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about meI live in Minneapolis, Minnesota and shoot a variety of photographic styles including interiors, commercial environments, products, pinhole landscape photography, street and urban images, portraits, politicians and political events. I also spend a fair amount of time perfecting recipes for pasta sauce and vegetarian soup. When not engaged in the previously mentioned pursuits, I think about which 14,000 + foot mountain will be number 6.
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pinhole photography interviewThis is from “The Pinhole Camera” blog on September 10, 2010. Interview Questions 1. When did you first get interested in pinhole photography and how long have you been practicing this art form? List any creative influences that have shaped your own personal style. In 2005, I came across a pinhole photograph for the first time. I can’t remember the particular photo, but I remember being amazed at the unique quality of it. Although I didn’t know it at the time, as a photographer I was searching for a way to express myself in a simpler, more tactile way. I had grown weary of staring into a computer monitor while endlessly working in Photoshop. I then had the good fortune to find f295.com, the up and coming premier pinhole forum. At f295, I found a wonderful community of pinhole photographers freely sharing their images, experiences and helpful knowledge. After some brief research, I taped a black cardboard box to a Holga Polaroid back, climbed onto the roof and made my first pinhole photographs. My first successful pinhole image After some trial and error—and a lot of Polaroid exposures—I finally made a successful image. I was fascinated with the process of making…

Tag: nikon

Winter Tree

I was driving to a job a little south of the metro area when I passed this tree. I shot it with a 35mm rangefinder as I headed south. As I returned, I had my Nikon DSLR ready and shot it again. This is the digital image. I love subjects isolated from the background. In this increasingly visually cluttered world, it’s nice to find a simple tree.

February 23, 2011
Spring is springing, melting and flooding.

It was a wonderful day in Minnesota today. Warm weather and sunshine. It won’t be long now before it’s above freezing almost every day 🙂

February 16, 2011

Tag: nikon

Winter Tree

Spring is springing, melting and flooding.