Wk 10 Photo Challenge: Nothing

This challenge was probably the most simple challenge but yet the most had challenge we have had at the same time. Shooting nothing seems so easy, but how would I make nothing look good? This question ran through my mind constantly. I brainstormed different ideas on how to shoot something that is nothing at all. I tried a couple different ideas but nothing really appealed to me. I then decided I couldn’t just shoot anything. I would have to photograph something. This confused me for a while until I looked up. I was staring into the night sky one night while taking a break from my work. I than began to think that space and time…is nothing. It’s matter and we all know that it is there, but it is nothing that we can reach out and grab. Thinking like this brought me to the conclusion that I would photograph the sky. I wanted to add a little something extra to the image so I decided to go out when the moon looked full. I thought to myself that the moon is nothing as well. We can all see it and are aware of what it is, but when you think about it the moon is really nothing. It’s just a big ball of space rock floating alongside our planet. It consists different elements but nothing really at all. I pointed my camera into the night sky and shot the big ball of nothing surround by the never-ending amount of black nothing 

Wk 10 EOC: Small Business Budget Spreadsheet

I thought this exercise to be very helpful. This was definitely a part of my business that I dreaded the most. Now with a little more insight to it all I feel more comfortable with this type of business material. I had some prior knowledge of Excel, but had not used it for this purpose before. It is a little much to take in all at once, but I think the way that it was described and presented in class was very clear and understandable. Of course we only scratched the surface of all of this finance work but I feel like I have a better understanding of it all. Using the program helped organize numerous numbers and math equations with ease. It was extremely helpful with adding, and subtracting different equations. I liked that it automatically adjust the information within the cells every time you make or add an adjustment to your spreadsheet. Having to do it all manually would cause an error if not many. The program prevents you from making the one mistake that could ruin it all. When working with numbers and money, I like knowing that I can rely on the program to handle everything smoothly and effectively. Excel lists your information in various colors that made it easy to find what I was looking for. It also colored certain numbers according to how a money situation is finically. The numbers of an equation will appear red to represent your loss of money, green for when you earn money. Using this helped me to organize the budget for my business currently, and for how I need to operate business in the future.

Wk 9 Photo Challenge: Food

This week’s photo challenge was probably one of my favorites all quarter. For my internship class last quarter I worked as a food and beverage photographer helping me to gain more experience and insight on how to make food look good in a photograph. I like shooting food because of its simplicity. It’s simply there for the taking. Food is just a still life object that you can manipulate and rearrange with ease, much more easier than working with people or what ever subject you may be photographing. I wanted to photograph a food dish that I like personally. Shooting warm food could be a little ore difficult, which is why I choose to shoot cold food. Cold food wont have any real dramatic effects to its over all appearance for a long time, long after it takes time to shoot. When I shoot food I try to focus on two things, detail, and color. I think detail and bright vibrant colors are the way to attract the viewer, convincing them that the meal tastes just as good as it looks. My next step was to decide exactly what it was I wanted to be shooting. Since the challenge was all up to me, I decided to pick a cold food dish that had a wide range of color. Thinking this way I came to the conclusion to shoot salad. I thought of how you walk into a salad bar and all you see is an endless row of bright vibrant colored food. I added other things to the salad such as chopped ham and corn to add a little extra to top it all off. I placed the dish on a kitchen counter using only window light to get a smooth ambient glow through out the image.

Wk 8 Photo Challenge: "Come one, Come all"

I define something news worthy as a piece of valuable information. Depending on your day-to-day activities some news can mean something of more importance to you rather than e person next to you. When we received this photo challenged it took me awhile to decided exactly I wanted to shoot. Living in Las Vegas there is a breaking news story almost every hour of every day. There are plenty of opportunities to get a good news worthy photograph of something or someone. Being a college art student, it kind of limits my possibilities of actually catching something in the act. With this in mind I began to think of something else that could be news worthy, something that I knew was set in stone that would be there for me to document. I started to take our Networking even we have to attend into consideration. I decide to relate this photo challenge to my major, something that would be considered news worthy to any photographer out there. The annual Photoshop World convention is coming next week. The convention comes to the Las Vegas valley every around this time. Adobe, the maker of some of the most sophisticated digital media editing software, brings an expo full of surprises. The event brings in numerous companies having to do with Photoshop in general. Leading names in the photography industry gave live demos of some of their valuable editing techniques. Other vendors come to see products, and equipment associated with photography.

