But it was another 10 years before I could do anything very exciting with the craft. I started by taking wedding pictures, but soon discovered that I enjoyed portraiture and fine art photography much more. Later I became intrigued by the technical details of commercial photography and interned with a master photographer in Michigan. Today, about half my work is commercial and the balance is fine-art and teaching photography.
Good composition is the key to achieving images that tell a story.
Whether sitting astride a 10-ton crane 30 feet above the ground, hanging out on a spinnaker boom or flying at tree top level, I'll assume most any position to get the picture. Exerting the extra effort is the result of my passion to tell the story. I rely on my experience from 15 years in marketing, during an earlier career, to assess those nuances that will grab the viewer's interest and meet my client's specific needs. Often we discover the most promising compositions when working in concert with the client and the art director. On location or in a studio, my clients get the best I have to offer in camera and lighting equipment.