My interest in photography began 35 years ago when, using a film SLR borrowed from my father to work on the high school yearbook, I discovered that it provided a powerful means for expressing my vision of the world. Over the years, my love of the outdoors and photography as well as an aptitude for computer technology have morphed into a passion-some might say obsession-for capturing the elegance and majesty of unique landscapes, wildlife, and flora throughout the United States.
While the pursuit of nature takes me all over the country, I favor the west, northwest, northeast, and mid-Atlantic and, wherever I am, my love of hiking and backpacking takes me far beyond populated areas, into settings which few people visit. I am also up well before dawn for the best light of the day. I recently visited New Mexico to photograph the desert, historical sites, and badlands; took a road trip to Maine to capture the beauty of the rocky coast and Acadia National Park; and explored Smokey Mountains National Park in the Spring during peak wildflower season.
My images are in private residences and corporate offices and have appeared in regional magazines such as Wonderful West Virginia. Corporate clients have used my images for promotional and internal publications.
I use Nikon cameras and lenses, Gitzo and Induro tripods, and Really Right Stuff ballheads almost exclusively. My favorite camera is the full-frame Nikon D700 and favorite lens is the Nikkor 600mm VR f/4. However, I have been carrying an Olympus E-P2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 micro four-thirds cameras and find them easy to pick up because they are both over three pounds lighter than the D700 (with the 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens). The occasional use of Zero Image pinhole, Holga, and Lomographic cameras provides me with an expanded array of ways to express myself and a respite from complicated cameras, heavy lenses, and the need for batteries.
I manage my digital workflow using a MacBook Pro and Mac Pro quad-core desktop computer, with most of my images being lightly edited using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and various plug-ins. I also use Photomatix Pro and Nik Software’s HDR Efex Pro for HDR imaging, various stitching applications for creating panoramas from multiple images, and Apple Keynote and Boinx FotoMagico to create multimedia presentations.
I have college degrees in chemical engineering, law, and photography and extensive training in HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and other computer technologies and applications.
