{"id":74,"date":"2012-10-05T22:38:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T22:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zerotopia.com\/home\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:44:08","slug":"welcome-to-zero-dean-photography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Zero Dean Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"74\" class=\"elementor elementor-74\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26a1707 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26a1707\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c35b30\" data-id=\"5c35b30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53acbe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53acbe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Thank you for your interest in my work and services. Please note that I <em>do<\/em> still provide professional photography, but I am currently not accepting new work or clients through my website.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2c1589 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2c1589\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44cd6aa\" data-id=\"44cd6aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fda4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-recent-posts\" data-id=\"8fda4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-recent-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Recent Blog Posts<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/leslie-01\/\">Leslie<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/oceanside-sunset\/\">Oceanside sunset<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/muscovy-duck\/\">Muscovy duck<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/rainy-desert-at-dawn-2021\/\">Rainy desert at dawn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/pre-dawn-in-the-desert-2021\/\">Pre-dawn in the desert<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/friendly-neighborhood-hummingbird-6-6-2020\/\">Friendly neighborhood hummingbird<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/i-like-this-tree-6-5-2020\/\">I like this tree<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/natalia-2020\/\">Natalia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/key-west-pier-12-19-2019\/\">Key West Pier<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/key-west-pier-12-17-2019\/\">Key West Pier<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aa2317\" data-id=\"4aa2317\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd7b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-widget_tptn_pop\" data-id=\"9dd7b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-widget_tptn_pop.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Today&#8217;s Most Popular<\/h5><div class=\"tptn_posts_daily  tptn_posts_widget tptn_posts_widget-wp-widget-widget_tptn_pop    tptn-text-only\"><ul><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/shai-7-27-2018\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Shai<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/walt-disney-concert-hall-2006\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Walt Disney Concert Hall<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/goanna-1994\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Goanna (1994)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/all-about-headshots\/what-is-a-headshot\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">What is a Headshot? The Basics.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/karista-2007\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Karista<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/carmella-2004\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Carmella<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/rainy-desert-at-dawn-2021\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Rainy desert at dawn<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/natalia-2020\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Natalia<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/midnight-half-dome-hike-2017\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Midnight Half Dome Hike<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tptn_after_thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/lupine-spring-catalog-2006\/\"     class=\"tptn_link\"><span class=\"tptn_title\">Lupine Spring Catalog<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tptn_clear\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca26ec0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca26ec0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ec7383\" data-id=\"5ec7383\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad93387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ad93387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a77f2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a77f2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-332793d\" data-id=\"332793d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a9e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a9e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Hi. <a href=\"http:\/\/zerodean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My name is Zero<\/a>\u00a0(yes, really).<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9865ab3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9865ab3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccf7fa5\" data-id=\"ccf7fa5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df955d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df955d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I became a photographer because I love photography, I love working with people, and I love to <em>create<\/em>.<\/p><p>Capturing magical moments &#8212; and the essence of whatever I point my camera at &#8212; is something I strive for every time I click the shutter.<\/p><p>I don&#8217;t have an agent, a receptionist, a web designer, a writer, or a photo-retoucher.\u00a0<em>I don&#8217;t outsource &#8212; I do all my own work<\/em>. It&#8217;s not perfect, but I&#8217;m always striving to improve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc0a85b\" data-id=\"cc0a85b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccf199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dccf199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"zero-dean-2020-835\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI0OTYwODQzNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3plcm9kZWFuLmNvbVwvcGhvdG9ncmFwaHlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3plcm8tZGVhbi0yMDIwLTgzNS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1249608436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/welcome-to-zero-dean-photography\/attachment\/zero-dean-2020-835\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"835,835\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zero-dean-2020-835\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835.jpg\" width=\"835\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1249608436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835.jpg 835w, https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" data-attachment-id=\"1249608436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/welcome-to-zero-dean-photography\/attachment\/zero-dean-2020-835\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"835,835\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zero-dean-2020-835\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-2020-835.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf389e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf389e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-308bce63\" data-id=\"308bce63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9aa200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c9aa200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What you see here on my website &#8212; and in my work &#8212; is\u00a0a reflection of <em>me<\/em>. If you like what you see, it&#8217;s because I care about and take pride in what I do and the services that I provide to others.<\/p><p>Beyond that, I enjoy being able to help other people with whatever skills and knowledge I have to offer &#8212; and I&#8217;m both grateful and rewarded any time that I have the opportunity to do that.<\/p><p>Because I work independently, the services I provide are especially personal to me because I put so much of myself into everything I do. It&#8217;s very important to me to do as good a job as possible in every aspect of the process &#8212; regardless of who I&#8217;m working with.<\/p><p>So whether you&#8217;re an aspiring actor or a known celebrity or just someone looking to have photos taken for fun, I can promise that you&#8217;d get my full attention and the best of what I&#8217;ve got to offer. And you&#8217;ll also get my support and every creative advantage I can give to help you successfully accomplish whatever it is you want photos for.<\/p><p>I believe excelling in this business is as much about relationships and interacting with people as it is about being able to take a decent photograph. Whether it involves clicking the shutter of my camera or actually clicking with the people I work with, I&#8217;m passionate about what I do. If I wasn&#8217;t, I promise I&#8217;d be doing something else.<\/p><p><strong>I just have one request if I have the opportunity to work with you&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p>Please don&#8217;t expect me to fit a stereotype or be like any other photographer you&#8217;ve worked with. While I continue to try and learn from my own successes and mistakes (and those of others, too), and I&#8217;ve got a general path to guide me, I&#8217;m much more of an explorer than I am a follower.