I had a part time job on the weekend, and it took me weeks to save up enough money to buy it. To this day I count that as one of the finest accomplishments of my entire life. As I walked out of that store clutching that camera in my hand, I knew I had just purchased something that was going to change my life forever. Six months ago Carlos left Baltimore for Los Angeles. He describes his Baltimore work as moodier, his Los Angeles work lighter.
People are supportive of different ideas.
He regards himself, rightly, as a painter and designer. When shooting a picture, Carlos takes whatever theme is running through his head, combines model, props and colored lights, then seizes and extracts the emotionality of the moment, capturing it on film. For me, for a couple of hours while the lights are on, I can forget about the crap that exists outside of the studio. My painting and my art have always been my escape. It makes me sick when any form of reality crosses over in the fantasy photo world.