Photo Privé

2 Windows and a Woman...

2011-12-22T12:30:00.000-08:00

Music | Seu Pariso by Arkestra One

Simplicity often is the solution to many of my shoots. No strobes, no extra lights, just maybe a reflector, and finding the light is best. Main window light to the left, nice rim light from a small window from the right. Everything else just fell into place...

What are a curves best friend? Highlights and shadows...

What will preserve an image of you that could be the icon image that your children and grand children will remember of you? A great photograph...

Isa

2011-11-10T08:41:00.000-08:00

Music | Only You by Portishead

Isa is leaving our fair city, but wanted one more photo shoot before she moves on. I was honored that she selected Photo Privé one more time. Working our way around moving boxes and stray furniture, another great sitting and many nice additions to her all ready superlative portfolio...

Free Show

2011-09-07T18:45:00.000-07:00

Music | Nowhere Warm by Kate Havnevik

We don't confine ourselves to only the bedroom... With the daring Samantha, she chose to step out into one of the industrial areas of Portland. We were both very excited at the prospect of being out in the open. Many variables came into play as a train went by, backing up awaiting cars wanting to pass, instant audience...

But we both took it in stride and went with the flow. We used the energy of our onlookers to get some great images.

World Wet Plate Day

2011-05-01T23:39:00.000-07:00

Music | Cloud Nice by Ben Howard

World Wet Plate Day, a day to celebrate the life of Frederick Scott Archer, the creator of the Wet Plate Collodion Process. Just as I did last year, I again decided to be a part of the shooters using the old technique to honor the master. I also planned and thought of this day weeks in advance. I had a plan B of shooting in a studio in the event the weather was bad, which we've had quite a bit of. My chemicals and plates were all at the ready. I even had 3 models I thought I'd be able to photograph. Turns out only one showed, but we managed to make some fantastic plates. Ayme turned out to be wonderful. Hopefully a regular muse as you can see why...

This has only been the 2nd time I've shot Wet Plates this year. Rain and cold has just put a damper on trying to go at it. My outdoor studio still utilizing a wonderful soft north light, still has no roof, there is only waiting that can be done.

My second season of shooting Wet Plates has me very excited. I still know I have a lot of improvement to achieve, but I feel I'm going in the right direction.

Jes, Train Tracks and a Bridge...

2011-02-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

Music | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat by Charles Mingus

Cold, bone chilling winds, a great location and the possibility of the law to take us away, we quickly forged ahead to get these shots. I had seen this spot only from afar, but looked exactly as I had imagine when we got up there. Because this bridge crosses the Columbia river, I knew security would be tight, but I still thought we would be able to get in and out fast enough. After not even 5 minutes, as we made out way back down to the car, I saw the Police drive up and I knew we would be questioned. After convincing the officer we were there only to shoot these photos, of which he was quite impressed with, I think, he still got our identification and called dispatch to make sure we weren't on the 10 most dangerous wanted list.

The tracks and bridge was our second location and we only spent just a little more time at the first. Though cloudless skies looked inviting, I was reminded of how the midwest blue skies with frigid temps always fooled me.

Jes was a wonderful subject making the best of the conditions that we had to deal with. The results turned out fantastic.

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Fashionable Art

2011-02-11T09:56:00.000-08:00

Music | Angel by Weekend Players

This personal project came out of a desire to take my artistic side of photography into a more profound realm I have not dabbled in before. With my subject matter and concept, I had to come up with an idea to submit to an exhibition that dealt with alternative forms of photography, where my wet plate collodion would fit into perfectly. That being the major intention of moving forward with this project, I knew also the idea of creating fashionable art would come into play. I had to photograph this digitally as well for documentation purposes, not only for myself, but my muse and model, and the creator of the great head pieces by Françoise Weeks, one of the premiere floral designers in the region.

Here are only a few of the many photographs that came out as "Art Posters" from this series. Keep in mind Françoise and I are intending on growing this series in the near future. Though not necessarily in the tradition of what Photo Privé is all about, I think the beauty of stretching the limits will be appreciated.

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A Portrait

2011-02-02T20:34:00.000-08:00

Music | Meditations for Moses by Charlie Mingus

Who Are You?

2011-01-04T12:01:00.000-08:00

Independent woman, mother of 2. Provocative and not afraid to show it. Capture the woman that is you.

