Jimmy

31 ran­dom facts about Jimmy

1. Bought his first SLR at age 10 with lawn-mowing money.
2. He lives in Decatur but is not a vegan or Sub­aru owner.
3. Favorite type of pho­tog­ra­phy is por­trai­ture. But I hate any­thing that feels “posed.”
4. Lives with 3 females: a cat, two daugh­ters and a wife. Would not have it any other way.
5. Some­times tells bad jokes when shooting.
6. Used to carry a K1000 in a courier bag when he was an actual bike messenger.
7. Once directed a TV com­mer­cial fea­tur­ing a teenager eat­ing a donut out of a garbage can.
8. Twice ran a half marathon but is under no illu­sion that two halves equals a whole.
9. Thinks great tech­nique beats great equip­ment everyday.
10. Daugh­ter with peanut allergy has taught him to be more vigilant.
11. Thinks cam­era + light = truth. And JPEG + Pho­to­shop = whatever.
12. Prefers shoot­ing real peo­ple to models.
13. Raced sail­boats back in the day.
14. Spends an inor­di­nate amount of time think­ing about light.
15. Has col­lided on a bicy­cle with more than 1 Marta bus.
16. Is sur­prised you made it this far in this silly list.
17. Had a boss in 1995 with a $15,000 1 mp Fuji dig­i­tal cam­era who said it was the future of photography.
18. Some­day wants to drive a tank.
19. Was told by high school pho­tog­ra­phy teacher he had a gift. Promptly decided to be a pro­fes­sional writer.
20. Climbed Mt Rainer. Has also drank Rainer beer.
21. Does not really miss film.
22. Once lived in Jack­son Hole, Wyoming. Had only one “bear encounter.”
23. Thinks great pho­tos should be tell a story.
24. Went to port­fo­lio school for writ­ing but hung out with the photographers.
25. Would rather chimp than carry a light meter.
26. Will not take pho­tos of your ___ with a Hip­sta­matic or a Lomo.
27. Was on the cycling team at GSU.
28. Will not ask you to make a goofy pose. Ever.
29. Likes his tor­tilla chips with­out that orange pow­der all over them.
30. Knows fix­ing it in post always takes longer.
31. Obsessed with light mod­i­fiers and IPAs.