Bio of the Frog

Name: Jeff
DOB: 11-17-66
Status: Married, 3 kids, cat and dog

I am a collector of beauty. I started shooting youth sports, and still do, but quickly turn to focus on the beauty of the female muse. I look to capture not only the obvious but turn my attention more to where people normally don’t look. To the alternative styles and expressions of personality. Shooting women with body art has become a passion with me as I find it very beautiful and at time erotic. This is my quest to find the essentials of female beauty in all her variety.

Besides shooting for my own sites, art and pleasure I recently have had the pleasure of shooting for Skin&Ink Magazine and available for freelance work as well.

The personal side of me
This is something I dont talk about much but her it goes…..Once upon a time….Well born and raised here in San Diego I led an active life early on, speed skating, scuba diving, rock climbing, hiking I enjoyed being active. Married once and have a great son from that sour relationship. He lives with me and we have a great time together. Met my future second wife, whose love and support keep me going even in the darkest times, along with her daughter about 10 years ago, been living together since (life with an instant teenager is fun) and now have a 3yo daughter with her (and she is an amazing little creature that continues to bring me delight daily).

I dabbled with photography off and on since HS. Took a class in college (hated it) devoloped my own film on the base photolab (yes 8 years marines) and finally when taking photos of my son playing baseball I moved into it more full time and started my sports photography business. Almost every weekend of the year I will be out shooting baseball, soccer, or football and have done quite well (its what has paid for all my gear). Couple years ago, against advice of some photographers I know, I started shooting models. Soon learned what they were saying, but for the most part it has been enjoyable and an ever learning process that I have enjoyed. Since then I have started doing portraits and exploring more of the artistic and alternative styles of photography and hope to continue.

I converted my garage into a small studio that has worked well over the past year, but with the ever increasing supply of props I am taking the last part of ‘garage’ and creating more storage space and a dressing room. Look forward to one day have my own commercial space and be doing this full time!

Oh and I guess you wonder where ‘Cosmic Frog’ came from? Well quite simply in High School I was the breast stroker on the swim team (yes it is a swim stroke!) which looked like a frog. I was also in the water so much, pool or beach, that my hair and bloodshot eyes left me looking ‘Cosmic’ and it sort of stuck with me for life =D

Technical Gear
Cameras: (2) Canon 1D-MKII (1) Canon 1D-MKIII

Lenses: 50mm f1.2, 85mm f1.8, 100mm f2.8 macro, 16-35mm f2.8L, 24-70mm f2.8L, 70-200mm f2.8L IS, 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS, 300mm f2.8L IS, EF 1.4xII

Lights/studio: 550EX, 580EX, Photogenic PL300DR, (3) Photogenic 1250DR, Photogenic Studiomax 3, Photoflex med mutidome, Lg multidome, 5′ Ocotodome, umbrellas, reflectors. Bogen autopole background system, and to many props to store.

Styles
Don’t know if I have a particular style in my art shooting. It shows that I like to shoot high key. To me simple is sometimes the best and can bring out the beauty the best in almost anyone. I do have a fascination for the darkside as well and enjoy shooting the goth styles and like to experiment and the lighting in this arena. On the other hand I also enjoy the brightness of retro and rockabilly style. My next step is to get more creative in set design and props, doing more of a theme and taking the time to plot out a shoot. Have many ideas just need to get the time now to build things. And of course there is the nude form, which can be shot in any of these styles. Just started in this realm last year and hope to take it to new levels.

Publications/Features:

Book: History of Santee
Book: Pinupsfortroops.com Several images and centerfold feature.

Magazine: Editorial features in Greece’s 18-Thirty Magazine April-May edition
Magazine: Monthly Colum in Skin&Ink - Skin&Ink Dolls
Magazine: Skin&Ink 2007 calendar Nov Issue
Magazine: Cover of yuxexes, a Turkish rock music magazine

Web: Fleshbot.com review 8/4/06
Web: SexyLatex.net 10/27/06

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