Wk 9 EOC: Where am I going to be when I'm 40?

I have a few years to go before I reach the big four oh. Before I get there I plan on accomplishing a lot. I’m talking about goals that I have been set out to overcome for as long as I can remember. I few years ago I would have never thought I would be in the position I am in now, excelling in a subject that is very dear to me. I have given endless amounts of time and dedication to get to the level I am at now. Imagining where I am going to be and what I am going to be doing is all a fantasy that I plan on turning into reality, and I know that to get there it will take even more amounts of effort and dedication. Over time it will all pay off. Personally, I would like to be settled with a few kids of my own, and happily married to the right person. I want a comfortable lifestyle that I have earned through my hard work as a professional. Professionally I would like to be at the top of my game. I strive on getting results that are unfamiliar to the eye, and by the time I reach forty I have hope that by then I will have made a reputation for myself as a genuine creative professional in my industry. Business wise I plan on being well off. I never know what the future holds. As the last months of my college experience approaches, business opportunities are all I think about. I know already that I don’t want to be in the freelance business of photography. I am going to be in a sort of business where I am employed. Having a steady paycheck, while doing basic personal freelance jobs here and there on the side is how I see myself making it in this business. I feel as if being raised in Las Vegas has a lot to do with who I am today and who I will be in the future. It’s safe to say that growing up in the city has influenced my perspective on business and individuality. With the city I from giving so much to me, all I want to do is give back to it one way or another. Las Vegas is filled with talent. The only bag thing about it is that a lot of it goes unrecognized. By age forty I wish to be planning on or already have an art gallery up and running. My goal is to have a gallery in the heart of the city that showcases every type of art imaginable. Not by just any artists though. My gallery will showcase original works of art from elementary school level to professional. In my years growing up here I have come to realize that our desert is just a melting pot of different people, with each person unique in a different way. My wish is to show the real talent, and diversity of artists throughout the valley that normally wouldn’t be accepted as “Gallery” material.

Wk 8 EOC: Is She Fair Game?

I think the princess in the film we watched is fair game to say the least. Anybody is has the freedom of press, and people such as princesses and other royalty fall into the group of people that the press are most interested. There is no law against documenting reality. As a public figure you should already know and expect that you are being watched at all times. With that in mind whatever you do in public where others can see you is fair game for anyone who sees it. As far as emotions go, that is a different story entirely. The actor in the film had intent to use his opportunity to get the next best news story. After spending time with the princess, he lost sight of his work. He let his emotions get in the way of what he was set out to do. I liked the way that the film ended. I think it was a pretty clever way to wrap up everything in the end. I think in the end he realized that he was in the wrong doing what he was doing. Personally, I probably would have done the same thing if I were in the news reporter’s shoes. Choosing to not exploit her was probably the best decision. I think it was a fair way to end things for the fact that they took advantage of her. So yes, I would say that the princess or any royal family member is fair game.

Wk 7 Photo Challenge: Eye Reflection

To Be Continued...

Wk 7 EOC: Progress Towards My Professional Contacts

The business cards that I obtained for my final project consist of an accountant, insurance agent, lawyer, banker, and technical advisers. I got what seemed to be the cold shoulder when asking for business cards from different people, some more than others, of course. The relationship I look forward to the most is the networking I have done with technical advisers. The people who can build me various web pages, and have the ability to make watermarks, logos, or any graphic I may need for my business. It is extremely helpful that I knew this person somewhat before I asked for a card. Having a conversation, and discussing different needs with these people was very easy and reassuring. I look forward to the work I will do with this company further on in my, and their career. Another professional contact that I looked into was insurance. I feel as if insurance is a must in my trade. I work with very expensive and valuable photographic equipment on a daily basis. I feel that it is imperative to insure all of the professional tools of your trade. Accidents happen, and if anything were to affect the flow of business such as damaged equipment, I would give me peace of mind knowing that it’s not gone forever. Networking is key, and with that in mind there are more contacts that I have yet to seek out. 

