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I got involved in photography in 1978. Soon, I shot my first wedding and things progressed from there. I've done about every kind of photography there is; Weddings, Portraits, Commercial, Architectural, Industrial, Crime Scene Investigation, Fashion, Sports, Proms, Nature, Wildlife, Landscapes, etc. The kind of photography I've enjoyed the most is landscape photography and fine art photography.
I have been blessed to have been mentored by some incredible photographers, especially while I had my photography studio. Keith Hart and his wife, Judy. They owned a photography studio in Borger, Texas. Keith was a master at making money with a camera. Ed Lobit from Guymon, Oklahoma was a Master Photographer. I got to know him and got advice from him when I had questions. Fred Hughes, Master Photographer from Dumas, Texas, really took me under his wing and taught me all about studio lighting and portraiture. In 1983, I was awarded a scholarship to the Texas School of Professional Photography at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. While there, I studied under Master Photographer, David Smith, from Stone Mountain, Georgia. I've also been fortunate enough to attend many seminars by Master Photographers like Don Blair who was from Midvale, Utah.
All those years, I read books by Ansel Adams and loved his photography. My real desire was to be able to purchase a view camera to shoot landscapes. Finally, in 1992, I acquired a 4x5 view camera. In 1993, I moved to Utah and spent the next sixteen years photographing the American West. In 2009, I moved to Central Florida where I am based out of now.
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