I started taking photos with a Brownie box camera when I was 11 years old in 1959 -- long before I made the responsible decision to become a lawyer. I bought my first film SLR in early 1966, a Praktica Mat manufactured by VEB Pentacon Dresden in East Germany. In 1968, I purchased a Mamiya-Sekor 1000 DTL. I used that camera until the 1980's when I bought my last film SLR, a Pentax SuperProgram. That camera served me until the digital revolution struck. In 1998, I purchased my first digital camera, a Nikon Coolpix 900. That led to a Coolpix 995, a Sony F828, a Canon 350D, and then to my current Canon DSLR's, a 40D and 30D. I haven’t shot a single frame of film since 1998, and I don’t miss it. I shoot most of my photos using two lenses, a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM and a Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM. I also have a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM for special occasions. Finally, for product photography, I use a Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro.
While my photographic tools have changed, photography hasn’t. An f/stop is still an f/stop, and a shutter button is a shutter button. And, most importantly, it's what is behind the viewfinder that counts the most -- the photographer’s unique eye and vision. That's what I try to teach my students in Digital Photography at Frederick Community College.
No matter what the subject, I am a perfectionist and a “Master of Minutiae”! Please contact me if you are looking for a skilled and highly dependable photographer with a great work ethic.
