Artist Statement

Photography is my medium.  I took my first photography course while enrolled in the Commercial Art Program at Vincennes University .  I became interested, but only mildly.  It was not until I enrolled at Ball State University and required to take Photography I that I truly fell in love with the medium.  I was introduced to new techniques and processes while building upon what I had already learned.

Photography can be several things at once, sometimes easy and other times hard.  Sometimes it is labor intensive and other times not.  In the same day’s shooting it can be predictable and unpredictable in results.  That is one of the reasons I love the medium.  Every time I push the button to release the shutter the image changes.  I am constantly experimenting with film, technique, processes and settings with both camera and computer.

Early on I used film, developing and printing it in the darkroom.  Today I have migrated to digital photography, but my interest has not changed.  I still love to experiment, using the computer more.  I focus on people, places and things that draw me to them.  I want the viewer to feel my emotions for my subjects and to see them as I do.