UK Lensman

I have recently relocates to Powell River, B.C. and I want to build up a network of contacts from here to the lower mainland and across the island.

Photography has been my hobby, and occasionally my work, for many years but it is only in the last five years that I have begun working with models.  This is a very different challenge for me as I never had to tell a tree how to pose or arrange wardrobe for a car.  I am enjoying the challenge and I am pleased with my progress so far.  I am comfortable in describing myself as 'Experienced' but by no means a master of this craft.  I have joined PurplePort to expand my contacts in the modeling world and to find new collaborators in the creation of beautiful images.

I do have an account on another modeling site and here are some of the comments I have received from models I have worked with:

Today i had my first shoot with Jim..honestly in three years of modeling , he is one of the best i have ever worked..the results of his pics are fantastic.. really organized and creative..easy going , relaxed and respectful..highly recommended..i hope to work with him again

I had yesterday my second shoot with Jim in Faversham - Kent ..he came to pick me up at the station and immediately we started to go around through the various and amazing locations that Jim had studied with attention ...and we got amazing pics ..very professional , easy going and respectful ..highly recommended to every model .

Brilliant shoot so easy and relaxing to work with, also some amazing locations found. Looking forward to the next shoot!

Wonderful shoot, thanks so much, I feel so satisfied with the photos we got! look forward to the next one.

Although I do take on paid assignments from time to time, I mostly do this because I enjoy it and I always aim to make every shoot enjoyable for everyone involved.  It's not that I don't take my work seriously, but if we're not having fun we are doing something wrong!  I am happy to work with new models who need help building their portfolios and I don't mind experimenting with ideas that might fail.  This is how we learn and grow so don't be afraid to propose any wacky ideas for fear of not being taken seriously.  I like to try different things and I would rather be part of a failed experiment than never to have tried.

"If we knew what we were doing it wouldn't be called an experiment"  - Albert Einstein

That's not to say that I don't know what I'm doing most of the time, just that I occasionally like to stray into the unknown.