Photo Privé is a photographer of the fine art of photographing women. Wall flower? Dominatrix? Collaborate and create a work of art that is you that will be a testament of who you are, who you were, or who you want to be…

Just Because...

2010-12-01T23:01:00.000-08:00

Music | NR. 7 Baritone Sax by Peter Brotzmann

Honest Emotion...

2010-11-29T14:15:00.000-08:00

Music | Black Melt by Massive Attack

I really enjoy my sessions with repeat clientele. Over a period of time, veils begin to drop and slowly, out emerges the another person, the real person. No facade, no fantasy... My subject is comfortable enough to let go, even for a moment where she is in her own thoughts and forgets she is in front of a camera... Sometimes I'm lucky like that and even more lucky I am able to capture it. Sam here was on a roll and I managed to decipher the source of what occupied her thoughts... I could at almost any moment bring up that source and out would come an honest and real emotion of bliss...

Your secret is safe with me, Sam...

Seré

2010-11-28T13:25:00.000-08:00

Music | Deo by Amon Tobin

Why Words?

2010-11-22T00:32:00.000-08:00

Music | Profile of Jackie by Charles Mingus

Like music, paintings or any other of the arts, I appreciate the work itself with my own interpretations. Sometimes I have none, and would like to have some background on a piece. But there are those images that I am beholden to, just by 1st impressions...

The Art of Woman

2010-11-15T12:18:00.001-08:00

Music | Diamante by Blue States

Outside the Box...

2010-10-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

Music | Life is Beautiful by A Reminiscent Drive

A bit out of the realm of what I usually shoot for Photo Privé, but I think still fits the spirit of the provocativeness that is Photo Privé.

Anna is a client I admire very much. She is constantly seeking out who she is and yet has a very individual style about her. She's discovered something about herself I think, but keeps moving forward and deeper to find more of who she is by exploring. She hires various photographers and has come up with quite a portfolio of images. She is able to both control and balance out a collaboration with those that she works with to enable some sort of herself to find truth.

Sara

2010-10-24T11:19:00.000-07:00

Music | In the Waiting Line by Zero 7

North Light Studio II

2010-09-30T22:16:00.000-07:00

Music | All Things by The Cinematic Orchestra

My time with North Light Studio II is starting to wind down as the weather and light patterns of the day changes the deeper we move into Autumn and Winter. The outdoor studio served me extremely well this summer, enabling me to put in a lot of work into my Wet Plates, as well as shooting film and digital. Great light is just that... Great to be used with a box camera, paper and pen or canvas and paint.

My time with the studio wanes with every passing day, but will give me much anticipation for next year. Hopefully our summer will start a bit earlier than it did this year.

Here is one of the latest uses of my beloved North Light Studio II...

Desperately Seeking Marilyn...

2010-09-27T10:30:00.000-07:00

Music | Violet Walk by Jenny Dalton

Wow, and it wasn't like she was trying... This woman just has a look of Marilyn. I imagine the cottage out on Long Island in autumn...

In fact, this was "Marilyn" at her home on a nice cloudy day with a bit of chill in the air earlier in the year not too far from Seattle. During the session, we decided to take a break on the porch, but the light and mood so befittingly clamored for more photos...

Naughty and Nice...

2010-08-04T17:33:00.000-07:00

Music | Bob The Bob by The Lounge Lizards

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Past, Present and Future

2010-07-02T16:13:00.000-07:00

Music | Father Father by Karma

In the last few month, I've been working on learning a 150 year old photography process called Wet Plate Collodion. Messy, time consuming and a heavy learning curve, but the results are quite fantastic. The images are one of a kind and created on plates of aluminum or glass. The image rendered brings out both flaws and beauty, but in a way that reaches the soul.

Recently, I had model come in who sat for me while I photographed her both by the Wet Plate Process and Digitally.

The images are like night and day. Where in time would you most likely want to be photographed?

untitled...

2010-03-29T20:04:00.000-07:00

Music | Serpentine by Kate Havenevik

Photography capturing the simple and the pure... a naked female form and God's light coming thru a window. There is a hint of toning to the photo, but other than that, no photoshop manipulation, no tricks, no magic cures.

