:::charles brown photography:::

If you noticed my name is Charles Brown, it shouldn't be a great leap for you to guess that most folks call me 'Charlie'. You can too.

We all have a cross or two that we have to bear through life. Since I hit the ground as a young 'un I've been dealing with this 'Charlie Brown" thing. First came the song Charlie Brown, He's a Clown, followed quickly by Mr. Schultz's comic strip, Peanuts. After fighting my way out of grade school it was pretty clear that I had no future as a pugilist. So I developed a sense of humor. That worked out much better and still serves me well today.

On the other side of the scale is my vocational history. 'Colorful' probably describes it best. On my thirteenth birthday I got a lawn mower and an admonishment that no further allowance was forthcoming. In the next 30 years I had at least 42 different jobs...rock band roadie, butcher's assistant, real estate manager, used car salesman, bounty hunter and commercial painter, to name just a few. I've been around. I've seen some crap you probably haven't. I know what the really important things in life are. I understand personal integrity and responsibility. When I give my word it means something and when I do a job the finished product is something I would sign my name on. I'm not perfect, but I'm steady.

I've been working full time in commercial photography since the winter of '91. I have one dominant reason for doing it; I love it. The creative processes, the lighting challenges, the impossible locations, the art directors, the art buyers, the talent/location/prop scouting, the assistants, the interns, the equipment and the marvelous little tricks you only learn from being out there, doing it. I love it all. Really. I hope you can see that passion reflected in my work. What does all this mean to you? It means that we'll have a great time working together. I've got talent without the baggage of an 'artistic ego'. My interest in our project, whatever it may be, is sincere, and is couched in a desire to have the end product exceed your expectations. At the same time, I know it's not brain surgery...we can have a good 'ol time and get the job done all at once!