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OC Photographer

Always shooting something...

About Me

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Portraitist based in Orange County, California
Specializing in location portraiture, I create highly personalized, artistic photographs about you.

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I've been taking photos since I've been able to hold a camera. My first camera was a Kodak 126 Instamatic. I've graduated to more modern equipment but my love of photography & my fascination & wonder with it haven't changed.

I've done a little of everything in my life -- soldier, firefighter, medic, teacher, law enforcement officer, salesman, musician, even member of the corporate suit & tie world. Through it all, a camera has been my trusty companion. So with some more training, photography became an integral part of my life.

I love to take pictures of people. While I make photographs of just about anything (& have been hired for just about everything), my forte is "people photography." I love that a camera gives me license, at least briefly, to enter people's lives. There's a vitality to a photo session involving a human subject that isn't there when you're doing a still life or a scenic. That's why my favorite kind of "work" is making a photograph of a real person.

See more at my site

My Interests

I'd rather be doing either of these:

    Photography USPSA
Or maybe, somehow, combining the two...

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I'd like to meet:

If you'd like to see more than the low res samples presented on the Internet, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you. I'm available to create photographic images for you and about you. (which is much fancier than saying "take pictures").

And if you need photos and would like to collaborate on any ideas (especially the one referenced in my blog ), definitely let me know. Just say you found me on MySpace and we'll make great images together.

My Top Friends are either people who've I've photographed or are setting up a future photo session. If you want to get into my Top Friends, let's set up a session for you

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By the way, while I'm sure you're a great person, if you're a minor and I don't already know you (i.e. you're not my kids, nieces, students, etc.), please don't add, message, whatever me. Thanks for understanding.


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Music:

And on that proverbial desert island, I'd be listening to:

    The Allman Brothers Band
    (when Duane was still with us)Eric Clapton
    in any of his incarnationsThe Dixie DregsEric JohnsonToby KeithBB KingUnion Station

Movies:

Could watch these over and over:

    Blade RunnerCasblancaHigh NoonLady & The TrampRoman HolidaySeven Samurai and it's American cousin
    The Magnificent SevenTerminator and Terminator 2
Really. Don't try to make sense of my tastes.

Books:

Most recently read or re-read:

    The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
    by Thomas E. Woods Jr.The Count of Monte Cristo
    by Alexandre Dumas
    Practical Shooting
    by Brian Enos
    We Were Soldiers Once... And Young
    by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and Joseph L. GallowayThe Da Vinci Code
    by Dan Brown

Heroes:

People willing to get in front of my camera Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

My Blog

I told you it was for real...

Here are some samples of where this project is starting to goSee everything If you're interesting in becoming a part of this project, let me know....
Posted by OC Photographer on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:04:00 PST

A Different Christmas Poem

Different Christmas Poem The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me...
Posted by OC Photographer on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:25:00 PST

What I did this weekend

So like I said, I'm always shooting something. This weekend, it wasn't making photographs, it was making my GLOCK go bang.Over the past few days, I experienced my first competition in a USPSA Area Cha...
Posted by OC Photographer on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:31:00 PST

Yes, it's for real

In case any of you are wondering, yes, I am serious about my project and it is completely real and on the level. Here are some examples from my most recent session adding to my project. Get Your Own! ...
Posted by OC Photographer on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:23:00 PST

PLEASE HELP Walk for Hope - to Cure Breast Cancer

A few months ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I'd faced live incoming fire, I'd run into burning buildings,... but this time I was scared. Of course, I changed plans to move out of sta...
Posted by OC Photographer on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:57:00 PST

More about me and a request for help

I'm primarily a location portrait photographer; you can see my work at my site (and, yes, of course, I am available if anyone needs that sort of thing; I'm even willing to give MySpace friends a speci...
Posted by OC Photographer on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:46:00 PST

Need photos?

If you're in the SoCal area (or are going to be at some point in the near future) and you need photography done, let me know. I'm working on some portfolio expansion ideas and would love to trade time...
Posted by OC Photographer on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:02:00 PST

Like I said, always shooting something

Posted By:OC PhotographerGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by OC Photographer on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:33:00 PST