
I can’t photograph ugly people. Call me shallow, but it’s the truth. I mean, sure, there’s inner beauty, but that doesn’t come out in a photo.
With the esthetically challenged, there’s no good angle. Okay, so you can use a telephoto lens for feature compression, you can use a certain perspective to de-emphasize unflattering features, but these techniques only go so far.
I liken it to a chef trying to cook a delicious meal with a bunch of ingredients he doesn’t himself enjoy eating. A photo, in it’s essence, is supposed to be visually pleasing.
And nothing beats a pretty face.




5 Comments
August 2nd, 2007 at 7:31 am
Thanks for letting me be a part, Joe! And happy anniversary!
August 7th, 2007 at 9:21 am
absolutely great series of portraits… outstanding job man!
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November 5th, 2010 at 11:04 am
wow, the picture in the top is amazing!!!!! I saw it in youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMH2HrOZUFE&feature=player_embedded
and I just had to find the original picture because it just blew my mind..
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