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I’ve always enjoyed creative pursuits.  Creativity for me has been expressed in many ways.  Sometimes it is through technology by designing a circuit or developing an efficient solution for a difficult program.   I enjoy the creativity of designing a web site and other graphic design projects.  As I’ve gotten older more of my creative pursuits have centered around traditional artistic media such as throwing pots on a wheel or glass blowing at a torch.

In the mid-90s, I became interested in digital photography. At that time the technology was only good enough for web-based work. As the technology advanced and more capable equipment became available, more photography moved to digital. Now, more photography done in the digital format than in film and many of the photographers that continue to shoot with film will convert to digital at some pint in the work flow. While I still use glass and ceramics for three-dimensional work, my current passion is digital photography. My background in technology gives me a comfort level when working with digital and computer-based tools and allows me to concentrate on creating art, not how to use the tools.

I use a variety of Nikon cameras.  Currently, my primary camera is the Nikon D3.  The images are digitally captured in color and processed on a computer using software from Adobe and Nikon.  Digital manipulation is limited to color correction, contrast adjustment, cropping, and, in many cases, conversion to monochrome.  The purpose of the digital manipulation is to improve the image’s ability to accurately express the emotions suggested by the scene. 

The physical print is the true expression of photographic art and brings the process full circle.  I use a number of Epson printers.  Epson was the first company to market with a true archival printer and is still a leader in the field.  My photographs are provided as digital archival prints using pigment-based archival inks on a variety of archival-quality papers. The quality will remain for a lifetime.