About Me
Over the course of my 77 years of life, 54 of them are directly linked to my love of the arts. This site, in particular, is the accumulation of the moments I’ve captured throughout those years. Since 1980 I’ve been living in the San Diego area as a working photography and artist but my love for photography started well before then.
I developed my photo interest in 1968 attending photography classes at Orange Coast College studying photography under John Upton. In 1976 I was a student at San Francisco State studying photography under Jack Welpott. For my academic background, I went to film school (San Francisco State!) in the 70’s. After graduating, I was ready to get straight to work. To sum things up, I’ve been working as a professional photographer for over 50 years and as a professional videographer for over 40 years and couldn’t imagine working in anything else.
Today, I’m still in the San Diego area and still loving all things art. If you’re local, maybe you’ll see me around snapping a shot or two!
My hope is that you find pieces of art as you browse my collection of work that resonates with you.
In each collection, you can find the story behind the photos and my creative process. For example, one of my current favorites is household items as art. Click on the title to see for yourself!
Connect with me via:
Websites:
Conventionvideo.com
DigitalStills.com
StMartinScreenplays.com
Welcome to my new, and first on-line artistic exhibition.
I've been a working Professional Videographer and Photographer for the past 50 years. I studied Photography at Orange Coast College and then later San Francisco State. As a photographer I've always looked at photography as an art.
Household Art was an experiment with one light, casting a shadow off to the right. This idea came about one late afternoon sitting at the Hotel Del Coronado, at they're outside café. There was a fork sitting in front of me and the sun was setting, and it cast a shadow that was awesome looking. That's where this idea initially came from. I went into my studio and set up one light casting the one shadow off to the right. Hence household items as art was created.
The Analog Section is my early photography from 1969 - 2000. Mostly shot with a Hasselblad 2 1/4 camera, square photography. During the years 1969 to 1982, I primarily shot Black and White film. All of the photographs, during this era, were shot and processed using professional archival standards.
The Digital Section, is developed with the new Digital Standard of cameras. Processed on computers, Lightroom, and Photoshop. The Digital section from 2000 through today and into the future…