Biography:
My first camera was my mom's hand-me-down Kodak Instamatic when I was 6 or so. I took a lot of self portraits, and after the photos came back from the developer, I discovered the majority were out-of-focus shots of my left nostril. I graduated to a Canon SureShot and loosely pursued photography throughout my formative years, even attending a couple of summer camps where I learned some basic composition techniques. My parents gave me a Canon Rebel XS for Christmas one year, and that was that. My path was set. Eventually, I earned a bachelor's degree in Technical Photography from Appalachian State University in 2006. After earning that degree, I stepped into the digital world with a Canon Digital Rebel.
After graduating, I got a job in software analysis specializing in electronic medical records. Photography remains a hobby to me, and I'm happy to shoot whatever will stand in front of me, with my trusty Canon 60d. I may not have ever had the best gear available, but so far, what I have has not hampered my ability to create beautiful images. As a friend once said, "More expensive cameras do not make better pictures; they only remove limitations."
See my CV for more details regarding my experience. Email me if you have questions, if you want to talk about photography, or if you'd like to use/buy my photographs.
My first camera was my mom's hand-me-down Kodak Instamatic when I was 6 or so. I took a lot of self portraits, and after the photos came back from the developer, I discovered the majority were out-of-focus shots of my left nostril. I graduated to a Canon SureShot and loosely pursued photography throughout my formative years, even attending a couple of summer camps where I learned some basic composition techniques. My parents gave me a Canon Rebel XS for Christmas one year, and that was that. My path was set. Eventually, I earned a bachelor's degree in Technical Photography from Appalachian State University in 2006. After earning that degree, I stepped into the digital world with a Canon Digital Rebel.
After graduating, I got a job in software analysis specializing in electronic medical records. Photography remains a hobby to me, and I'm happy to shoot whatever will stand in front of me, with my trusty Canon 60d. I may not have ever had the best gear available, but so far, what I have has not hampered my ability to create beautiful images. As a friend once said, "More expensive cameras do not make better pictures; they only remove limitations."
See my CV for more details regarding my experience. Email me if you have questions, if you want to talk about photography, or if you'd like to use/buy my photographs.
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