http://www.synopshots.com/blog/2009/07/08/in-memoriam-diz-bensley-media-pioneer/ Interesting people, places and events Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.synopshots.com/blog/2009/07/08/in-memoriam-diz-bensley-media-pioneer/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Carla Iwata Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:04:07 +0000 http://www.synopshots.com/blog/?p=248#comment-94 Diz Bensley was the first person to photograph me at the start of my modeling career. He was an extremely nice, kind, warm and talented human being and he had a way of making me feel at ease even though I was a nervous wreck. We worked together a few different times at Phillips Andover; twice in his studio and once outdoors, as part of one of his photography classes. That was when I was still in high school, in the late seventies. I went on to work abroad and to this day I still model for a Boston agency. I could not have hoped for a better photographer all those years ago when I walked into his studio as a frightened teenager. He gave me some valuable tips, encouraged me, provided me with some great shots for my portfolio and was a gracious host; preparing his delicious avacado salad for which I'm sure he was famous! I just learned of his passing. The Earth's loss is Heaven's gain. Diz Bensley was the first person to photograph me at the start of my modeling career. He was an extremely nice, kind, warm and talented human being and he had a way of making me feel at ease even though I was a nervous wreck. We worked together a few different times at Phillips Andover; twice in his studio and once outdoors, as part of one of his photography classes. That was when I was still in high school, in the late seventies. I went on to work abroad and to this day I still model for a Boston agency. I could not have hoped for a better photographer all those years ago when I walked into his studio as a frightened teenager. He gave me some valuable tips, encouraged me, provided me with some great shots for my portfolio and was a gracious host; preparing his delicious avacado salad for which I’m sure he was famous! I just learned of his passing. The Earth’s loss is Heaven’s gain.

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