I discovered photography in 1992, but did not get serious about it until about 2000...I love to attend photography workshops and go on photo trips. Just being with other photographers is very inspiring...I LOVE looking at other peoples' work and seeing the different interpretations people have of the same venue. Color, texture, shape, pattern, and leading lines are what make me photograph something. I tend to photograph everything but people, but it depends where I am...Personally, I am outgoing, a night owl, love to eat, a cross between left and right brain. By day, I am an IT person who tests software and is very objective and analytical, but then there is a side of me that is the opposite, hence my interests are my creative outlet...I never get enough time to do everything and constantly hope I live to a ripe old age to better my chances of accomplishing everything on my "bucket list".