Mark has been acting for 20 years or so now and lives in Vancouver, but is originally from South Western Ontario. I've know Mark for many years and he is a funny, up beat guy who admitted to me that he did not like having his picture taken. Sigh. I shall strive through this endeavour to find a way(or many ways, I'm sure)to help folks feel more comfortable in front of the camera. Sure, a great big vortex staring you in the face can be intimidating! Anyhow, I asked Mark if I could take his picture(he was visiting us here at home). He said yes and, after a visit to the mirror, sat down, ready to go. What a guy! I didn't take too many shots of Mark, due to time constraints, but I think these turned out well. A more formal-informal portrait would be nice to take in his home in Vancouver. Mark seemed pretty relaxed to start, although he kept making goofy faces and talked a lot about his new T.V. series, Stargate Universe, which is meant to be fantastic! Perhaps he wasn't so relaxed after all. I would have liked(again) to get him to look at me in the colour shot. It was easy for me to direct Mark to look out the window-harder, though, to help him bust through his anxiety and look at the camera. This, of course, is mostly due to my inexperience. Uh. I must remind my subjects(and myself)to breath!
