I had a great time making pictures with Michael. I’ve known his girlfriend, Heather, for a few years. It was cool to get to know her favorite guy. Michael’s soft-spoken, considerate, and apparently he shreds a pretty mean axe, if you know what I mean. He’s got a style all his own, and I look forward to seeing where he goes in life!

This picture was a little bit of an experiment for me. I usually like really simple, clean compositions. But with this picture, I wanted to run the other direction and show off the chaos and mess of the studio in the middle of a session. This picture represents Michael pretty well to me. He seems to be calm and even-keeled, no matter what’s going on. He’s solid, just like he looks in the middle of this chaotic mess.