I enjoy taking pictures. It's not what I do for a living and not something I do as often as I'd like, but when I get a chance it's something that I have fun with and allows the visual side of my brain to get a little exercise. I take my camera with me on vacation; it's a good excuse indulge and the photos I take mean more to me than any postcard or other souvenir I could bring home. Most of the artwork in my home is my own and I give myself assignments if I need a specific piece for a certain room. I continue to learn and to try to improve my technique. I read a lot of photography, Photoshop, and Lightroom books in an effort to help myself capture better images and do more with those images once I'm back home.

My Gear

Nikon D300s
Nikon AFS NIKKOR 35mm 1:1.8G
Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm 1:1.8D
Nikon AF NIKKOR 85mm 1:1.4D
Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 DX
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 17-55mm 1:2.8 G ED
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 18-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 G ED
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 1:2.8 G II ED
Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II
Nikon Speedlight SB-900
Nikon Speedlight SB-600
Gitzo GT2541 Mountaneer Tripod
Really Right Stuff BH-40 Ball Head
Really Right Stuff L Plate for D300
Lexar Media CF Cards
Think Tank Photo Retrospective 10 Bag
Epson Stylus Photo R3000

Software I Use

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Photomatix Pro 4
Imagenomic Noiseware Pro
ePaperPress PTLens
The Turning Gate Lightroom Web Modules

Favorite Books

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 book for Digital Photographers (Scott Kelby)
The Digital Photography Book Vols. 1-3 (Scott Kelby)
The Moment It Clicks (Joe McNally)
The Hot Shoe Diaries (Joe McNally)
John Shaw's Landscape Photography