Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Venerable Bill Bracey




[ven-er-uh-buhl] - adjective

commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character

impressive or interesting because of age, antique appearance, etc

I was introduced to Bill Bracey by a good friend and had the opportunity to share a couple of meals with him at Ruby's in Corona Del Mar. After getting to know Bill, it dawned on me how great of a photographic subject he would be as well as become an addition to my portfolio of "distringueshed" images. I approached Bill with the concept of doing a photography shoot with him as the subject in a studio and explained the intention of doing such an exercise, he agreed to a sitting.

After prepping the studio with backdrop, camera gear, lighting and other photo paraphernalia, I added another component to the experience by interviewing Bill. I wanted to get to know him better, so that I could reveal his personality through a photographic image. Bill's background is quite extraordinary and worth detailing:

*  Stationed in Germany by the U.S. military and served 195 days of combat.
*  Employed by a prestigious elevator company and worked in sales offices 
    through out Europe. 
*  Married the love of his life, adopted one daughter and had one son. They  
    were together over 50 years.
*  Was an avid skier in the Swiss and Austrian Alps.
*  An ongoing supporter and contributor to the cancer research and recovery
    program @ HOAG Hospital in Newport Beach, California.
*  Has impeccable attention to detail.

Below are a few of the images of Bill that reveal how "venerable" he is. Simple and stright forward, and subtle. A great way to honor such an individual and their life:






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