Last year, Tina Pohlman, an editor at Harcourt, asked if I could do a portrait of her in my 'Creative Executive' mode. She immediately confessed that she was not in love with having her picture taken however she needed a photo for a press release announcing her move to another publisher. Since working with those of a camera shy disposition has become a specialty, happily the photo session was very painless and produced an image that met with the subject's smiling approval! Ironically, the portrait was eventually used somewhat differently than its intended purpose: the job situation was remedied via Tina staying right at home in a newer, bigger, & better position. And my portrait of her wound up being employed to announce her new/old gig with Harcourt. Additionally, Tina has been so happy with the photograph that it has been jet-setting around the globe with her in conjunction with featured appearances at The London Book Fair, The Jerusalem Book Fair and, just last month, yet another literary confab in Rome as she continues to scour the globe for great literary talent!
Plus, BONUS: I was then connected by Tina to photograph one of that amazingly gifted set whom Tina has signed, Angela Pneuman, for the jacket portrait on Angela's debut book HOME REMEDIES. It is a collection of totally engaging, entertaining and well-crafted stories by this incredibly talented writer, who also happens to be a fellow alum of Indiana University (Go Hoosiers!)
The book has just been released and I encourage everyone to rush out or get online and buy a copy NOW. Thanx, Tina! Congrats, Angela!!
