About Me
I grew up in an average middle-class working family home in the San Francisco Bay Area. I had no real exposure to art of any kind. I acquired a camera in the early years of life from my father, very used at best. While the photos I took with it were far from anything that could be called "art", I was thrilled and captivated by the images and the camera's ability to essentially stop time.
Years later as a young adult in High School I studied photography. I spent many hours in the darkroom in those days trying to improve upon my creativity. Funds were tight back then and college was not an option so out of High School I found myself working in the building industry . Although I excelled in the industry and really enjoyed what I was doing I also had lost time for photography in the process. Pretty soon I had started a construction company.
I didn't pick up a camera again until I caught wind of the digital age coming our way. With the advent of digital photography, my passion was renewed. In 2012 I purchased my first digital camera, a Nikon d3100. I soon climbed the ladder to a Canon 5D Mark III. Then In 2016 I now shoot with a Canon EOS 5DS R DSLR
I have no recent real formal training, I am primarily a self-taught photographer. I picked up the mechanics of digital photography by studying books, magazines, and online sources. The ongoing process of finding my own visual style and creating images that resonate with viewers and communicate a sense of place is what keeps photography both challenging and rewarding for me. I still consider myself to be a student of light. I am fascinated by the subtleties of it and the intricacies of shadow and while I explore the many facets of photography and subject matter, I always seem to return to Landscape, and nature. I am not a purest by any means, the photo is often just the beginning for me; the canvas for further creativity. I will often spend hours with a image in the digital darkroom bringing my vision to life in an attempt to transport the viewer to another time, place, or emotion. Even though I may drive hundreds or even thousands of miles just to get that one perfect shot its well worth it.
I have a keen appreciation for the work of the old masters and I find inspiration from the many fine photographers of today. I try to get people to feel and see what I have seen. My hope for your visit here is that you find it time well spent and that you find that one image that will connect the two of us. Hope you enjoy.
Read MoreYears later as a young adult in High School I studied photography. I spent many hours in the darkroom in those days trying to improve upon my creativity. Funds were tight back then and college was not an option so out of High School I found myself working in the building industry . Although I excelled in the industry and really enjoyed what I was doing I also had lost time for photography in the process. Pretty soon I had started a construction company.
I didn't pick up a camera again until I caught wind of the digital age coming our way. With the advent of digital photography, my passion was renewed. In 2012 I purchased my first digital camera, a Nikon d3100. I soon climbed the ladder to a Canon 5D Mark III. Then In 2016 I now shoot with a Canon EOS 5DS R DSLR
I have no recent real formal training, I am primarily a self-taught photographer. I picked up the mechanics of digital photography by studying books, magazines, and online sources. The ongoing process of finding my own visual style and creating images that resonate with viewers and communicate a sense of place is what keeps photography both challenging and rewarding for me. I still consider myself to be a student of light. I am fascinated by the subtleties of it and the intricacies of shadow and while I explore the many facets of photography and subject matter, I always seem to return to Landscape, and nature. I am not a purest by any means, the photo is often just the beginning for me; the canvas for further creativity. I will often spend hours with a image in the digital darkroom bringing my vision to life in an attempt to transport the viewer to another time, place, or emotion. Even though I may drive hundreds or even thousands of miles just to get that one perfect shot its well worth it.
I have a keen appreciation for the work of the old masters and I find inspiration from the many fine photographers of today. I try to get people to feel and see what I have seen. My hope for your visit here is that you find it time well spent and that you find that one image that will connect the two of us. Hope you enjoy.
Buddy