The Picture Down The Hall Part Eight

This photo of Nancy LaMott may be the image most associated with my name - with my work legacy. My husband has other ideas; he says the Bernadette Peters photo from the Sunday in the Park with George concert is the one. Other friends say it is my Judi Dench headshot.

I don't know... I really do think this is the one.

I've tried, more than a couple of times, to write out the story of my and Nancy LaMott. Every time I get half-way through it, I stop.

Maybe one day I will be able to finish it.

For now, I will say what I say whenever I discuss this photo: I love it because it is in her eyes - she trusted me.

That's my husband of 23 years and the best picture I ever took. This is my favourite photo. Ever.


My friend Paul is a character actor. He is also a character. One of the most original and unique people I have ever known, I guessed that, when he asked me to do a portrait sitting with him, we would create interesting art together. He arrived at my home with the chair, the robe, the duck shoes, an egg and some other props (which I cannot remember at this moment) -- I intend to find the negatives from this shoot and print up some of those other wonderfully interesting photos.

This picture is one I love so much (of a friend I love so much) that it hung in my home for a number of years until it came time to showcase a different friend and different work of art.

It still hangs in my heart, though.

These four women are my sisters. We met playing siblings in a play during my acting days and we have remained siblings for over two decades. They have been decades filled with fun, laughter, tears, adventure and love. As I showcase my favourites of the works of art I have created, they will be seen, and often.

This photo is the most well known photo I did of them; it always sparks a smile and conversation from viewers. It hangs in my home office.

A big part of my time behind the camera has been spent doing actors' headshots. As a headshot photographer I have ranged in my talent from very bad to extremely good. I have a system, a philosophy, an outlook; it is based on getting an honest representation of the actor.

This is not only one of my greatest headshots, it is one of my personal favourites.

During one of the many photo shoots I have done with one of the talents I respect most in this world, I had a chance to turn a real life situation into art. This was REALLY happening during the shoot. Karen Mason had a makeup stylist, a hair stylist and a clothing stylist. The gown for this shot wasn't hers and didn't fit her - it was brought expressly for the shoot. While everyone was pampering her and making her ready, I had the idea to ask them to turn around so the camera could capture the truth behind the making beautiful of a great star.

This photo hangs in my office at home.



I asked Max Von Essen to sit for me. He said yes and asked me what to bring. I said " A white t shirt, a black button down and a grey turtleneck." He had the first two but not the grey. So I dressed him in my favourite turtleneck from my chest of drawers.

As you can see, he is so comfortable in his own skin that what he is wearing ceases to matter.