I am Gary Cutrell, a freelance photographer, born on a hog and chicken farm near Indianapolis, Indiana in 1947. I have two brothers and one sister, two children and two grandchildren. I moved to Fort Valley, Georgia in 1953, with my parents and family to a 640 acre farm in Peach County, Georgia. We grew pecans, soybeans and such, and milked a small herd of about 80 Holstein cows. I was in three different rock bands in high school. I played lead guitar, a Gibson es 335 tdc, with humbucking pickups! I am 69 years old. I became interested in photography at age 12, when I went on a field trip at school. I Studied at the Famous Photographer's School, and trained  under top photographers of Life Magazine, Look, People, and others from 1970 to 1974. I worked on the farm until 1967, and then went into the US Air Force to become a jet engine mechanic. I was stationed at Charleston AFB, and worked on C124, C141, and C5 aircraft. I was a jet engine mechanic, and worked on small gas turbines also.  After the Air Force, I worked as a draftsman for a prominent landscape architect for 4 1/2 years. I hold one US patent, so far, and have another one in the works. Worked on F-15 Fighter aircraft for 21 years as an aircraft mechanic,... a damned good mechanic, I must say! Designed several tools for the USAF that I never got paid for, but they are still using them. I shot for four years as a door to door location photographer out in the country, on weekends, mostly country folks....  They called me "Pitcha Man". I have done about 75 magazine covers, about 300 brochures, about 12 billboards, and have lit and somewhat directed a number of television commercials. Also photographed over 500 weddings.I worked as a base photographer at Warner Robins Air Force Base for 19 years. They begged me to give up my F-15 job to work for them. My primary duties there was studio work, shooting about 3,000 portraits per year. I also did the plane crashes, murders, investigation, the grip and grin, and ceremonies, and a lot of other stuff there. I do portfolio work, portraits, life style, advertising, and fashion , wedding, and artistic stuff whenever I can find a model that is actually serious about it! I think I like fashion and advertising the most! I shoot from the hip alot! I also do 'shutter-drag' maybe more than I should!  When I take a model out, I tend to be a "drive-by, guerilla" Shooter, looking for whatever background material is available at the moment! I also do very well-planned photoshoots, as well!  A good model "Shows-Up" and sometimes calls, and says...." I will be over in Ten Minutes". I've been moonlighting as a photographer for nearly 45 years, sometimes making more money than my day-job pays. I paint also. Google me and you'll see 'em. They don't look like photographs!  I have used the Rollei, Hasselblad, Nikon, Canon, and Contax systems. At the present time, I'm using Nikon, Fujifilm, and Sony cameras. My favorite studio light system is Dyna-Lite, my favorite reflectors are the California Sunbounce, and my own brand ... the Vue-Thru !! My favorite light stands are Matthews C-Stands, and my favorite tripod is Gitzo with a Gitzo quick-release head. It's more fun to try to do stuff than not to have tried at all ! All my work is usually jpeg, because jpeg works fine when you tend to nail the exposure, and I learned how to shoot with Kodachrome, and you certainly had to nail the exposure or else you ended up with nothing but a big mess.... haha... And the workflow is better for me, using jpeg. I may use tiff or raw when shooting an advertisement for somebody....

PUBLISHED WORKS:

Macon Area Chamber of Commerce (Brochures)
Seven Eleven Stores (Product,Newspaper)
Blue Bird Body Company / Wanderlodge (Brochures, Catalog Sheets,Product)
Conditioned Air (Brochures)
Haynes Marketing Network (Brochures,Magazine,Newspaper,Television,Product)
Warner Robins Air Force Base
Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce (WR Guide Covers,Internal Photos)
Hayes Mechanical
L.E.Schwartz & Sons (Brochures)
Precision Machine
General Steel (Brochures,Ads,Newspaper,Magazine)
Rural Georgia Magazine (40+ Covers)
Pratt & Whittney Engines (Magazine Cover,Internal Spread)
Briggs & Stratton (Brochure)
The Macon Telegraph
The Leader Tribune
Signature Homes (Brochure)
Robinson Helicopters
YKK Industries (Brochures,Magazine,Newspaper)
El Bronco
ALCO Capital (Brochure)
Macon Iron Works (Brochures,Magazine,Newspaper)
Tubes & Hoses (Product)
Kwickie Food Stores
Bashinski's Jewelery (Magazine,Television,Newspaper,Product)
Farm & Ranch Living Magazine ( Inside Spread )
Houston County Magazine (1st Cover for them)
Frito Lay (Internal Research)
M&M Mars (Brochure)
Bob's Candy Company (Product)
Pepsi Cola
Southeastern Agricultural Expo
Southern Bell (Cover)
Transwestern (Covers)
Business Atlanta Magazine (Ads)
Medical Center of Central Georgia
Houston Medical Center
Prince Sheet Metal (Brochures,Magazine,Newspaper)
Top Wok
Bensen's Steak & Sushi House
Herbert's Jewelry
Fairfield Financial (Brochures,Magazine,Newspaper)
Georgia Trend Magazine (Ads)
TRW (Product)
Honeywell
Stuckey's (Product)
U S Air Force Reserve Command Band
Williams and Associates (Architectural Photos)
Youman's Chevrolet (Television Ads)

Many Others!

Models of Model Mayhem that I have worked with :

http://www.modelmayhem.com/keirasalisbury
http://www.modelmayhem.com/tehkyttin
http://www.bestofyoubytlc.com/portfolio.php
http://www.modelmayhem.com/TheresaAisha
http://www.modelmayhem.com/carleynude
http://www.modelmayhem.com/JessicaExplainsItAll
http://www.modelmayhem.com/DesMJ
http://www.modelmayhem.com/CourtneyLogue
http://www.modelmayhem.com/courtneyabryant
http://www.modelmayhem.com/jwilli45
http://www.modelmayhem.com/tinablane
http://www.modelmayhem.com/lauralopez
http://www.modelmayhem.com/brandiwine
http://www.modelmayhem.com/rimmith
http://www.modelmayhem.com/kirakessinger   
http://www.modelmayhem.com/tehkyttin
http://www.modelmayhem.com/chanelsmith
http://www.modelmayhem.com/tiffanyosborn

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