My life is made up of the simple, sensitive, emotions towards the people, the world, and the lives around me. My love is my family, arts, and design, seeing the world with new eyes each day. Photography is my passion and life’s work. My goal is to always show the viewer something different from a point of view they hadn’t imagined or seen before. Photography is an artistic process involving all the senses and I only use the mechanic’s of the camera to enhance those senses.

I believe you create an image cones from within. Use your eyes and mind; never rely on the camera and especially not the processing of the image. Images should be judged on their content not on computer enhancements. There are no “best or finished images” only the images yet to be created.

Born Hastings, Michigan, attended Hastings High School, Attended Kendall School of Design, Adjunct professor Kendall School of Art & Design 2001.

Senior Art Director Tatham,Laird & Kudner Advertising, Chicago, Senior Art Director J.I. Scott Advertising Grand Rapids Michigan, Art Director, Gilmore Advertising, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Designer/Photographer Gilmore /Foyt Racing1976-1985 Photographer/DSLR trainer for Best Buy Corporation. Best Buy Digital Imaging Corporate Council 2008-2009.

Member Professional Photographers of

America, Member Professional Photographers of Michigan. Co-Founder of the Professional Photographers of Western Michigan. Co-Founder of West Michigan Photographers Collective.

Michigan Wedding Photographer of the Year 1987-1988-1991

Contributing photographer to Autoweek magazine, Contributing photographer for Motor Trend magazine, Michigan Historical Society, University of Michigan Environmental studies, Design Team 1, arts oriented projects Michigan, Detroit, Chicago, Washington D.C. San Antonio, Minneapolis, Miami, Las Vegas.

ArtPrize Artist: 2011-2013-2014-2015

Grand Rapids Arts Festival: 2012-2013-2014-2015

Anything you see on my site can be purchased by contacting me here or by email.

Canon 1D Mark IV

Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM Series II

Canon 16-35mm L 2.8 Series II USM

Canon 24-70mm L 2.8 USM

Canon 50mm f/1.4

Canon 70-300mm f/3.5 USM

Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

Canon TC-80N3 Remote Control Timer

Canon EX580 II Speedlight

Nikkor 35mm Vintage Circa 1958

Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 Lens

Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 Lens

Voightlander 620 Film Camera Circa 1938

Bogen Tripod

Lowepro Cases

Adobe Photoshop 7

Adobe CS4

Adobe Lightroom 4.2

15" MacBook Pro 16gb

27" iMac Thunderbolt Display

iPad 2

MyBook 1TB External HD

MyBook 3-(2) 2TB External HD

Website: richarddeming.com

WORDPRESS: richarddemingphoto.wordpress.com/

EMAIL: rdemingphoto@gmail.com

Group Admin: www.flickr.com/groups/coffeeshopscafes/