Photography is Poetry

My Logo

We were digging through leftover photographic supplies at my Grandmother's, sometime after she passed away, and found an album with this logo on it. I digitized it, and had it registered in my name. I am honored to have it now as my own!

Way Back When...

From Microsoft, I actually moved to DEC as a tester. They were purchased by Compaq, and then HP. I left before HP and reschooled as a welder at Lake Washington Vocational Technical College. Quite a mouthful! I had my own shop for 17 years, then moved into product design and CNC manufacturing for five years. I held two certifications, WABO SMAW and AWS Tig.

From Welding to Products

I moved into product design because I had an interest in a gimbal tripod head, but couldn't justify the expense, especially with my own shop. My wife and I joked, "if I could make it, I couldn't buy it." :)

I refined the gimbal to the point a local camera store started carrying it. Even B&H Photo carried the line. I sold those for several years, along with an L-bracket and flash bracket.

Later, I designed a cargo rack for a customer's Polaris RZR that three local dealers ended up selling. From there, I designed a mirror bracket system for the Polaris Ranger, which netted me two patents, a license plate bracket, and an awesome rack for Polaris snowmobiles that have been sold internationally, shown in the picture of me with my daughter from a few years ago.

I was even featured in a trade magazine and photography magazine!

And Now, I'm Hungry!

I like to cook! I never ended up enrolling in college courses like I initially planned, but took local cooking classes for over a year and a half. I specialized with desserts, but realized I needed to eat dinner too, so I changed my studies.

I have two favorite chefs I learned from, one of whom was on the cooking staff working directly under Jacques Pepin. I learned so much from her and loved the stories she told.