About Me
I am what you would call a "Jack of all trades" with experience in a great number of things. In my lifetime I've had experience in computer programming, website design, graphics design, construction, restaurant cooking, driving (taxis, courier, big trucks), electronics (ham radio), creative writing, orienteering and outdoor survival techniques, backpacking, rock climbing and of course photography.
I think I first started shooting photos when I was about the age of 6. It was an old Brownie Box Camera and if you remember those then you are dating yourself as much as I am myself! From there I graduated to what would now be considered an antique Kodak 35 mm rangefinder camera. You might remember the model where the lens cap flipped out revealing the lens which then popped out into place. It had a light meter on the side and was a totally manual instrument. By the time I reached High School, I was enrolled in photography courses and using the schools more modern equipment, a Pentax 35 mm SLR. I shot many photos around campus and submitted them to the yearbook and school newspaper. I learned darkroom techniques as well as TV production techniques. We actually had a small TV studio at my school with 2 BW TV cameras and a mixing console.
Upon reaching adulthood I had my own SLR camera at last! It was a Canon 35 mm and I had all the bells and whistles for it. My next step was to create my own darkroom where I spent many an hour going over contact prints and enlarging prints. It was all BW format which was great for my budget and followed in my photographer idol, Ansel Adams, footprints. It was back then that computers were just surfacing for household use. Remember the Commodore 64 and the Realistic Color Computer? I was instantly hooked and have been ever since. Imagine my delight when the first digital cameras became available! It was the perfect combination of my two favorite things. Of course, the first digital cameras were more of a gimmick than functional sporting 1 MP or less. It didn't take long for both to improve. By the year 2005 I had a nice 35mm Canon EOS DSLR that shot 8 MP photos and a Pentium 3 computer. I used that camera for many of the photos on this web site and for several years until I had to pawn it due to sudden illness.
I now have a 35mm Canon PowerShot. It is a DSLR in as far as you look through the lens, but is considered a high end "snapshot" camera. At 12 MP it actually out shoots my true DSLR. It is better suited for driving a truck since I do not have to change lenses yet I still have fantastic range (25mm to 3000MM) and all the same manual settings available. As illustrated below, it is far superior to my old and much more expensive camera.
I think I first started shooting photos when I was about the age of 6. It was an old Brownie Box Camera and if you remember those then you are dating yourself as much as I am myself! From there I graduated to what would now be considered an antique Kodak 35 mm rangefinder camera. You might remember the model where the lens cap flipped out revealing the lens which then popped out into place. It had a light meter on the side and was a totally manual instrument. By the time I reached High School, I was enrolled in photography courses and using the schools more modern equipment, a Pentax 35 mm SLR. I shot many photos around campus and submitted them to the yearbook and school newspaper. I learned darkroom techniques as well as TV production techniques. We actually had a small TV studio at my school with 2 BW TV cameras and a mixing console.
Upon reaching adulthood I had my own SLR camera at last! It was a Canon 35 mm and I had all the bells and whistles for it. My next step was to create my own darkroom where I spent many an hour going over contact prints and enlarging prints. It was all BW format which was great for my budget and followed in my photographer idol, Ansel Adams, footprints. It was back then that computers were just surfacing for household use. Remember the Commodore 64 and the Realistic Color Computer? I was instantly hooked and have been ever since. Imagine my delight when the first digital cameras became available! It was the perfect combination of my two favorite things. Of course, the first digital cameras were more of a gimmick than functional sporting 1 MP or less. It didn't take long for both to improve. By the year 2005 I had a nice 35mm Canon EOS DSLR that shot 8 MP photos and a Pentium 3 computer. I used that camera for many of the photos on this web site and for several years until I had to pawn it due to sudden illness.
I now have a 35mm Canon PowerShot. It is a DSLR in as far as you look through the lens, but is considered a high end "snapshot" camera. At 12 MP it actually out shoots my true DSLR. It is better suited for driving a truck since I do not have to change lenses yet I still have fantastic range (25mm to 3000MM) and all the same manual settings available. As illustrated below, it is far superior to my old and much more expensive camera.
In 2020 I lost a leg due to a severe staph infection. For now, the photography is on hold while I heal and I have turned to digital painting and design. I have been learning Affinity Designer and Procreate. I decided to add a new section to this site to showcase my artwork as it progresses.
Perhaps, some day, I will start selling my photos and designs but for now it is just a hobby along with my journals and Epubs. It is a hobby that I am happy to share with all who are interested through this web. If you are interested in using any of my photos or designs, all I ask is mention somewhere on your page and that you contact me so I know where to look. I have placed a form for doing so on this page. If you are considering a web site of your own, I strongly recommend clicking the link at the bottom of all my pages for Weebly. Its the best web space I have ever found for my budget of zero. Good design program, unlimited space and bandwidth and no big banner ads...all for free!
I hope you enjoy my creations and always remember my favorite motto:
I hope you enjoy my creations and always remember my favorite motto:
"Life is like an ice cream cone,
you have to learn to lick it!"
you have to learn to lick it!"