i just took a trip through Noah's daily photolog...... wow!!! amazing output

How the heck did I miss this the first time around?

@ fleetofnuns: great questions. you should register here at photographica... @ Chris: yes. post questions as comments here...

*Noah*..... What is the ONE lasting impression you want to leave in your photos? Are you coming back to see me in SA?? :oP You have mastered so many creative outlets--Is there another area of talent you wish to explore that you haven't yet?

Do you ever find yourself in a "photo funk", and, if so, how do you get out of it?

Your black and white photos are stunning -- they're crisp but have distinct grain and the tonal range is perfect: Would you give a brief walk through your work flow?

Professional ... or not.. as in .. "I"... my stuff is just as good as yours... IMO... why or why not..?

You have many creative outlets... which do you get the greatest satisfaction from?

I've had people (family and friends mostly) tell me that my photos are "incredible, you should sell them." How do you as a photographer know if photos are really art? Or if people are just being nice? At what point did you evolve from a person who takes photos (my stage) to a photographer and then to an artist?

I noticed that most of your photographs on the website have a low key and or a lomo quality. Is this a simply a theme for this website or is this a personal preference for this style?

What made you take the leap into professional photography? I've had several people tell be to go professional, but I have no intention to do so. I'm afraid I'll lose the joy if it becomes work.

I just finished looking at the your pictures and must confess that most of everyone I viewed was in B/W, why is this? All B/W was depressing to me, is this your intent with your pictures..they seemed to me as though the person is in a 'big black hole' and is trying to find their way out. I have seen B/W by different photographers, both pro and non, that are really exceptional work and do not leave me with such a depressing feel about them. As to why some make it in this field while others whose work may appear to be just as well talented, if not more so, to me is all in the timing and how you sell yourself. I say this because of what I have seen in sports.....there are individuals who have exceptional talent/ability for the sport but maybe because of personality conflict, peer pressure to fit in (not be yourself), etc.,just a lot of different factors to work through..there will be several talented people who do not make in the 'big world' as some people call it. Hope this has made sense.

I like the way you seem to focus on the eye's of your subject in many of your portrait shots. Do you make an effort to do this or is it just a natural behavior talent that happens?

Which of your talents is most important to you or I might ask which one would you give up if you had to give up one? Another question is do you plan and seek the photographs that you take or do you capture them when they come to you or occur?

Forgive me but I am so new at this...but after all of the days...years spent taking pictures, was there a defining moment when you knew that it was time to take pictures professionally or was it a gradual transition?

favorite photographer...and musical artist...who do you admire?

The above was me, I couldn't get signed in so I will repost as me Noah, Before you put your work "out there". Do you have it critiqued by someone else, (Friends, family, other photogs.) Or do you just go with what your heart tells you is right?

Can you tell by the images you produce if you were manic or depressive at the time? Or do you find you only take photos during one of those phases? Is photography your escape from your mind...or a way of harnessing your emotions?