Michael Herb's photostream  

Photography is more then just a picture; it’s a moment in time, a brief and fleeting opportunity to capture an emotion, a smile, a laugh or a cry, an unforgettable night or simply a chance to remember. A photograph can inspire, motivate, encourage or just make someone sit and think. A photo can mean something different to each person who gazes upon it, provoking any number of emotions. A photograph is much more then a moment in time... its life.

I view the world through the lens; I think in f-stops and shutter speed. I see the world as a series of still frames often overlooked and abandoned by our mundane routine we call life.

I enjoy the art of photography and the human subject has been my new obsession. I take each person as a new challenge and enjoy the fact that I am forever learning. Once someone claims he has mastered an art that is the time that he is surpassed by his peers who refuse to stop learning. I will forever be a student in life, learning when ever possible and sharing what I've learned when ever I can. There is nothing new, only new twists to old ideas. With that I set out to explore, learn, create and most importantly, have fun!

I pride myself in showing others they are beautiful and often find the best models are not models but just "people". Nothing pleases me more then the look on someone’s face when they see themselves for the first time as beautiful, sexy or sensual. I do not create this but merely peal back a few layers to show people that they had it to begin with.

We all have flaws and we all can be self conscious. That doesn't mean that we should live our life’s covered up and hiding.

My Current Gear:

Canon 40d
28mm-135mm USM
105mm-300mm Crappy telephoto
11mm-16mm Tokina Ultra Wide! (love this lens)

Nikon SB25 - Semi Retired
LumaPro LP120 (hotshoe mount snapped - Retired)
3 AB800's
2 Medium Soft Boxes
22inch Beauty DIsh
Cybersyncs
Vagabond II portable power pack

Macbook
Photoshop CS4
Wacom 11" Tablet.

Comming Soon
Canon 24mm-70mm USM IS
Canon 50mm 1.4


Visit my Website and blog at www.204studiosphoto.com. to see more of my photographs.