Wk 6 Photo Challenge: Paparazzo

I got my inspiration for this project from the documentary we watched about legendary paparazzo Ron Galella. He has a lot of experience, I could just tell by the way he would talk. He put everything I ever thought about paparazzi photographers into a different perspective. He showed famous people in a way that no body else could see them. He photographed “famous people doing un-famous things.” I took that approach with this assignment. I live in Las Vegas, a hot spot for famous people. I would have liked to shoot different celebrities, but due to a busy schedule going out of my way to ind celebrities wasn’t an option. I decided to cruise the streets of Las Vegas, and try to capture normal people doing un-normal things. For this shot I knew right away I wanted a black and white color balance. Next was the challenge of finding people in the act of doing something un-normal. When I thought my idea was hopeless I looked out my car window to see a man adjusting his undergarments. Adjusting your clothes in public seems to be pretty normal. The only thing that makes this un-normal is from where the man in the photo is adjusting himself. The next abnormal thing I photographed was of two people. I could see a young woman standing at a bus stop. From a distance I could see that she was fairly attractive. Judging on the part of town I was in I would expect that she was moments away from being picked up on. What I saw next was what I didn’t expect. I saw a man approaching the woman from a distance. I noticed as I passed that he was a older man probably in his mid 70’s. I almost missed my opportunity as I drove past, but at a moment I looked into my rear view mirror and saw the old man begin to pick up in the young woman standing at the bus stop. I knew it was a matter of time before the woman was hit on, but I didn’t expect to see it in front of my eyes, especially by a person that I would least expect it from. I flipped a U-turn and got my shot.

Wk 6 EOC: Ron Galella & The First Amendment

After watching a documentary about paparazzo Ron Galella, I was inspired. I have seen a lot of documentary films and videos about different photographers that interest me; a documentary about a paparazzi photographer is the last thing I thought would give me insight to the photo business. Ron Galella exercised his first amendment right to the fullest. I think all photographers should go about their work with the same determination and attitude he did. I valued the fact that he did whatever he needed to, no matter the circumstances, to get the next best shot. After watching a documentary about paparazzo Ron Galella, I was inspired. I have seen a lot of documentary films and videos about different photographers that interest me; a documentary about a paparazzi photographer is the last thing I thought would give me insight to the photo business. Ron Galella exercised his first amendment right to the fullest. I think all photographers should go about their work with the same determination and attitude he did. I valued the fact that he did whatever he needed to, no matter the circumstances, to get the next best shot. It amazed me on how he slipped out of every sticky situation by exercising his first amendment right. In the eyes of the law, everything thing he was doing was technically allowed by law. Although some of the measures he went to to get a better picture were a little over the top, and sometimes menacing

Wk 5 Photo Challenge: Paint With Light

Painting with light is a very general term. It could mean a lot of different things. After going over the examples of Pablo Picasso’s light painting portraits many ideas came to mind. I did something similar to this challenge a few weeks back. Our first photo challenge I photographed my self with written text. I used a light, and a long exposure to paint the fluorescent trails of text. Taking this into consideration I realized I wanted to go in a complete different direction to add some variety to my blog. It worked out conveniently that I had a field trip to a ghost town in northern Nevada. I decided that this is where I would complete my photo challenge. Rather than making trails for the majority of my image, I decided to photograph something a little different. I photographed a historic town site in the middle of the desert at dusk, the best time for shooting outdoors in the desert I’d say. I placed my camera a few feet away from the building and pulled out a wireless flash. I set my camera to record for a couple of seconds while I ran along the exterior to light building in different places. This final result is three images combined.

Wk 5 EOC: Midterm

After being in this class for five weeks, I have learned a numerous tips and information that plays a key role in my career as a photographer. I have learned the fundamentals of what it takes to create and carry out a successful business in my trade. Being a photographer is hard work that takes a lot of time and patients to succeed. I still have yet to learn what it really takes to become a business. This class has given me much insight on what it takes to be in business, and has given me an advantage that I did not have before. I have gained important knowledge of what it takes to run a business, which gives higher hopes as I step into my career as a creative professional. I think I am doing well in this class. It is a lot more interesting than I originally thought it was going to be. Each week we go over key points that are involved with making a business that I would have never thought of in a million years. I have met all of the deadlines for all of the work that has been assigned. I docked myself points for the accounting software paper because I turned it in a few minutes after the beginning of class. I didn’t want to give myself the full on hundred points for the twitter grade either. Even though I have all of my tweets are in place, there are at most some points with three days in between posts, which is why I decided to give myself eighty out of one hundred. As for attendance I missed a day of class which made it necessary for me to deduct twenty five percent off of participation. I have all of my work done and turned in on time with the few exceptions of a couple tweets, and the accounting software paper. Other than that I feel that I have a good understanding of the Marketing and Promotions material we have discussed for the past five weeks, and have done a good job in this class so far.

