I acquired my first large format camera in 1992 when I traded a motorcycle for an Omega 45D 4x5 view camera and a broken down Besesler condenser enlarger. A few years prior to that I had owned and operated a photography studio in my hometown and was familiar with 35mm and medium format cameras but the view camera was a whole new ballgame.

I had always admired Ansel Adams' photograps so I bought his three book series, The Camera, The Negative and The Print. I began to study the Zone System and a brand new way of photography opened up for me.

Several years later, digital imaging marched onto the scene and people ditched their film cameras. Certain kinds of film and processing paper became obsolete. Thankfully, not all of it went by the wayside.

There has been a resurgence in people wanting to photograph with film cameras. I shoot with a digital camera but I'm not as pleased with the results. No matter how good a digital camera is, it just can't match the image that a view camera can yield.

These seminars are held in the Central Florida area with the Orlando area as the base of operations. Normally, two to three days are required to go through the seminar. The seminars are taught at a leisurely pace so that almost any photographer can be accomodated. Ansel Adams photographed many of his most famous photographs from the roadside (I know, I've been to many of those places!) You don't have to be an Olympic athlete to get through this seminar!

Seminars are limited to the four people, maximum. I do travel occasionally to put on a seminar.