HELLO! MY NAME IS GORDON HELMKE. I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO CURRENTLY RESIDES IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. 

THOUGH I AM ABLE TO DO MANY DIFFERENT STYLES AND FORMS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, I SPECIALIZE IN: PORTRAIT, FASHION, COMPOSITE, AND EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

WHEN IT COMES TO MYSELF, I'M A LITTLE QUIRKY, GOAL-ORIENTED, DETAIL-ORIENTED AND HARD-WORKING...WITH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR! I ALSO HAVE A VERY LARGE IMAGINATION, WHICH I UTILIZE PHOTOSHOP AS A MEANS TO HELP VISUALLY EXPRESS MY CREATIVITY, ALONG WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS THEMSELVES. 

PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOSHOP ARE TWO THINGS I LOVE AND COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT. THEY BOTH COME SECOND NATURE TO ME. PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT JUST A JOB, HOBBY, OR PAST TIME—IT IS A PART OF ME.

A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE HAD AN INFLUENCE ON ME...AND/OR HAVE INSPIRED ME ARE: 

• STAR WARS • FUTURISTIC WORLDS, THEMES AND IDEAS • COLOGNE/PERFUME ADVERTISEMENTS • PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR • OTHER ARTIST'S WORK