives simpler and easier, have we gained any more insightful perspective?

So as we move forward into the unknown, with both time and technology seemingly to be not an ally, but more so a foe, what do we have?


A polaroid print, which can no longer be reproduced because time has deemed it obsolete.

Boudior... What We Are Not...

Music | Close the Door by Teddy Pendergrass


In finding ways to promote our services and site, it seems what most people look for regarding this type of photography is, Boudoir. I know for me, I see really bad photos of women in uncomfortable poses with feather boas, overly propped non realistic bedroom sets, soft focus images that are not representative of the modern woman.

Our photographs are not at all about fantasy. As in a fine portrait, our approach to photography is to capture the essence of our subjects. Photo Privé is here to create a piece of art that will move thru time, thru generations. Not only as a provocative photograph, but a piece you can be proud to display in your own private space or gallery setting.

Photo Privé

Music | Avalon by Roxy Music

I don't think I have been more comfortable starting a new business than starting Photo Privé. I've worked years to get to the point where I am and have gained confidence and abilities that only experience can bring. This is not to say that I don't have butterflies in my stomach as I launch the website and even this blog. I'm putting my soul out there, parts of me that I know of and others I do not. This also rings true with my subjects, the commissions that have entrusted me to bring to light something special, to emphasize little nuances and the subtleties that first are not yet apparent. I too take my uneasy steps on terrain that will take a little time to get used to.

Photo Privé
Private Photography or Private Photos... When thinking of names for this new ambition, it was appropriate that a friend of mine put me in the direction years ago to start photographing women in a more sophisticated, provocative manner come up with Photo Privé. I was immediately taken by the name as it expresses specifically what my photographs are...

I hope to post recent shoots (with clients permission of course), events and news that pertain to photographing women in this way. If you have any questions that I might be able to answer, please feel free to contact me via the blog or website. Otherwise, please come back often and visit, write a comment now and then if you are so inclined.

Thanks!

Ted