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 “Everything can be photographed, but not every photo makes a great photograph—determination is the difference between just taking photos and being a photographer.”
I have been shooting for over thirty years, yet only recently have I pursued displaying my photographs to the public. When I was young, I used to think that being a photographer for National Geographic would be the ultimate profession. Unfortunately I did not follow that path, though I wish I would have. But, now I am taking photographs and displaying them in local galleries and entering in national and world-wide contest with good reviews. I feel that I have come to the time in my life that I am ready to share my views of nature, through my photographs. To me, my photographs are extremely personal and reflect the type of person that I am.
I have tried to look at nature in a unique way. I much prefer to photograph on cloudy and or stormy days, as this gives me a much greater dramatic view of nature. I once heard a professional photographer say, “anyone can take photos on a bright sunny blue sky day, to really capture natures beauty, one must be out on the worst days”. Also, I work to get into positions that most would not attempt. I like to shoot low to the ground, a perspective that is low and looking up, a view that most forget to try. In my photograph, “Grasses of Cape Cod” I was crouched down close to the ground, thus giving the sense of looking through the grass, see Gallery #1, "Grasses of Cape Cod". "Grasses" is the first photo that I have had published.
I like to work with dramatic light, thus I shoot mainly in the early mornings and early evenings.
My drive comes from striving for that one ultimate shot—that one moment captured forever while everything else stands still. Every moment is different, and will never be exactly the same as before. I look at the world as one big photo shoot, and I intend to keep living each moment as an opportunity to seize moments in time. |
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