Photography is Poetry

My Logo

We were digging through leftover photographic supplies at my Grandmother's, sometime after she passed away, and found a box full of several photos albums with this logo on the front cover of each album. I digitized it, then 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.

I held two certifications, WABO SMAW and AWS Tig. I had my own shop for 17 years, then moved into product design and CNC manufacturing for 10 years.

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." :)

Well, I designed and manufactured a gimbal, which sold through a local camera store and B&H Photo. Then, I added an L-bracket and a flash bracket. The gimbal received favorable reviews in ShutterBug magazine.

From there, I began designing products for Polaris RZR and Ranger vehicles, and Polaris snowmobiles. A mirror bracket system I designed netted me two patents. My snowmobile rack was very well received and sold internationally. At one point, I was even featured in a trade 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.