Bio
I am the photographer who can literally make your images look three dimensional; ones that appear to be so realistic that the person could literally step out of the image and give you a hug or a hand shake. I attribute the ability to be able to accomplish such exceptional images as a God given talent, of whom I am a believer with full faith in Jesus.
So how did I get to where I am today? Through a lot of talent, study, determination, perseverance, and continual precise honing of my exceptional artistic talents. Art and visual graphics have always come extremely easy to me and it has been my passion from a very young age. Everyone has talents, some more than others and almost everyone with different or slightly different talents.
By nature, I am a reserved quite person who would rather listen than talk. However, after having been married to my beautiful outgoing bubbly talking wife Rhonda, since I was almost 21, I have learned to talk more just to be able to hold my own.
I love people and love interacting with them to create images. It is really exciting for me to create new and different styles and types of images that are so dramatic for individuals that the impact of the images almost knocks them off their feet. It is similar to someone hangliding off the side of a mountain cliff. It is exhilarating for me and what drives me.
I love and have specialized in creating High School Senior portraits since the beginning of my professional career. I have developed a unique style of combining my taste in Fashion, Models and Fine Art to produce images very unique and in high demand. It is a look totally unique and different from everyone else's. I also love photographing Ladies Glamour showing both their inner and outer beauty that they so desire to have expressed.
I love music but can’t play a note on any kind of instrument. The only thing I can play is the radio. I really love music almost as much as art and photography. The way the saxophone emits that wonderful smooth tone and sound that just draws you in emotionally and speaks to you, makes it my favorite instrument along with all the greatest songs it has been used to create. I love several different genres of music but the sax is by far my favorite.
In addition to music, I love to Ballroom Dance. I don't do ballet but do watch and study it in order to be able to photograph ladies extremely well. Ballet movements train ladies to be the most graceful with their hands, feet, legs, position, angles, movement and timing. It is such a pleasure photographing ladies trained in ballet.
I work out at the gym two to three times a week. I enjoy sports and especially watching mixed martial arts.
From experience, the way that I know there is very high value and impact of large wall portraits is that when I was a small child, my Aunt Lottie had an extreme larger than life professional wall portrait created of me that was displayed on her wall for many many years. She had no children and loved all her nieces and nephews as her own. Because of my wall portrait image being displayed on her wall for so many years and her uplifting me to family and friends, all my cousins to this very day say that I was the special chosen one. I really wasn't, but great professional images are powerful and can have a tremendous impact on not only the individual in the portrait but all the people who experience viewing the portrait.
My father was an auto mechanic and rated in the top 2% of all mechanics by Ford Motor Co. My Mother was a very faithfull devout Christian and the sweetest, kindest, loving person you could ever meet. She was also a professional seamstress who created designer fashion clothing and wedding dresses for the Ladies. I have learned a lot and developed from both of my parents. He taught me hard work with a lot of trade skills. She inspired me to always be faithfull in our Lord and also taught me to be loving, socialable and how to treat a lady. From my mother, I also learned about the fashion world, ladies proportions and how the fit and styles of different clothing can enhance the beauty ladies. As a result, I doubt there are very few who can take their talents and are willing to push the limits harder than myself in creating your images. I give it my all plus much more.
Chronological Accomplishments:
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Became interested in art and oil painting at a very early age.
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His English Instructor was so impressed with his artwork and paintings by the sixth grade that arrangements were made for Jim to study formal art one to two days a week.
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Continued to study art and became art designer for the School Album in Middle and High School.
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Earned a BBA Marketing degree from Lamar University.
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Opened photography studio in 1988 and began studing under some of the best photographers in the world.
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Served as President, Vice President and Chairman of the Board for The Photographic Artist of Texas
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Active member of the Professional Photographers Guild of Houston and Professional Photographers of America
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Has had prints exhibited in the International Photo Fest hosted in Houston, Texas. Exhibits alternate between Houston and Paris, France every other year.
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Attended the North Carolina Art School of Oil Portrait Painting.
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Married to the most lovely and gorgeous Lady, Rhonda who is also a great digital artist and production manager.
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Have two gorgeous daughters with families of their own of whom I love very much.