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No, I'm not any of those, but I have been called Chief a few times. Most of us wear quite a few hats in life, and I'm no exception, so I thought I'd kick off this blog with a bit of my back story.
If you're a child of the 60's, you may remember a small camera by Kodak called the Instamatic. The film came in a plastic cartridge and there were flash cubes for low light situations. Not much of a tool for creative expression, but we crawl before we walk. One of these showed up under the tree one Christmas.
Once photography went digital, I grabbed a Power Shot S10: two megapixels with 2x optical zoom and a sleek design. I had a lot of fun with that little guy. Going digital meant you were freed from the expense of film and no more penalty for being creative. It came bundled with some post processing software too. Now you're talking.
As digital photography has evolved, so have the tools available for artistic expression. I now shoot an Olympus and do my post work in Photoshop. While I have no formal training, I wouldn't say I'm self taught. I have a shelf full of books and hundreds of hours logged into YouTube to back me up.
I started shooting car shows in 2011. I'm not a true petrol-head, but who doesn't love a 60's muscle car. Once I saw how much work the owners put into prepping them, I was hooked. Figuring out how to turn shots from cars shows into “wall hangers” came later. In fact it's an ongoing process. Many purists frown on heavy-handed post processing. Hats off to you, but I'm not in that camp.
So there you have it. I'm a camera totin', car shootin', Photoshopin', God fearin' son of a sailor-man. Thanks for dropping by and please leave a comment.
All the best,
Doug
