Inspiration 11.2.2009 Joey Lawrence

My newest photographic crush is Joey Lawrence. His work is amazing and he makes no beans about the fact that he isn't out capturing the latest in photojournalism. He is shooting portraits photos that are lit and set up. In some ways looking at his work made me feel such relieve as I am a commercial photographer thrown into the land of photojournalism, the truth is that I love the light and control. He showed me you don't have to compromise that in order to document the beauty of a person or a place. I like the idea of keeping your perspective even in a place completely foreign to you.

Looking at his posed portraits made me think about my visit to Tim's studio in Taos. Tim's Studio is next door to the home and former studio of the artist E.I. Couse, members of his family still spent the summer in this house and they gave me the complete tour, as well as showing me the photographs he used to take of his posed subjects (mainly Native American), he later transfered these poses to paintings. It was truly an amazing look at using a posed subject to represent a particular period. In my mind there are some stunning similarities between these two artists.

Here is my favorite shot from the blog:

Check out Joey Lawrences Guest Blog on Scott Kelby's site:

http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2009/archives/3221

Take a Peak at the Couse Home:
http://www.collectorsguide.com/ts/tsfa13.shtml