Its tricky trying to describe yourself... do you say what you think people prefer to hear, or do you speak of who you truly believe you are? A bit of both perhaps.

My passions are quite expansive, yet my specialties are few. My profession is digital animation, using Maya in particular, and for many years this was my passion also. Quite suddenly however I have fallen into the obsession that is photography... it allows me to enjoy the simple moments, or perhaps the grand moments if you look at them that way. I dont find that it is a way of preserving a memory because mine are only mine. Instead it allows me to show an aspect of a past experience. Things that I have seen. And perhaps through manipulation, things that I would like to see. Maybe though, over time my photos will mould my memories to the crop, angle, and frame through which my camera recorded the image.

Life brings me more joy than I could ever predict, or would believe possible. There is of course sadness too, but this only nurtures a deeper understanding of the true purpose and meaning of love, contentment and happiness.

Each day is a new and exciting one, and perhaps my camera will allow me to show that to others. Thats all I hope for with my photography.

The tools I use ---

Camera:

Canon 20D (Kicks ass)

Lenses:

Canon 100-400mm IS (Fav)

Canon 50mm 1.8 (Fav)

Canon 17-85 (Frustrating)

Accessories:

Manfrotto 190DProB w/ 322 RC Pistol head

Cable Release

77mm Hoya HMC UV

67mm Hoya HMC UV

77mm Hoya HMC Circ Pol

67mm Hoya Circ Pol (Not G-Series)

Cokin 121S ND Grad Filter (Best accessory in the bag)

Lens tissues (breath fog, no fluids)

Spare batteries (2)

8gb worth of CF

Software:

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta

Acdsee 9 Pro

Maya 8.5