I Married a Photographer

It's a celebration!

Where to begin? This is always the hardest part, starting off cold; getting to know someone. I married a photographer.That is a simple statement, yet a lot can be inferred. Deciding to restart my blog with more of a purpose than a therapy session, I discussed with my (photographer) husband how my writings should focus. He suggested the brilliant idea of my energy, creative writing and artistic managing  to set up in a blog type format where I explore the photography world from my perspective.

I am involved yet mostly behind the scenes. Spending my twenty-somethings modeling, primarily in New York City (and on the rare occasion I’ll work for two of my favorite creative minds, Dean Michael Dorman and Oscar Bond), I have learned a lot from being in front of the camera. Dean has taught me a lot about the millions of things to think about while taking beautiful photographs. My experience modeling has proven invaluable in the photography industry and at the very least; I look forward to working with other models/clients who enjoy art and photography as much as we do!

So please allow me to introduce to you, my husband, Dean Michael Dorman, the founder of Die Strafbar Photography. If we were in a television studio, this would be the part where the applause light flickers and the crowd goes wild. I know that for real life events we don’t have the applause light but boy if we did –we all could compete for Vanna White’s Guinness book of world records . . . applause record, of course. Wouldn’t that be swell? I digress, back to the artist. I learned about Dean’s interest in photography soon after meeting him. He had purchased a Nikon D70s as his first semi-professional camera and after seeing some of his work I was very impressed. I remember seeing one photo, in particular titled From Frankenstein’s Junk Drawer, simply put it is an image of bolts. Yet, it’s not just bolts. It is an overall feeling of broken, maybe on the mend but incomplete. It is a great DoF shot, the color is a soft bluish-green and I get the sense of just wanting to look around the scene to get more of the story. These images and his approach to photography are unique to me.I completely understand that every photographer begins for various reasons; Dean’s was to meet people and have an expressive outlet. His images tell a story sometimes keeping the viewer guessing, just allowing us to see snippets rather than the complete version.

My purpose for this blog is to get people with common interest involved; fellow photographers, models and art lovers. So anyone who has an opinion, feedback or constructive criticism is welcome. I would like to have a weekly topic and get your take on our topics. As well as discussing photography, we will keep everyone up to date with local art shows and community art events. I look forward to this experience! Both Dean and I can appreciate that everyone sees art in their own individual way. Not all of our work will be loved by everyone but the Die Strafbar Photography palette is a great one hoping that you can find and enjoy some of our offerings.

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Andrea Dorman

Contact me at Andrea – at – DieStrafbarPhoto .com