Shadow Dance: Fine art nude and erotic photography - glamour, digital, pinup, fetish, bondage, pinup, painting and more... 

Art has been at the center of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up as an only child in New York City I had to rely on my own imagination and creativity much of the time.
And of course there was television. Back in the 70's, before the glut of cable channels, free tv was full of old movies playing morning, noon, and night. Most of them in black and white. I remember the television always being on. So as I drew pictures with my crayons or built my cardboard rocketship in the living room images of Dorothy Lamour and Virginia Mayo (usually co-starring in a Bob Hope movie) were flickering in the background. In an effort to avoid the "starving artist" fate of most creative people I decided to study architecture. I was accepted to Cooper Union (Hated it!) and later transfered to Pratt Institute. After picking up a camera to do a slide presentation for an Urban Landscape class I realised that a camera wasn't as difficult to use as I had always feared. Photography became an all consuming hobby. One day during another presentation my professor commented on some photos that I was using and said what a shame I won't be able to do photography as an architect. That's when it happened. I was smacked upside the head by an invisible 2x4. The next day I changed my major. From there began a life of portraits, nudes, landscapes, concerts, and even a little architectural photography. One day I met a beautiful dancer that I wanted to photograph. As fate  would have it she was a Bettie Page fanatic.
She showed me pictures, magazines, books on Bettie. She had collected outfits and memorized poses. I just wanted to photograph her so I went along. Some shots were eventually published in Tease! magazine. This was at a time when there was a big "Retro" revival. There was a big resurgance in swing, rockabilly, and Bettie Page. That's when I decided to take this work seriously. I began doing reseach on 50's photographers, models, actresses, and decor in an effort to get the right feel. I also began collecting vintage lingerie and gathering the right props to make my work look as authentic as possible instead of being a more modern take on something from the past.
Eventually I put together a website; after getting over my fear of the computer, though I am sometimes tempted to take a hammer to it. I am now delving into the world of graphic design. Who knows where all this will lead? But at least I'm having fun getting there.

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