About the Photographer

In high school, I ran out of excuses to geek-out in the darkroom. I took every level of photography, journalism, yearbook, and even TA’d the class as an excuse to access the darkroom. I ran out of options by my senior year of HS, so I went to my Art teacher with an idea.

There was a large janitor’s closet in his classroom, with stainless steel sinks and enough countertop for my darkroom equipment. He supported my suggestion enough to march me up to the school principal’s office with the idea of weaving this one photo student into his art curriculum.

Already dubbed “Joe-photo” by classmates, he knew I’d make great use of the time and space. (read more HERE if curious…)

“Your headshot shouldn’t just be better than your DMV/ID, it must appeal to (not appall) the people you may otherwise not even meet. Your next ‘potential’ client or employer.” - Brian Geraths

I’m really not this pink, but that’s the difference between a phone-photo and a professional… White balance out the ambient (yellowish) background, then add colored gels to rid me from looking like I’d seen the sun for the first time in my life! HA,… — I’m really not this pink, but that’s the difference between a phone-photo and a professional… White balance out the ambient (yellowish) background, then add colored gels to rid me from looking like I’d seen the sun for the first time in my life! HA, my own self-critique…