Wk 5 BOC: Competitive Analysis

One of my goals as a professional photographer is to travel and document different landscapes. For this competitive analysis I choose to explore a web site of a Landscape Photographer that I’ve admired for years. Peter Lik has been a big name in the industry for a while now. For the past couple of years Peter Lik has had numerous galleries around the world displaying his high quality landscape images, and now currently has a show on television. The website has various links that take you through out the website showing all of his different projects. This website is definitely promoting a high quality photographer, portfolio, and business. The part of the site that separates Peter Lik’s website from others is the award section.  It displays several awards that he has won through the past years in his career as a creative professional.

A portrait studio in Henderson Nevada was the next website I decided to look up. The homepage of the site plays a slide show of stunning portraits from the photographer’s portfolio. As well as different links to various projects the photographer has done. The Mikel’s Fine Art Photography Portrait Studio is a real business advertising their services. Their good quality portraiture gives you the feeling that the photographer has a lot of experience in what her or she does, and is selling a buyable product.

A good way to get paid in the photography industry is doing freelance work. There are a lot of people who make a good living documenting different places at different times, sometimes going to drastic measures to get the shot that counts. Robert Leon is a documentary photographer. His site compared to Peter Lik’s is fairly the same, which gave me the impression that he was a well-established freelance businessman. The site contains various images that attract the eye. It displays the documentarian’s collection of different cultures and other work. The different links showing his work varies from commercial work to different environmental portfolios. The website shows a high quality business.

The next website I researched is for an entry level business called River Street Photography. The quality of the website is what gives away the fact that it is an entry-level business. I must say that the portraiture and quality of the photographers work is really good. The website is the only thing that doesn’t give the business a bad impression. The site is very well put together with links that show you information about the company, pricing, etc. Overall I would say that this is a pretty good website for a good quality entry-level business.

The last website I looked at was definitely a good example of glamour. The photographer designed this site to display his or hers portfolio. This website shows that the photographer has talent and show that he or she has a potential in the business. The site shows different images of women and men in a unique way. The fashion world is always looking for the next best thing and I think work like this has the potential to be just that. The site doesn’t really have a lot of content, just images and a link to contact the photographer, not really giving the feeling that this site is advertising a real business.

Wk 4 Photo Challenge: Wedding

This was a pretty diffcult challenge this quarter by far. Weddings take months sometime even years to plan out. Recreating a picture for a wedding seemed impossible. I knew this was going to be hard to put together in just one week so I had to think of something quick. Since schedualing a time and place for me to use models would have taken longer than seven days, the first thing that came to mind when I thought wedding was the products that come along with it. My original idea was going to contain what ever wedding rings I could get my hands on, but that didn't turn out so well. At this point I began to realize rings were not an option. I started to think of other things that are involved with weddings. Recently I was asked if I were to have been hired for photographing a wedding, would I have the ability to take the pictures for the greeting cards, and thank you cards as well. After taking this into consideration, I came to a conclusion on what my image was going to consist of. Traditionally wedding parties never send you home empty handed. They give you a little something to remember a special occasion. Things like this seem to have a important emotional value to people. I took a souvenir that I had gotten at a wedding a few years back. I decided to photograph the mementos a bridal party would give their guests. The concept I went with to create this image was to make a smooth gradient to allow room for text to be written through out the thank you card. That way everyone invloved whether present at the wedding or not could have something to hold on to if they desired.

Wk 4 EOC: Scary Legal Issues

As an artist I have always had fears about the legal system. Having the title as a creative professional in the photography business brings a lot of fears that I have. First and foremost, legal issues that have to do with my health are what worry me the most. “I can’t tell you the number of times I walk down a sidewalk at night-especially during the winter when the leaves are off the trees-and get poked in the head by a tree twig. As a photographer, my fear is always that I’ll lose an eye, and I panic that the twig that poked me in the cheek could have been two inches higher and poked in the head by a tree twig.” If my vision goes, my profession goes with it. This could eventually lead me into a big mess that I would like to avoid. I have done work for many different people and a few different businesses in my past years as an entry-level photographer. The thought of copy right and legal issues is something that always simmers in the back of my mind. I am a firm believer in recognition. I think someone who is getting recognized for a piece of work that they have done has every right to take credit for it. A scary legal issue I have always had is dealing with copyright issues. I know I for one like getting recognized for a job well done. I have learned from pervious experiences that your work is never safe. A few of my photos from my earlier years as a photographer were being presented and shown as someone else’s. Of course I was much younger, and the situation got handled without a legal issue, but it still puts fear in that back of my head to think that one day in my professional career it could happen again, but at a much larger scale. It’s something I definitely fear and would like to avoid. Other legal issues that concern me are issues dealing with association.