<\/p><p>Not far into my career, I discovered that when I stopped doing what I felt was &#8220;expected&#8221; and consciously started following my own instincts by doing what &#8220;feels right&#8221; instead, it led to far greater and more rewarding experiences. I hope if we get a chance to work together, that&#8217;s something you&#8217;ll get to experience as well.<\/p><p align=\"right\">Sincerely, Zero Dean<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb2ff2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb2ff2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6977ad9\" data-id=\"6977ad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d63983 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"9d63983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-484fa3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"484fa3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3b476b\" data-id=\"b3b476b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9320c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9320c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-210f09d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"210f09d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d949651\" data-id=\"d949651\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbd9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbbd9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Providing Actor Headshots, Model Portfolios<br \/>&amp; Portraits For Any Purpose\u2120<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae3831 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae3831\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dab42f\" data-id=\"2dab42f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417da58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"417da58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be frank and sincere, as much as I love working with people and hope to work with you (if you&#8217;re looking for a photographer), I don&#8217;t want to attract clients by shouting about how great my services are or how much I can promise you. Even if it&#8217;s spoken sincerely, I think it all begins to sound false after a while. And I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s the right foot to start a relationship on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-352872b\" data-id=\"352872b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edeb213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edeb213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-working-800.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"zero-dean-working-800\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI0OTYwODQzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3plcm9kZWFuLmNvbVwvcGhvdG9ncmFwaHlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3plcm8tZGVhbi13b3JraW5nLTgwMC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1249608437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/welcome-to-zero-dean-photography\/attachment\/zero-dean-working-800\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-working-800.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,535\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zero-dean-working-800\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-working-800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-working-800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1249608437\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1249608437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/welcome-to-zero-dean-photography\/attachment\/zero-dean-working-800\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-working-800.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,535\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zero-dean-working-800\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/zero-dean-working-800.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7074c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7074c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84c241f\" data-id=\"84c241f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5b595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce5b595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Instead, I&#8217;ll just say a few things here that will hopefully help give you an idea of who I am and what I&#8217;m about. First, there is no shortage of good photographers between Los Angeles and San Diego (or anywhere else for that matter). You have <em>lots<\/em> of choices.<\/p><p>The fact is,\u00a0<em>the market is saturated<\/em> &amp; extremely competitive (and has been for a very long time) and <i>everyone wants your business<\/i>. And although there&#8217;s a great deal of overlap in what each of us can do for you, we all have different personalities, different goals, and different ways of doing what we do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-258a2b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"258a2b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f046ecd\" data-id=\"f046ecd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b716df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b716df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>So besides great photos, what you should be looking for is a photographer that best suits your own needs, style &amp; personality. And to be really upfront with you, that may not be me.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0730f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae0730f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-571fe1c\" data-id=\"571fe1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbe1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abbe1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>So definitely shop around.<\/strong> And try to find someone who not only shows consistency in getting the kinds of photos you want, but\u00a0who also vibes with your personality and gets you excited about working together.<\/p><p>Although I&#8217;m confident and skilled at what I do &#8212; and I strive to provide the best service I can &#8212; <em>it&#8217;s simply a fact that there are other photographers out there who may be able to better accommodate your specific needs<\/em> (in the same way that I may be better at something I do)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dad4cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dad4cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c26b666\" data-id=\"c26b666\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd297c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd297c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>But if you like my work &#8212;\u00a0<em>and you can see yourself in it<\/em> &#8212;\u00a0then the chances are very good that you&#8217;ll like what I do for you.<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15949c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15949c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e93a703\" data-id=\"e93a703\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d0de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d0de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And if you do decide to work with me, you can at least be confident that I&#8217;m the type of person that will not only leverage every skill I have to get you the kinds of photos you want, I will put everything I can into making sure you have a good experience as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your interest in my work and services. Please note that I do still provide professional photography, but I am currently not accepting new work or clients through my website. Hi. My name is Zero\u00a0(yes, really). I became a photographer because I love photography, I love working with people, and I love to &#8230; <a title=\"Welcome to Zero Dean Photography\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Welcome to Zero Dean Photography\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":794,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/web-sitemap\/","url_meta":{"origin":74,"position":0},"title":"Sitemap","author":"Zero Dean","date":"September 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Zero Dean Photography Home (Welcome to Zero Dean Photography) News, Updates & Announcements About Zero Dean Photography About the Photographer Photo Gallery Rates & Services Photo Shoot Packages Headshot Photography Packages Headshots Advice Modeling Advice Testimonials Other Stuff Frequently Asked Questions Contact","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":193,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/about-zero-dean-photography\/","url_meta":{"origin":74,"position":1},"title":"About Zero Dean Photography","author":"Zero Dean","date":"October 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Zero Dean Photography provides actor headshots, model portfolios & photos for any purpose. This includes fan page photos, dating photos, real estate & business photos, pet photography, engagement photos, sexy photos (for you, your boyfriend, man in the military...)\u00a0boudoir photos, fitness photos,\u00a0Christmas\u00a0cards, before and after photos, fashion & glamour photography,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/zero-dean-photography-frame1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1249607763,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/status\/","url_meta":{"origin":74,"position":2},"title":"Status","author":"Zero Dean","date":"July 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Current shoot status, schedule, location... Currently shooting Los Angeles. 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