Meet Michael R Moore

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Michael R Moore a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Michael R, thank you so much for taking the time to share your lessons learned with us and we’re sure your wisdom will help many. So, one question that comes up often and that we’re hoping you can shed some light on is keeping creativity alive over long stretches – how do you keep your creativity alive?
How do you keep your creativity alive?
As a professional Photographic-Artist, keeping my creativity alive for over 50 years is a significant achievement.

I Embrace Continuous Learning: Stay curious and open-minded by seeking inspiration from different sources. Attend workshops, conferences, and exhibitions to learn new techniques, explore various art forms, and engage with fellow artists. Continuously expanding my knowledge and skills will keep your creativity thriving.

Experimenting with New Styles and Techniques: Challenge me to step out of my comfort zone and explore different styles and techniques. Experimenting with new approaches can spark fresh ideas and rejuvenate my creative process. I’m not afraid to push boundaries and take risks in my artistic practice.

I Engage in Collaborative Projects: Collaborating with other artists or professionals in related fields leads to exciting creative endeavors. Working with others can bring new perspectives, ideas, and skills to my work. This collaborative spirit invigorates my creativity and helps me explore uncharted territories.

Traveling to new places, both near and far, exposes me to unfamiliar environments, cultures, and landscapes. Experiencing new surroundings provides fresh perspectives and inspires my creative vision. I am looking for unique details, patterns, and moments to capture through my lens.

I Participate in group and solo exhibitions and connect with other artists in my community. Engaging with the art community allows me to share ideas, gain feedback, and receive constructive criticism. Surrounding myself with like-minded individuals can foster a supportive environment and fuel creativity.

I stay updated with the latest advancements in photography technology. I am incorporating new equipment, software, or editing techniques that can expand my creative abilities and give me innovative tools to express my artistic vision.

Creativity needs nourishment, so taking breaks from time to time is crucial. It allows me to rest, relax, and engage in activities that bring me joy, including pursuing other hobbies. Taking breaks also helps prevent burnout while enabling me to return to my art with renewed energy and fresh perspectives.

Creativity is a profoundly personal and ever-evolving process.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
Michael R. Moore

In every situation, some point of balance must be reached. Michael applied his well-designed theorem with circumstance. The solution is his solace. Before settling permanently in L.A., his travels helped him capture cities like New York, Paris, and London with the arm’s length of his lens. Before the move westward, he shared his method of achieving clarity and depth among shades and shadows with students. For seven years, “Fashion on Location” with Michael gave inquisitive young artists a hint of his technique. City colleges and universities around Dallas were forums for his workshops, lectures, and solo and group exhibitions. His style was developed by learning the basics and breaking the rules. Many can imitate yet never master his ability to release suddenly subtle extremes.

Michael shot Detour magazine’s premiere issue cover and an astounding 31 pages of editorial and advertising layouts for that issue. He continues to shoot numerous spreads. Their limitless imagination and his perpetual knack for beauty keep his work stimulating.

Candid portraits, vivid queries, and dusk indulgences add volume to his vision. An unabashed love of the flow of fashion and sweeping lines of figures created a natural graduation towards fashion design and illustration. Influenced by Gordon Parks Jr. and Richard Avedon, he acquired a discriminating taste for light and shadow that cascades through his images.

Generosity of spirit demands a response, an opinion, and a redefinition. Michael’s work dispels perceptions. Images that surrender to his invitation are graciously blunt with a twist of humor. His eyes sparkle as he says,” It’s about the art, not the form it takes.” This consciousness of character will not allow him to take too much pride in being called a fantastic photographer. Call him an artist if a label must be used. In that box, at least, there is room for different points of focus, like sculpting and jewelry design, which are upcoming ventures.

As a child, he quickly adhered to the form photography took him through. He recalls,” I would look through the viewfinder without film in the camera and snap the shutter.” His art easily translates into watercolor, a simple charcoal sketch, or a black and white glossy.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
!. I follow my inner voice and visions.

2. I genuinely love what I do.

3. I still get excited about the magic of photography the same, if not more so, than the day I discovered the magic at age 7.

The advice I have to pass on. It is to believe in yourself and your vision.

How can folks who want to work with you connect?
I’m constantly seeking and have folk reaching out to me for collaborations. Brands, designers, actors, models, make-up artists, hairstylists, wardrobe stylists, and corporate people. They want to collaborate with me or have me create a campaign for their brand.

I love creative individuals who can Breathe Life into a Dream.

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Image Credits
Talent: Augustus Lee-Wellington “All THAT GLITTERS,” “RUB A DUB DUB,” and “AUGUSTUS and MAX” Andy Ashton “THE MASK” Brianna Michelle “SHADOWS*, Payton Ray “YEP!” “BLACK VAMP,” Lawrence Elliott-Pinkston “CROWNED”

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