My father used an 8mm silent-movie camera to create family movies starting in the 1950's. With five children, he had plenty of action to film. He also was the shutterbug in the family, snapping black and white photos for our albums. My mother started taking photos in her youth, documenting life on a farm in southern Minnesota, and continued snapping throughout her life.

My oldest brother John was also a professional photographer.

This family heritage, and the good memories it created are the source of my desire to create meaningful memories for your family to enjoy.

I started film-making in 1974 during high school, and have gone through several generations of camcorders: VHS, 8mm, Hi8 and now miniDV. 

My love of photography started in the 1980's, at first with a simple point and shoot 35mm, moving to SLR, and in 2000 making the jump to digital SLR. Today I work with the Canon 5D a 35mm digital full-frame camera with 12.8 megapixels as my primary and the 20D with 8.2 megapixels as backup. See more of my equipment.

My local Fuji lab uses Noritsu equipment and the traditional silver halide development process to create stunning prints up to 12x18. For larger prints I use an online service which has Kodak equipment.

As a member of two professional photography associations ( WPPI and PMPA), my goal is to continually learn through education, mentoring, critique and experience.

My family and Christian faith are central to my life. I became a Christian in 1975, and have been married since 1982. God has blessed us with six, lovely children: Betina, Jonathan, Josiah, Alexander, Annie, Zechariah.Our children love their pets: Huey, Selah and Emma.

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