Hello. Welcome to my photostream friend! ^_^

"What?!?! What! do you mean by Friend? We don't even know each other!"

It's my philosophy that there no strangers in this world. Only friends I haven't met yet. So thanks for stopping on by, and looking at my portfolio. I hope you stay awhile. =)

My 365 Set: One photo everyday of the Year!

I guess you could say that my style is self portraits. Mainly because I have been doing a 365 project for a whole year, never missing a day, and also because I am a self proclaimed narcissist. I like attention. I'm my own favorite. (I'm an only child for goodness sakes) Plus, I don't really have too many models around me to shoot, since I am still fairly new at photography life in general. Although, you will sometimes see my friends in my pictures, and on rare occasion, even my family members.

I also enjoy taking photos of landscapes and gorgeous desert sunsets that paint the sky around where I live. It's nice to have a memory of the day I think.

I currently reside in sunny Tucson, Arizona. I absolutely love my city, and could probably never think of living elsewhere. Please come visit! I can give you a great tour. (And actually, I have met up with random flickr'ers in the past, on the spot, no joke!) So come!

So far I have met: 5 Flickr Friends in real life!

Those being:

1.[Mitch Kitter] Anchorage, Alaska

2.[Erika Swan] Tucson, Arizona

3.[Devin Grier] Orlando, Florida

4.[Christophe ] Mons, Belgium

5.[Miss Sandrine] Paris, France

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I use Flickr more as a social networking site than I do even Facebook or MySpace, which is quite odd. Over the course of my career here on Flickr, I have made so many friends from around the world, chatting with them everyday through the computer, and even the phone. And *gasp* even going to visit them as far away as in Europe for the summer! I take being friends on here as serious or more so than my real friends.

Some background on my photography history: My dad bought me my first point-and-shoot camera Christmas 2005 as a random present. At first I thought he was crazy, but I instantly fell in love with photography & videography very quickly while on a vacation shortly after! Life has nice been the same since. And now, as of March 2008, have upgraded myself to a fancy DSLR camera, when I decided the point-and-shoot was no longer good enough.

I love recording my life and the people around me, as I am a very nostalgic kind of fellow. I can't wait to be an old man someday, and be able to look back at all of my photos when I was young. I find it a shame when people don't like taking photos, or sharing their photos and life with others over the internet. All my family and friends know about my flickr, as I send them e-mail newsletters of my happenings weekly.

From 2005 to mid 2008, all my photos were snapshots. I would take multiple photos of everything. My photography was very candid and boring. However, when I started my 365, I wanted to make my photos artsy, and have a deeper meaning, much like they are today. I am self taught with Photoshop CS4. I still have much more to learn with both Photoshop and how to use my camera, but I like the challenge.

My only gear is a Nikon D60, a cheap tripod, and a remote for self portraits. All lighting is natural, or just random lamps in my house if taken inside.

If you happen to live in or visit Tucson, feel free to leave me a message, if you want to hang out for a day and take pictures. I'm always up for making new friends, like I said before, I have met people on the spot before. I hope to meet all my close flickr friends someday in person. If you would just like to chat, or have any questions, send me a flickrmail. We can chat there, or I can give you my I/M screen name.

I'm currently 21 years young, and spunky! ^_^