We have gone so far off this course that I often wonder will we ever see beauty in what life really has to offer. Perfection, if there is such a thing lies within truth. In our society, we move further and further away from the truth... What we see, what we listen to and even what we eat... We've become accustomed to special effects, processed preservatives, things that appear to be something, but happens to be something totally different.

I want to go on a road trip that takes hours and hours and days and weeks.
I want to stop and climb a tree and look out into the meadow.
I want to listen to nothingness, where our ears see nothing but blackness
and our eyes hear the breeze created by lady bug wings...

I want to hold hands with my daughter and sing Que sera, sera...
and see the clouds below from high above mountain tops.
I want to live a life where I appreciate the simple things in life
not processed, not created by ones and zeros...

Wake up! Smell roses, jump in the ocean, take a minute and contemplate the coffee your drinking...

Open up and be amazed by perfection, the real kind and not manufactured...

Studio with Perfect Lighting...

2010-02-25T10:03:00.000-08:00

Music | Ever Falling by Amon Tobin

I've enjoyed going out on days to photograph when the weather has been questionable. The other day, Wil had an idea to shoot out on Sauvie Island, but even before the morning started, it was all ready raining. We both had our concerns, but since the morning was open, we decided to go on.

Before we strutted out under the rain drops, I had Wil jump in the back seat of my car. If I could build a studio with the ratio of glass and solid, my back seat would be a perfect rendering for an architect. I love the highlights over the shoulders and thru the bottom of Wil's hair. The lighting on her face is nice and soft, but defining to show off her jaw line. The light perfectly highlights the highlights, and the shadows drop off quickly and deep.

Maybe a series is in order! Any takers?

Under the Surface...

2010-02-12T11:11:00.000-08:00

Music | Jade Visions (Take 1) by Bill Evans

I think as I become older, I realize my inner self is more appreciating of the finer things in life. I yearn more for meaning, statements of truth, or a perspective that I don't often encounter. In these times, we all live it, with instant everything, the homogeny of life, it is nice to be able to pick out the lady bug in a field of noisy greyish static.

I always try and find my perspective, to take the time to search for it. Life isn't about formulas, efficiency, making better use of time to be more productive. But with the direction technology has steered us, it seems as though we don't have enough time to create, to find our own center, and on occasion, fall into epiphanies... Who has time for that???

With the above in mind, I encourage you to slow down, take deep breathes, and enjoy something that is not mundane. We all know what is in front of us. What is underneath?

Testimonial

2010-01-19T00:45:00.000-08:00

Music | Three on Two by Fred Anderson

Here is the latest testimonial that has come in regarding Photo Privé...

Working with Ted on this cloudy day was so very special. He had recently suffered a loss, and so had I. The mood was a little somber, but as the shooting got underway, our shells cracked open a little. I wanted to document this time of my life that is in the process of waking up. My heart had woken up recently by a big love, my mind has been thoroughly roused by graduate nursing school and my spirit has been rubbing its sleepy eyes against the brightness of all this life around me: my children, my friends and my family. Ted has a chameleon-like ability to gauge a mood and blend right in. Because of this, we had a very easy time of it. He is a wonderful photographer, not just because he can take a great picture, but because he knows how to read and care for his subject.

Thank you, Ted!

A.S.

Portraits

2009-12-31T12:24:00.000-08:00

Music | Remind Me by Royksopp

I know there are a lot of women who feel that they don't have the courage enough to be able to bare themselves to themselves, let alone a stranger of a photographer. Understanding that each woman who goes down this road has to make that decision for herself, by herself, I can suggest booking a less intimidating Portrait session. Besides getting to know your photographer, a past history always makes future encounters a bit easier. Also, a timeless portrait can say just as much about a person than anything else...

The Assassin

2009-11-04T02:22:00.000-08:00

Music | In the Waiting Line by Zero 7

Some sessions there is no time to think, prepare. From my initial contact with Courtney via email, our meeting, to our shoot, not more than 48 hours had passed by. I realize that maybe more importantly than our shoot day, our initial meeting was of more importance. Because there was so little time between our introduction to the actual shooting, it was good we spent 2 hours talking, getting to know each other. Having a great rapport going into game day was a good thing.

