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Hello, and thank you for visiting my web site. I appreciate your interest in photography and, especially, my photography. So, what constitutes good photography? Creations, like books, movies, art, and people who help me to "feel" are very special in my life. Books and movies that make my heart race, that make me laugh or cry, and that cause me to pause and consider a different point of view; a painting that causes me to stop, think and feel, or that makes me gasp at the beauty that has been created. And, people are creations who make me feel, especially my children and family! For me, good photography is the same ~~~ good photography helps me to feel. That feeling may be awe, as in when I create a spectacular image of the Grand Canyon. The feeling might be relaxation, such as a fall landscape or waterfall. The feeling might be inspiration and connection, such as when I see a photo of another culture or architecture. I enjoy capturing feelings of love and family at weddings. And, the feeling might just be joy and contentment, as when I create and view an image of my kids. I hope that my images might evoke some of these same feelings and emotions in you, and that I can help you to feel such emotions in images that I might create for you. By way of background, I'm a Midwesterner by birth. My "formal" training is in environmental sciences, and that kept me quite busy for many years. Now, I'm a full-time photographer and am absolutely loving it! My photography study and training have come over several years, and from shooting thousands and thousands of shots. I've been interested in the arts since I was young, so photography is a natural evolution for me, and it allows me to get to know, "see," and feel my subjects with much more intimacy. I certainly have a passion for the environment and photography, and I hope that it comes through in all of my photographs, including my photographs of people and things. For those who are interested in equipment, I primarily shoot with a medium format camera, as well as a medium format panoramic camera. Adding the panoramic camera over the past year has really increased my pleasure for my passion! In addition, I sometimes shoot with high-quality Pentax digital SLR cameras. Additional "equipment" typically means Fuji Velvia 100 for landscapes and nature shots because of the wonderful saturation and detail, and Kodak PortraNC for people shots, because of the great way this film captures skin tones. |
Member, Professional Photographers of America
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Nearly all of my film processing is performed by Burne Photo Imaging of Madison. I just can't say enough about them. They provide high-quality work and great turn-around times. Additionally, I have Burne Photo Imaging do all of my larger Lightjet printing and mounting of my photography on gatorboard. Again, the work is fantastic! And, on top of all of the fine work, everyone there is a great pleasure with which to work - excellent customer service! It's wonderful to have a group of people who do great work for you, just around the corner from my studio. For scanning, I'm using an Imacon 343, which provides very-high quality, rich scans. This is a very fine scanner, as evidenced by the prints that I'm able to produce. For my printing, I'm using an Epson professional photographic inkjet printers, Epson 4000, as well as Lightjet printers through Burne Photo Imaging. The results are great and the prints will last longer than me. So, why might all of this be important to you? Likely, all of this mild techno mumbo-jumbo comes down to this: high-quality images that you can proudly display in your home or office, or use for your printing and advertising needs. That's about all of the technical stuff on which I'll dwell, because it's not about the camera or printer - it's about the photographer and, more importantly, the photograph!
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