I started photography with slide film, shooting whatever was around me and developing and mounting the slides myself. In the "old days", I rarely had wall spaces to display prints, so I looked through my slides on a fluorescent light bar. And, having a limited means and taste for travel meant that I mostly worked with ordinary objects that I see every day or in passing.

Because of this, I acquired some odd habits that persisted into the digital world. I stick with simple lighting. I rarely pose or arrange my subjects, and rarely edit or crop my photos, other than adjusting exposure and color temperature. My photos tend to be underexposed, often low-key, and that is how I like photos in general now. I also lean toward oddness and incongruity, often using unconventional angles or magnification for ordinary objects.

I used to place a lot of emphasis on the quality of the equipment, on the theory that, that way, if anything goes wrong, I'll know it's my fault. I've recently had a change of heart, as I outlined in an article on LeicaRumors.com, and shifted toward spending more time taking photos, and trying to be more "monogamous" with my equipment. (Please see my article on PhotoRumors.com for equipment relationship types.)

The vast majority of my photos have been taken with 28mm and 180mm lenses, which, now that I am in the µ43 world, means 14mm and 75mm lenses have become my favorite. I am totally jazzed about the interactions I have had on Flickr, and glad to be a participating member!

[Added 5/13/2013]

I have about 150 rolls of slides and 50 rolls of negatives that I'm hoping to scan at about 1 roll per week. I will post them as I go.

Also, although I have really enjoyed Flickr's strength-based culture, if you are looking at a photo of mine, and find that it's not quite "favorite" material, I would love to know why. Don't be shy to be critical, as long as it is well-meaning!