Courtney found a fabulous room in a upscale downtown hotel. The top floor rooms had windows angled up to the ceilings like a Parisian atelier. The buildings surrounding ours jetted way beyond the 12th floor of our vantage. I was inspired by the space and felt like I was in fact in a studio with amazing light streaming through the windows. The setting was movie like. Having just seen The Shadow Boxer, I saw our heroine as an assassin. My version of La Femme Nikita was about to take place...

We had moved thru 3 changes in short amount of time. I was really happy with what I had up to that point, but the best light of all was about to take place. The direct sunlight was about to hide behind another building, creating the perfect light. In hind site, having a pistol with a silencer or a scope mounted to a long range rifle would have been fabulous. But all I could quickly come up with was my own leather jacket and one of my cigarettes. Courtney immediately took to the props and without words, just moved... No time to think, preparation was for amateurs...

Visit to Chicago...

2009-10-01T08:27:00.000-07:00

Music | New Genious by Gorillaz

10 days in Chicago, 5 jobs, personal business, new friends, new networks... This was one of the most fruitful visits back to my home town since I left over 10 years ago.

Anyone that knows me knows I'm always looking for great eats and my mission was accomplished by actually finding a new king for deep dish pizza. I also found my favorite soul food restaurant as well as visiting many of my old favorites! Food and Photography...

My shoots for Photo Privé went very well. My subjects, both extremely nervous before the shoot settled into their sessions in different ways. One used up our entire time to get to her comfort zone while the other literally man handled her way to get to hers. The most nervous of the 2, she just decided she was going to do it and came out on fire! I'm extremely proud of both of them as they managed to achieve something most recently was thought to as an impossible feat. They faced their fears and decided to go for it.

As I shoot more for Photo Privé, I do get a more meaningful understanding of what some of the women go thru when deciding to make the "dive". You women are very courageous and you have earned huge R E S P E C T !

Anne...Again

2009-09-12T11:54:00.000-07:00

Music | Slum Goddess by The Fugs

The shoot with Anne brought out a lot of great images!

Testimonial...

2009-09-10T00:15:00.000-07:00

Music | Come Here Boy by Imogen Heap

I work in the entertainment industry and often need photos for publicity and public relation purposes. I found Photo Privé thru a friend where we were able to both get a discount as we booked him at the same time. I was so happy with the results that I've used Ted several times through out the last 3 years. It is amazing that each and every time we shoot, he manages to get something new. I'm also especially happy that I have beautifully documented photographs of myself. I hope to continue to what I hope will become an annual tradition.

Thank you, Ted.

Sincerely,

Serena McIntosh

Anne

2009-09-09T00:24:00.000-07:00

Music | My Foolish Heart by Linn Halliday

Photographing Anne was insightful, enjoyable, enlightening... It is great to be able to create a piece or in this case, a body of work and learn something about yourself. Anne was gracious enough to tell me she thought of this experience as a special event. She also gave me the impression like on game day, she had butterflies in her stomach. At the time, I didn't really think much of that idea, but now that I have been able to contemplate that thought, I take it as a great complement.

I think all of my photo shoots are somewhat of a collaboration, particularly when I'm shooting a portrait. Of course I have to have some control, especially when in the moment of a shoot I see something and feel a certain look is a great representation of that person. In the case of Anne, I think the shoot was a true collaboration as she just stepped up and started swinging. I loved the fact that she was comfortable enough to let go, to step off. Now I don't really know how much of the real Anne I have in my images, but I feel really great about them. At the time of this writing, she has seen only one image, this one below and I know she is at least approving of it.

This photo is all Anne. My only suggestion was where to stand and with all the butterflies and such, there she goes. Now that I think about it at this very moment, I'm sure I have captured the essence of Anne and the soul that lives within her.

This next photo has more of my signature within it. I remember having her guided into this pose. Though of course she took on her own interpretation of what I was asking, it was my asking that put her in this pose. I'm curious as to what she thinks is more her...

As I mentioned earlier, we managed to create more than a few images. There is a good body of work. Maybe later, more will show up here on the blog...

My Latest Testimonial...

2009-09-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

Music | Somersault by Zero 7

I love my clients...

"In 2008 I made both personal and professional changes in my life and turned to Ted for completion of this transition. I had witnessed the artistry he captured behind the lens and knew he would be an integral part of the completion of my metamorphose.
Recently divorced and a mother of 2, I wished to honor the soft, seductive feminine side of my being a woman.

