
My First Commissioned Portrait(s)
I was asked to do portraits of my studio landlord's three children. This was several firsts for me. I've never been asked to do a commission. I've never done a portrait for money. I've never done three portraits at the same time! However, I felt ready and excited to take on the challenge. I decided to draw on two previous series as a source of inspiration. The first is A Very Brief Period in Time, where I isolated images of people I caught with my camera while traveling throu