Wk 3 Photo Challenge: Action

My concept for this challenge was to photograph an action that interests me. I have always had an interest in skateboarding since I was young, so the content of this image is the first thing that came to mind. For this challenge capturing a sport in action in a still frame didn’t seemed simple. With that in mind I took a couple of things into consideration. I wanted to capture more than just a still frame of my subject in action. In the final result I wanted to have more content to, something for the viewer to look at, something that says more about, or describes the person in action. Giving a visual representation of which the person in action really is. Skateboarding isn’t a very formal sport. Though there are designated areas designed for skateboarding, skateboarding is prohibited in more places than you think. Almost making it illegal. I think this is what sparked my interest to photograph this in action. For this image I choose to capture an athlete in their more natural environment. The location played an important on describing the athlete in my photo. It gives it a different feel. A different feel that you couldn’t get from lets say a baseball player on a well-crafted playing field. It gives the athlete more of an identity. Lighting was another key element I needed to take into thought. Freezing an action with good lighting could be difficult. I choose to just shoot off the cuff, or just use whatever lighting was available at that point in time. The harsh sunlight from the time of day the photo was taken was unflattering to say the least. The bright washed out specular light made my subject look dull and flat. I pulled a 180 on my original idea and choose to block out the harsh light and capture the action simultaneously. Creating a vignette effect to frame the action in a creative way.

Wk 3 EOC: Where are you now and, where you are going?

I would say that as of now I am just at the beginning of my life. As I am getting older I have come to realize that everyday is progress. Personally, I feel like I still have a lot to experience for myself. Every thing that I experience has an affect on who I am, and who I will become. I feel like everything has just started personally and professionally. After the past years at the Art Institute I now feel more comfortable as a creative professional going into the field. The past three years have given me lots of time and opportunities to better myself as a photographer. Though I have progressed in the time that I have been in school, I know that I am nowhere close to what I am going to become. I know that I still have a lot more to learn, and a lot more time to grow into the creative professional. My career has yet to start, and I look forward to what the future will bring me. I worked hard to get to where I am now, and I plan on continuing to work hard to achieve what I desire. There will be rough times along the way but I know that in the long run it is all worth it because, what I am doing is something that means a lot to me, and is something I enjoy doing. “It should be you who decides which causes you want to support. That means deciding what is near and dear to you and reaching out to those causes.” I will use the knowledge I have now to help get me grow into the person I want to be. I am going to continue to work to make my dreams today a reality tomorrow.

Wk 2 Photo Challenge: Crime Scene

The contents that make the crime scene in my image are all a compilation of my thoughts on what a crime scene photograph would look like. When I heard crime scene, the first thing I thought was black and white. Every crime photo I’ve ever seen has been in black and white. The photographs presented as evidence in court cases in movies and television shows are black and white. I learned not too long ago in a law class that all photographs presented in a court case before a jury are printed in black and white for a specific reason. The printed documents of a gruesome crime scene could wager the decision of the jurors. Displaying a crime scene in such a vivid and accurate way could evidentially lead the jurors to make their decisions based off the photographs alone rather than all the other evidence at hand. Other than being black and white, I tried to emphasize on the location to make for a good setting. An ideal place where a crime would occur. Crime happens everywhere, on street corners, and alleyways. I choose for my crime scene to be in a shady place. By that I mean a place that you wouldn’t normally take an evening stroll through. The graffiti on the walls and weathered background was a definite plus. It gave the image just a little; but yet significant amount of detail. The last detail I wanted to focus on was the model, or the victim. I had the subject placed in a way so that the viewer could tell that there is a person, or victim lying under the white sheet. It took several different shots and poses to get the victim to the position that I pictured in my head. In postproduction I added a quick two-step layer method to create the caution tape. As an art student I don’t have access to many things such as a crime scene and all the tape that comes with it. In that case I decided to let my creativity flow to create and add the tape manually. The dirty pavement was like the icing on the cupcake that brought all the contents together.

