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Jim
Hancock, inspired by his artist mother, took an interest
in art as a grade schooler, drawing, painting and
sculpting. So early on Jim's passion was art, but
discovering his medium of choice would take a few years.
Jim worked as a mechanical designer for 9 years , all
the time painting, sculpting and searching for the
artistic medium that he could scrape out a living with.
At
27, Jim found photography by way of a girlfriend who not
only bought him his first camera, but also provided him
with his first model. Jim became obsessed, this medium
was a combination of art and gadgetry that suited him
perfectly. Within a year, Jim quit his job and has been
behind the camera nonstop for over 15 years.
Jim's
unique combination of artistic talent and thirst for
technology has made him a great image producer,
particularly known for his exceptional lighting and
creativity. Jim's prowess behind the camera, and love of
the female form earned him a reputation shooting fashion,
beauty, lingerie, and fine art nudes.
This
reputation caught the attention of an agent who sent his
portfolio to Playboy headquarters in Chicago. This was
the beginning of defining the direction he would go with
his imagery.
The
Playboy gig set the stage that paved the way for Jims
reputation as one of America's premier erotic
photographers. The knowledge Jim gained with the Playboy
coupled with his art and fashion experience has made
quite a versatile imagist out of Jim.
The
last few years Jim has produced independently one of the
most prolific array of erotic and pin up imagery
available anywhere. Jim is now producing complete erotic
photo sets for magazines, calendars, and posters.
 Jim
considers himself a people photographer or a more
appropriate title imagist, avoiding pigeon hole
tags, such as fashion photographer or glamour
photographer.
Jim
shot his first film project 6 years ago. A short he
wrote, directed, and shot on 16mm film. Today, Jim still
takes on film projects and music videos. He typically
sees the project through from conception, building the
set, lighting it, directing and shooting the film, then
finally, editing the project.
These
days, Jim spends as much time behind a computer as a
camera. Creating digital still and motion pictures with
a computer, designing to the clients wishes or maybe
just his, depends on the day.
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