Like everybody, I am a product of my experiences.
My early passion for music continues to fuel my creative fire in every endeavor. My rural upbringing fostered a deep appreciation for the natural world at an early age. My various personal interactions through the years have given me insight into unlocking personalities through photography. It all drives who I am as a person, and as a photographer.
I’m convinced that creativity is a habit. I grew up playing piano, clarinet, saxophone, and trombone. I got my hands on my first camera in sixth grade and took a photography class in high school. There I learned the ins and outs of black and white film and darkroom techniques. I learned how to practice and, more importantly, how to fail and learn from mistakes. I also discovered that I love for my photography to look as rich and full as the music I play sounds.
I grew up in a very rural area of California and spent as much time as possible in the mountains, camping. It’s great to live in an area that has easy access to outdoor recreation areas but also all the benefits and culture of a larger metro area.
I’m drawn to industrial photography from my experience as a sales and marketing director for a manufacturing company where I got my first chance to shoot industrial processes and products. I took advantage of opportunities to make portraits of my coworkers performing their work and gave them the prints to take home. One welder’s granddaughter was so happy to see a picture of grandpa working, she took it home to hang on the wall in her bedroom.
For personal projects, I shoot street photography because it’s a great way to experience a city and interact with people, but my favorite medium is creating portraits. I love to watch a model’s confidence grow as I show the images we are creating together during a photo shoot.