Ted's reputation and professionalism exceeded all expectations. His uncanny ability to place myself completely at ease, coupled with his keen sense of style and class created a permanent depicture of what I wished to celebrate.

I owe many thanks and gratitude to him for being a part of this process....:)

Thank you Ted,

Candace van Hoof"

First Newsletter!

2009-08-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

Music | The Walk by Imogen Heap

To download, click on the image

Our very first newsletter... It will be refined and honed as time moves ahead, but I'm really happy with this first run thru design.

The Simplicity of Beauty...

2009-08-21T01:34:00.000-07:00

Music | I'm Thru With Love by Diana Krall

Seeing the Forest for the Trees, or Something Like That...

2009-07-31T13:30:00.000-07:00

Music | Flame Trees by Sarah Blasko

Photo Privé has always been about producing the finest images with the idea of creating pieces of art. Just yesterday, a friend made a comment about something I had said about photographing young naked women in France when I retire. She asked why only young women, why not women in their 40's +. Then another friend agreed as she was in her 50's...

You know how a light bulb lights up above your head when something pops into your mind? Well, I have to thank Anne and Alina for stepping up and putting the obvious in my head. While I know not all women want to be photographed in provocative poses, nude or implied, I would think everyone would love to have a fine photograph or themselves. A true representation of themselves or something totally opposite, in a portrait format.

Photo Privé has just created a Portrait category for services we render. On the site will be a great representation of my favorite photography genre, Portraits. I hope to showcase a variety of portraits, women of all ages and celebrate the beauty that is, Woman.

Beauty and Twilight...

2009-07-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

Music | Lonely Woman by Ornette Coleman

I photograph women for the sake of capturing beauty. Saturday mid evening, the sun slowly setting over the hills to the west, twilight suddenly cast its light upon us. It really is a magical time as the sweetest light envelopes everything. Lay a woman upon the ground upon a dry like river bed and what do you have... Beauty. We know the sun sets to the west, giving a directional light, left to right, but when the source of light hides beyond the horizon, the entire sky turns into the light source. It isn't only it's softness that defines Twilight, it is also the colour - An indescribable hue that mixes blues, reds and yellows... A time of calm, a time to take in a deep breath and be with beauty...

Photo Prive

2009-07-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

Music | Big Paul by John Coltrane

Photo Privé

This is the latest incarnation I've come up with where creativity, art and commerce is balanced and where I feel I am not selling out my vision as an artist. That is also the basis of Photo Privé, more so about art and the provocative nature of women, than the 'sexy", "pretty", "gorgeous" adjectives used to portray other photographers that are photographing women in the "boudoir" style.

I don't think Photo Privé and boudoir have anything in common. But to reach the women who want to step up and in many ways, create art for themselves or to the masses, we have to start somewhere. I do in fact think Photo Privé is far beyond where boudoir ends. And so today is born the phrase, photographing women in the Privé tradition...

A Muse...

2009-07-24T11:02:00.000-07:00

Music | Lontano by Jose Padilla

Sherri has been a long time friend and muse. I remember seeing her around various art events we would both attend. Then, in the neighborhood, a new café opened up and it just so happened she had her mornings there, quite often. Needless to say I found a new place to sip my americanos as well. Over the next few months, we finally got to know one another. In more instances than a few, Sherri has pulled me out of artistic lulls and it is easy to see why.

We've made various photographs together from simple studio portraits, candid shots out in the park, and photos that would be appropriate for at the time a non existent Photo Privé.

This photo is an great example to a question I often get about shooting with Photo Privé. "Do I have to be naked?" My answer would be, no. There are so many ways of making a statement without having to be nude. Often, the perception of a nude body can as provocative as a nude itself and sometimes even more so.

of Women in Art...

2009-07-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

Music | Danny Boy by Bill Evans

I love the lines and shapes created by the light and shadow of a woman.

The Movement of Time...

2009-07-18T01:34:00.000-07:00

Music | Hold you in My Arms by Ray LaMontagne

Time wasn't so important when I was younger. I remember thinking time moved too slow... A school year seemed like an eternity and even the summers over stayed its welcome. As I watch my child grow up, I know my perception of things have changed, not anything else.

