Celebrating 20+ Years working as a full time
professional photographer. 1987-2007
Studied Photography
& Graphic Designat
the University
of Michigan.
Assisted over 100 other professional photographers as an independent
freelance assistant between 1982-1992.
Worked 7 years ('87-94) at Ford Motor Company's in-house creative photography group
shooting at nearly every Ford owned design & manufacturing facilities in
North America,
plus Canada, Mexico & England.
Trained and experienced in a number of photographic specialties including
Studio Product, Studio Automotive (Interior & Exterior), Studio
Portraiture, Food, Architectural (Interior & Exterior), Editorial,
Environmental Portraiture, Corporate, Light & Heavy Industry and
Helicopter based Aerial Photography.
First Published Book in 1983;
Photo Illustrations for
Practical Botany- Reston Books.
contributing photography
First National Magazine
- W Magazine Advertising supplement 1992
Feature for Hotel and Restaurant
First
Regional Billboard Campaign 1998
-
5 billboards -
Interior Dynamics
Highest Distribution of Single Photo 2009
-
1.57 Million - Combined
distribution of ELLE Decor,Town
& Country,Veranda,Old
House InteriorsandHardwood
Floors
Magazines for full page single photo ad for
Canterbury Flooring
Ad Work, Editorial and Executive Portraiture for many Fortune 500
companies, Tier 1 Automotive suppliers, the Construction Industry and the Food
& Beverage Industry. And many, many trade magazine covers.
Over 100 current photography clients including several trade magazines and
businesses ranging from $250,000 to $5 Billion in annual sales. We have
traveled to or done work for companies in approx. half the 48 states of
the continental US.
Graphic Design background and advanced computer skills have allowed
me to produce & host over 100 websites and design & print
hundreds of
brochures. I produce an annual
catalog for the last 12 years with now over 200 pages and
press run of over 100,000+. I also design layouts for advertising and have
designed logos for many companies.
I shoot with strobe systems, mixed fill light as well as natural light. In addition to shooting conventional film in all
formats I also shoot digital camera systems and produce and edit digital
video. I have produced several corporate videos including corporate
video brochures & training videos.
I prefer to take my captured images and perfect them in Adobe Photoshop
and DxO Elite. My
philosophy on digital retouching is that it should not be seen, never
drawing attention to the process, only enriching the subject and the
message. I produce photographic murals in sections up to 5x10 feet, and
also design & print trade show
displays.
A marketing solution can be found through a creative approach with a
specific goal in mind for nearly any product or service. I have
demonstrated again and again that I am up to the challenge.
Of course ultimately my work, work ethic, quality and customer service
speak for itself. My portfolios will give you an idea of the level of my
work and my approach to subjects. It's my goal to exceed the client's
expectations and deliver superior value. Take a
look at my work (Portfolios link) and see for yourself. Let me know if
there's anything I can do for you.
Current Equipment List:
Canon 16.7 & 21.1MP Professional Digital Camera System
Professional grade lenses covering 12mm to 400mm
Dyna-Lite Strobe system with 8 packs,
15+ heads & various light modifiers
plus stands & booms
Gitzo/Manfrotto Tripods
Nikon 8000ED 4000dpi film scanner
Agfa Duoscan T2500 film scanner
Fujix Pictrography 3000 Dye Sublimation Printer
HP Z3100 12 color 44" Photographic inkjet printer
2 -
Dual Xeon computer workstations using RAID AV drives
Sony Vaio laptop with DVD/Blu-ray burner, wireless modem, cellular web connection
& 15" LCD secondary monitor.
8TB+ of on Network RAID protected archival files storage
Dual Dedicated Remote On-Line Web Servers
Late Model GMC 2500 Cargo Van
Passport, Cases and Carts for all equipment