Kazey

Cinematic. Storytelling. Unique.

I'm a professional photographer and artist in Fort Worth, Texas specializing in inventional portraiture - an edgy brand of cinematic imagery akin to movie posters and book covers. I produce evocative and striking imagery for both commercial and personal clients. At a time when pictures are being produced and displayed daily more than any other time in history, my clients' photos stand out above others.

My inventional portraiture transcends the norm to reveal clients’ stories in distinctive and creative ways. I incorporate elaborate sets and costumes with creative lighting, special effects, and post production artistry to produce a rare brand of visual narratives that are both filmic and powerful. It’s ideal for all forms of evocative and role-play imagery including alter-ego, cosplay, fantasy, and fictional portrayals. My clients enjoy doing them and are consistently as delighted with the experience as they are with their final images.

My pulp photography places clients on their very own vintage pulp and comic book covers. I use period sets, costumes, and props along with inventive photographic and artistic processes to recapture the vibrancy and luridness of those fabulous pulp covers from the 1890s to the 1950s. Other photographers might slap some Photoshop filters onto ordinary pictures and call them “pulps”, but mine take an authentic and detailed approach from planning-to-printing that truly honor and celebrate the medium. Clients impart their own stories onto each ‘cover’ through the various pulp genres such as adventure, detective, hero, horror, sci-fi/weird, spicy, or even western. True to the covers of yesteryear, my pulps are colorful, fanciful, dramatic, and often satirical. The final ‘covers’ (images) consistently amaze and amuse my clients, are worthy of poster-sized prints, and make excellent conversation pieces.

My background as a creative in the film, television, music, and audio industries provides a well-rounded pallet of technical skills, artistic insight, and practical experience from which to draw for my preferred medium, photography. I started in film photography as a child and initially aspired to be a wildlife photographer, but my affinities for movies, storytelling, and dramatic lighting ultimately directed me to cinematic portraiture. My main inspiration was my childhood Kodak Viewmaster and the vibrancy and dimensionality of the Viewmaster slides are apparent in my work today.

For anyone wanting a regular photo staring at the camera in ordinary clothes, then unfortunately, I’m not the right person for the job. That is, as a specialty portraitist, I opt to work with clients whose ambitions are aligned with my brand of services and creations. And as an artist, I'm compelled to craft dynamic photos that are both aesthetically unique and technically exceptional while treating every frame with equally high levels of originality and proficiency. My clients are consistently thrilled with their final images and, as I approach each project with an outgoing Texan charisma, they enjoy the collaboration.

I offer total portability for professional, studio-quality lighting on location. I have extensive travel and location experience. I’m available and documented for both domestic and international assignments. I'm appropriately insured and licensed for business. I'm an active member of both the Professional Photographers of America and Nikon Professional Services.

I welcome the opportunity to connect with new clients, find their stories, and together, create the moment.

I love the creative and technical duality of photography. My images convey a similar dichotomy - capturing the beauty in simplicity and the fascination in the ordinary. Photography lets me see the everyday in a different way, and I aspire to share that vision with others.