I would hope to think that my time has made me more of a better person, wiser, more mature, more excepting... Ok, maybe not...

Tick, tick, tick... I do perceive now that time is moving faster, that there just isn't enough hours in a day to be able to get the things we need to get done, done.

Our children are turning into young adults, anniversaries and birthdays seem to circle closer and closer. Does anyone know where last June went?

Tick, tick, tick... Technology has turned things on end as well in regards to time. Each day, a new discovery turns last years fad gadget into obsolescence. Things are no longer repaired, just replaced. In the hopes of making our lives simpler and easier, have we gained any more insightful perspective?

So as we move forward into the unknown, with both time and technology seemingly to be not an ally, but more so a foe, what do we have?

A polaroid print, which can no longer be reproduced because time has deemed it obsolete.

The World is Watching...

2009-07-17T23:37:00.000-07:00

Music | Unlike Me by Kate Havnevik

In finding ways to market a new business, the most difficult is hitting your target audience. However, I still do get a kick out of having my work seen all over the world. Without even trying, I've managed to have 9 foreign countries view my website in the short of amount of time it has been up.

Some Women...

2009-07-13T16:11:00.000-07:00

Music | Yoyo Waltz by The Cinemenatic Orchestra

Boudior... What We Are Not...

2009-07-11T12:13:00.000-07:00

Music | Close the Door by Teddy Pendergrass

In finding ways to promote our services and site, it seems what most people look for regarding this type of photography is, Boudoir. I know for me, I see really bad photos of women in uncomfortable poses with feather boas, overly propped non realistic bedroom sets, soft focus images that are not representative of the modern woman.

Our photographs are not at all about fantasy. As in a fine portrait, our approach to photography is to capture the essence of our subjects. Photo Privé is here to create a piece of art that will move thru time, thru generations. Not only as a provocative photograph, but a piece you can be proud to display in your own private space or gallery setting.

Getting to a Place of Comfort

2009-07-10T00:20:00.000-07:00

Music | Lost and Found by DJ Shadow

One of the biggest concerns I have with a client is to make sure they are comfortable. I've shot in opulent hotel suites to a bedroom in a small apartment. It doesn't matter how grand a space appears if the client isn't comfortable.

Jenn is no wall flower by any means, but again, I wanted her to be in a comfort zone wear she could get lost without feeling self conscious. Some of the best expressions with just the tiniest nuances can make a nice photo so much more.

From last week, here is one of our favorties...

First Shoot

2009-07-07T14:00:00.000-07:00

Music | Dusk by Andrew Hill

My first shoot under the name of Photo Privé took me back to my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Barbara has been a client of mine for over 12 years. We go way back during our Vintage Motorcycling days of riding BMWs. We had talked about doing a shoot like this over 5 years ago, but I didn't really have the experience to do so. Fast Forward to this year, I was talking to Barbara about launching a business like this, but hated the term, Boudoir and anything that had associations with that word. She agreed and within moments came up with Photo Privé. Without batting an eyelash, I secured the .net domain.

It has been awhile since I flew back from Chicago photographing Barbara, but with her permission, here is one of my favorites from the shoot. The room had fantastic light pouring in from the window, which led to the great lighting.

Photo Privé

2009-07-06T17:25:00.000-07:00

Music | Avalon by Roxy Music

I don't think I have been more comfortable starting a new business than starting Photo Privé. I've worked years to get to the point where I am and have gained confidence and abilities that only experience can bring. This is not to say that I don't have butterflies in my stomach as I launch the website and even this blog. I'm putting my soul out there, parts of me that I know of and others I do not. This also rings true with my subjects, the commissions that have entrusted me to bring to light something special, to emphasize little nuances and the subtleties that first are not yet apparent. I too take my uneasy steps on terrain that will take a little time to get used to.

Photo Privé
Private Photography or Private Photos... When thinking of names for this new ambition, it was appropriate that a friend of mine put me in the direction years ago to start photographing women in a more sophisticated, provocative manner come up with Photo Privé. I was immediately taken by the name as it expresses specifically what my photographs are...

I hope to post recent shoots (with clients permission of course), events and news that pertain to photographing women in this way. If you have any questions that I might be able to answer, please feel free to contact me via the blog or website. Otherwise, please come back often and visit, write a comment now and then if you are so inclined.

Thanks!

Ted