• I began as a film photographer over 45 years ago with a 35mm camera and a basement darkroom.  I loved to both capture the image - manipulating time, light, angles and perspective; and print the image in the darkroom. While raising a family and pursuing a career, I always had a camera close by to record events.  I am now retired from the Chicago Public Schools and live with my wife in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. Several years ago, I changed my format and I am now all digital. With digital imaging, technology has finally matched the quality of film.  I use a Canon 50D, 15.1 MP camera with a variety of Ultrasonic and Image-stabilizing lens. I use Adobe Bridge for organization and Photoshop CS4 for image processing.  I print on either an Epson Stylus Photo R2400 or a Canon Pro 9500 Mark II or i9900 using a variety of papers.  I also capture images using an Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner and a Nikon CoolScan ED Negative Scanner.

  I am a member of the Spectrum Gallery in Racine, Wisconsin where my work is exhibited. You can also view and/or purchase my art through www.FineArtAmerica.com , www.Art.com , www.ArtistRising.com ,  www.AllPosters.com , www.Sistino.com , www.amazon.com  and www.galleryfront.com .  I also teach digital photography. I am proud that my two daughters are developing as artists as well. I am also a member of www.mymedicalhistoryonline.com

   

  Artist Statement

• When you see a photograph, you are looking through the eyes of the artist at a singular place and time. Never to be exactly duplicated again. I bring you the world through my eyes and share the joy of nature, the treasure of a new location or the delight of a unique face. I began as a photographer as a young teen with my first 35mm camera. I learned the hidden secrets of the darkroom as my first image developed before me. After many years and thousands of images, I found a new way to express my art. The power of the computer finally balanced the capacity of film to accurately capture an image. Digital photography allows me to take many more photographs and to better match the lighting than with traditional film technologies. I have also begun the long process of converting some of my early work to digital images as well. Finally Adobe Bridge and Photoshop CS4 has given me a virtual "darkroom" to compose my photos and create a final work of art. Digital photography has renewed this old photographers passion for his work and added years of enjoyment to my craft.