My friend Brad had a camera on layaway at the camera store down on 3rd street in Santa Monica. That was when 3rd street was a street and not a promenade. We went into the camera store and asked to see the camera. It was an Argus C3. Built like a tank. Looked like a brick with a lens stuck to the front. I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen.
That winter, my family moved to the Chicago suburbs. Our neighbor had a darkroom in his basement and showed me the basics. I bought a 35mm rangefinder camera, then a 4x5 Speed Graphic, then someone gave me some old darkroom equipment and I was a photographer.
Since then, I've shot just about everything- portraits, groups, industrial, editorial, fashion, advertising, food, tabletop and weddings. I've shot everything from Cheerios and Lucky Charms to surgical procedures and burial vaults. Every format from 35mm to 8x10. Now I mostly shoot digitally.
I love everything about photography- the theory, the practice, the art. In this blog, I want to share my love of photography and show off some of my work. Keep watching. Let me know what you think.
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