Lessons in Holding on to Your Pictures

I recently received an email request from New York Magazine regarding a portrait I took of Dan Backer.  It was a little surprising, if only because the picture they were thinking of was one I did of Dan 4 years ago.  He and his wife are personal friends of ours.  In 2011, I was a staff photographer at the News & Messenger and working on getting better at portraits and specifically business-style portraits.  So we agreed to meet up.  He needed professional portraits, I needed to practice, so we met up and spent a little time doing some portraits.  He's still using those portraits.  Which is how NYMag found me.
Shot in Dan's apartment, 2011.  NYMag eventually selected this one for their article.
2011
I contacted Dan and we met up quickly on a Saturday morning before one of his meetings and we did a little refresher session.  NYMag ended up going with the one I did 4 years ago, but that's ok.  I have more portraits.  And so does Dan.  It's a good lesson in hanging on to your work, because you don't know who will come looking for you.


 http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/09/frat-house-fund-raising-with-dan-backer.html#

On the mean streets of Old Town Alexandria, VA.  2015

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