Me, circa 1969 at the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade

I am a native Hoosier, growing up on the west side of Indianapolis. I got my first camera when I was 8 (A Kodak Duaflex IV), and saved all of my pennies for film and processing.

I stuck with it, eventually earning spots on the yearbook and newspaper staffs of my high school. I worked diligently as a teen to win a few photography awards in high school. I shot my first wedding when I was 15, and earned fifty dollars.  This was in 1981.

In college, I studied photography as well as the medical sciences. I continued to learn all I could from other photographers, and by visiting galleries and viewing portfolios.

As an adult, I have broadened my scope to include many facets of photography, including weddings, indoor and outdoor portraiture, senior portraits, special event photography, animal, and nature photography. I work in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom to enhance my images, and I have some some work with High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography.
















While my first medium was film (and processing my own), I now use mainly digital technology. This allows for so much more creativity that cannot be done behind the lens. One exmple of this would be the photo retouching that I do. This comes in handy, especially for senior portraits where the skin complexion may not be at its best. Blemishes, scars, pimples, and imperfections disappear like magic! I can even shave off a few pounds here and there :)
I use Nikon equipment, and own several camera bodies, several lenses, giving me focal lengths from 10mm up to 300mm (including faster, f/2.8 200mm lenses).  I also employ the Nikon Creative Lighting system (CLS) when shooting for optimum creativity and flexibility.  I have several other "toys" to make shooting interesting (reflectors, radio slaves, and others).

I have had a few photos published in a major newspaper, have had work hung at the Indiana State Fair (including one ribbon winner), and have shot nearly 180 weddings.

I am married with 4 wonderful kids ranging in age from 5 to 16 years. I live on the south side of Indy, but I will travel up to 25 miles for photo jobs. I will travel further for a fee. In addition to photography, I enjoy web design, science, my pets (3 dogs, 2 cats), skeet shooting, astronomy, and Euchre.