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This is one of my favorite photos from a recent senior session. I've been shooting digital for about four years & the tools available today are simply incredible. I enjoy taking a single image & pushing it several different directions to see what I can come up with & learn along the way. Technology can certainly be a tough animal to tame... one could spend years learning Photoshop techniques, but once the ball starts rolling it can be difficult to curb your enthusiasm.

Faces & Places of Haiti II...

Interested in making a difference in the lives of children & families living in Haiti? Please visit www.Lifeline.org for more info.

Faces & Places of Haiti...

I travel to Haiti each year with an international mission organization to help build churches, homes, schools, medical clinics & etc. I also serve as photographer... I always have my camera near & very seldom do people turn away. Haitians live such a hard life yet many display a joyful smile despite their surroundings. Walking through the laid back ocean side village of Grand Goave it is common to hear the laughter of children & to be greeted with a friendly nod from passersby. I return home with a new appreciation for my many blessings! These photos are taken from a presentation I put together using KeyNote (iWork ‘06) with my Mac.

Friend indeed...

Good friend, fellow Harley enthusiast & riding buddy. A few years back I was without a bike... he let me take the Road King out whenever I asked.

Sometimes less is more...

My favorite images are well done b&w portraits. Recently I’ve also been experimenting with pulling back the color saturation by 40-50%... sometimes it fits the bill quite nicely I think. I’m also a big fan of smiles... the barely detectable smile (displayed more so in the eyes possibly than across the lips) & the smile that’s about to break into laughter.

Guitar Hero...

A boy & his guitar. This little fella' wants to be the next Jonn Petrucci... nothing wrong with aiming high! I told him practice, practice & more practice. Oh, did I mention practice?