About Me

I'm just a simple guy that loves photography, what can I say? 

    Born in Memphis, TN 1979, I grew up with my dad being a hobbyist astronomer for the Memphis Astronomical Society. He always had telescopes and lenses, fittings and a camera here and there. At some point, he would give me the camera to play with and occasionally it would have film in it ;-) This became very interesting to me, taking pictures during school functions and generally things just going on around me when I was younger. I don't have some cool metaphor for how it made me feel like I was capturing these special moments, but in essence I was. Looking back at pictures I have laying around I'm glad I took them and kept them. I was the guy that kept all his year books and loved getting everyone to sign them. 

    Fast forward a few years and I grew up... Picture taking was fun but not really a hobby yet. I loved music as well and DJ'd for several years before quitting and joining the United States Army. I served overseas twice and loved my job. I bought a Nikon D5100 as my first camera and thought it was the real deal LOL. I researched more and more into this "photography" and "how-to" videos, but soon found that I was going to need something much better than what I had. It's ok, we all have those moments, right? I hope.... If you call YouTube being self-taught, then I am. I stayed up many nights learning about light and how to manipulate it fundamentally. Things got interesting when I was medically discharged and bought some serious gear. Not fashion pro level, but I've seen many "pro" photographers use much less... It's not the equipment that makes a beautiful photo, it's the moment you capture. 

    I'm still learning and will continue loving every minute of this adventure. Meeting new people and pushing the limits to my own creativity is just part of me. I look forward to all the opportunities provided to me. #TeamNikon