Justin Border

In the Studio with Kansas City photographer Kirk Decker

Behind the scenes on the 5th floor of the Kansas City Livestock Exchange Building.  Justin and Kirk.  Capture One running on the computer.  Kemper Arena in the background.

Portrait of Justin Border by Kansas City photographer Kirk Decker

Justin Border @jborder – Painter, Illustrator, Graphic Designer.  Justin and I talked about how he enjoys experimenting with materials and subject matter to simultaneously calm and expand his wandering researcher mind.  Actually we talked about a lot of things over the course of several hours.

Portrait of Justin Border by Kansas City Photographer Kirk Decker

I hate the word pose, and only “pose” people as a place to start from.  What I have found, is that during a conversation people will settle into postures and mannerisms that are comfortable for them and reflect who they are.  As a photographer you have to watching for this, and that’s when you make the portrait.