My story follows the path of many photographers who grew up with a camera in their hands before ever knowing a lifelong career would ensue. Since my youth, creating portraits has been my passion and along the way, I have also produced images for products, real estate properties and landscape photography.

In 1998, I began specializing in wedding photography and completed 700 before now deciding to concentrate on families, children and portraits. Having been tutored by some of the best wedding photojournalists and celebrity portrait photographers in the country, my goal is making magazine level photography. Blending of journalism or "in the moment" photographs along with traditional and elegant portraiture is part of every session. 

Having raised three children myself whose early days are memorialized only by the paper prints created at the time, they often remind me that nothing is more precious to them as the years fly by. Photographic prints, now over 200 years old, still tug on the heartstrings in a way that screen displays never will. This is especially true of our younger generation who often are not having the tactile experience of seeing and touching prints permanently. And the archival nature of handing down wall portraits never gets old.

Of course, we all text but I still appreciate the phone call anytime and will chat when I'm not in a session or on a deadline. Your input helps me to discover what you'd like to get from new, current professional photography.

I appreciate your taking the time to view my photography.

 

Cheers,

Joe