A short biography - Updated July 8, 2005
My Dad was a photographer in his early years and worked in a darkroom prior to joining the Navy – He loved it. They called him “Suitcase Charlie” since he always carried around a suitcase with his images. My Mom says that his eyes were sunken back in his head from lack of daylight from working in a darkroom. In the navy he served as the ships photographer on an aircraft carrier.
After the service my Dad found a job in a bank were he later became a VP. He had always wished to become a pro photographer but never did. Every birthday I would ask him what he wanted and he would always respond “A Hasselblad”. Hasselblads are around 25 thousand dollars in today's market so he never did get it. My Dad taught me the basics at an early age.
From around 1971-1991 I was a musician in a Country and Western band. During this time I photographed many of my girlfriends. Really not knowing what I was doing I got some pretty good shots. I gave this up when I met my second wife around 1986.
With the advent of digital cameras I have recently rediscovered my love of photography. I got my first digital camera in July of 2001 and shot my first model in September of 2001. Since then I have shot over a hundred models. To my surprise many photographers and models tell me my images are very good. You can read their comments on my Kudos page.
I bought my first serious camera when I was about 20 years old (1974) I still have and use it. It is a Canon AE-1 35mm SLR. Well it wasn't very long before I discovered women photograph well. So, I gave myself 4 years to build a web site and portfolio and eventually get back into this. Not for the money but just because I love to do it. I
I have been studying Photoshop for the last 6 years. I can certainly erase any blemishes, tattoos and generally improve any image. I teach digital editing techniques on a reqular basis at my Photoshop classes. A lot of my work comes from professional photographers that need their iamges edited.
I feel that if you are only taking pictures your only doing half a job. Today's photographers need to be able to edit as well as photograph. If you think about it photographers have been doing the same thing in darkrooms for years. Digital editing programs just make this a lot easier and available to almost everyone. These programs are just a tool, as is a pencil. If you give a pencil to 5 different people no one will draw the same picture.
Willy
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Here is a recent picture of me and Jordan. Jordan runs a modeling agency in Maryland.
No I am not tall, she is very short.
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