Wk 2 EOC: Sacrifices I am willing to make

As a photographer, there are a lot of things you will have sacrifice. Careers in the photo industry differ from each other; some jobs are very demanding. One of the things I am willing to sacrifice is being alone. Me, myself, and I. Another thing that I am willing to sacrifice is time. Being a photographer takes a lot of work from behind the camera and away from the camera. “One of the challenges of being self-employed-especially as a photographer-is the presumption of how your time is spent. Few if any, photographers know how their day is spent.” With different occupations there comes different sacrifices. Working a job that takes away from my social life is something that will be hard to do, but will be worth it in the long run. The benefits are what matters. Another sacrifice I am willing to make is relocating. This, just like my social life will be another hard sacrifice to make. I have lived in Las Vegas Nevada all my life. Leaving everything I know, and everything I am used to would be a big change for me. I am willing to do it though. There is s lot of work for photographers here in Las Vegas, but a lot of it is freelance, a cutthroat type of business, with the exception of a couple steady photography jobs. So if you are a photographer here in Nevada relocating should already be a sacrifice you are willing to make. Personal safety is another thing I am willing to sacrifice. I have an interest in photojournalism, and some of the assignments you might need to document could put you in the middle of a dangerous situation. Many wartime photographers make their living by risking their own safety every time they go out to shoot. What ever the sacrifices may be, if the benefits in the end are good for me as a person and for my career as a photographer, I would be willing to make them.

Wk 1 Photo Challenge: Feed Your Head

 The content of this picture describes me in a couple different ways. The final image was my original plan B due to weather the past week. Ask another photographer how this picture was created, and they will tell you the same thing, painting with light. Rather than a creative professional, I consider myself an artist. Art is a big part of who I am and who I will be in the future. Expressing my creativity has always been something significant to me. With that thought I decided the majority of the content in this image should be painted, but not on canvas or paper. I choose to paint through my favored medium of choice. Music has played an important roll in my life; I am a musician, and a music lover. Music has always been and forever will be influential to me. The painted text reads “Feed Your Head.” It is a lyric from one of the most influential bands on rock-n-roll culture, and one of my personal favorites “The Jefferson Airplane.” The band is known for their psychedelic music, with off the wall lyrics from lead singer Grace Slick. The term could be used for many different things. I once heard that what makes humans such an outstanding species is our curiosity. I like to apply “feeding your head” to everything. Weather it be feeding your thoughts and conscious with knowledge of new and exciting things that you would have never thought of before. In my Plan A for this picture, the location was going to be a lot different. I have grown up on the East side of the Las Vegas valley, the foothills of Sunrise Mountain. Growing up on the East side of town has defiantly made an influence on which I am as a person so I chose to take the picture at the very place that I have been socially constructed.

Wk 1 EOC: Haute Couture

In France, Haute Couture is what is used to describe clothing. Not just any clothing, Haute Couture means clothes that are high quality. The clothes are custom made from different designers. Each piece of is made from leading fashion houses with top of the line fashionable materials. I think as a photographer, haute couture is probably one of the best routes to take for your career. Even though it might not be the best paying occupation for a photographer, but the work is consistent. It is a type of business that you need to be on top of your game, and nothing less. “Your current business model must be reviewed. Whether you’re a freelance news photographer, an advertising photographer, a wedding photographer, or a high school portrait photographer, all good business people sit down and examine what they are doing and how they could do it better.” As our society grows, the fashion world grows simultaneously. I think that haute couture is a long way from dying out, which means a lot of money and work for creative professionals such as photographers. I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and high fashion has been something I’ve been exposed to for quite some time. If anything I would say that haute couture is at its peak or on the way there. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

Wk 1 EOC: My Voice

My name is Brian and I am a photographer from Las Vegas, Nevada. I have a wide range of experience in video production, and graphic design, but specialize through the viewfinder of an SLR camera. I have done promotional work for many different companies, and self-employers. Alongside freelance work, I have done personal work for models, and actors to build their personal portfolios. I’ve had most of my experience in studio photography throughout my career as a photographer, specializing in traditional and family portraits. I have touched ground in many different areas of photography as well such as, photojournalism, lifestyle, sports, still life and landscape photography. Landscape photography is a special interest of mine that I enjoy doing whenever I get the chance. Being a fan of sports, sports photography is another special interest of mine and something that I have done work for. I’ve shot multiple sporting events, everything from motocross races to high school football games. Being a photographer it is my job to have a creative eye. Through my work I show everything how I see it. I document what I see how I see it through my perspective. I am always looking for anything interesting and appealing to the eye to freeze in time. I enjoy what I do. My work motivates me to never stop creating. Creating a better image than my last is what pushes me to do my best, and in return better myself as a creative professional and an artist in the process.