As far as my selection process goes, mostly it ends up as a choice of what feelings I can extract from the person I shoot. Their fashion and style is great, unique to them, all that is excellent. I look for that. But that’s not a bridge to approach across, I think. It’s more personal. I can’t go around like Bill Cunningham and operate on looks, just shooting and moving on. Proficient yes, but brevity leaves something to be desired. I go for the vibe, as drone as that sounds. It’s kind of all about frequencies. Sometimes you get on the right current with someone and it’s just go, go, go, do something with it! Look for context clues about that person, forge a connection, have a conversation deeper than how the sky looks that day. I try to make everyone I shoot a friend, and sometimes I only have a minute to do that before they lose interest. So the pressure is on for me to seem like an amiable and rad dude. Not to say I’m totally drab, or anything. But that kind of stuff is definitely what keeps me on the self-improvement route. I’m awfully glad to have that cycle of motivation in my life.
