Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school.

I came up with more money, took all the footage, got a great editor and made this film [Dream of Life]. But I really didn't go into it with the intention of making a movie.

Patti [Smith] was my experiment, to be honest. And the film is what we got out of it. At the end of the day, I learned a lot about how to make a film.

I shot [Dream of Life] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti [Smith].

Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school.

I like not knowing too much about somebody I'm photographing, because the process also becomes an experience for me to learn about .

Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I'd like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of artists.