Keeping Up My Portrait Chops

 
Portraits like this were my bread-and-butter ten years ago, when I lived in Los Angeles and could rely on a steady stream of actors and models as subjects.  I shot everything on film and processed it in my darkroom, which doubled as my bathroom. Now  I'm living in Philadelphia, married, and the father of three young kids. I have less reason or excuse to do portraits of anyone outside of my immediate family. Nevertheless, when the opportunity arose, I hauled out my old Dyna-Lites, light stands, softboxes, and backdrops. The only difference this time was that I shot digital. As good as the results look on screen, I know they would have looked even better printed from a film neg onto a piece of silver-gelatin paper, but hey, I'll take what I can get. As the saying goes, it's all good.