What type of photographer are you?

People often ask if i take regular head shots.


Yes

Or if i do weddings




Yes

Or do i take couples, or family portraits

Yes


Yes

What about large groups

Yes


How about kids :)

Kinda? just kidding yes


i even make up silly stuff i can't do anything with except laugh




I guess what I'm saying is even though my site is very specific in the types of photography I show, i love taking pictures of any and everything, for a bunch of reason or no reason. I do it for free, i do it to pay a bill or two, i do it as a job, i do it to get away from work, its my 360 degree love...

So when you are wondering if i take those types of photographs
The answer is yes!

Self Portrait!!!!

DONT ASK!!!!

Where i began!!!

I've got a series of environmental portraits that I'm doing with a working title called 'Normal' that started off completely different.

I started taking pictures of old African Americans on there porches, outside of there homes, as well as the actual neighborhoods they lived in just to examine something....

but i never really figured out what that something was...just found myself really pointing the finger at a class of people that 'looked' poor, and that's not what i wanted


I wanted a new set of imagery, but i just found myself taking new pictures of old imagery if that makes sense.....


Tell me what you think, should i continue taking these types of pictures?why?

here are a few:

Upscale Magazine Spread Nov 08 Star Gazing

Really great opportunity, and i really enjoyed working with them.

A few more images from that last shoot

Hate me if you must: BUT I'm back now

So I've certainly got a ton to catch you up on but i wanted to Start with Kendria Bailey. Now this young lady i've worked with for years now, when i first began shooting, she was my muse, and both she and I have grown tremendously in life, so it was only fitting for us to get together and try and produce some new images.

I'm really interested in trying to take my style of photography into a different direction and i was even happier starting with her, seeing as though when i started with photography i believe i started with her.

new site coming soon

Hey i've been working on my new site, so i've been gone...but i've got it up


http://www.allencooley.com/allensite


let me know what you think before it goes live!!!!