About Rob

I live in Washington State but grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland. I was greatly influenced by my Grandmother, whom we lost 10 days shy of her 99th birthday. She made her living as a portrait photographer and retired in the early 80′s after a 40 year career. I learned black and white processing and basic lighting from her.

One of her instructors, Floyd Lee, of Floyd Lee Color Lab in Seattle, was still in the business when I was first learning from my Grandmother. I didn’t study directly under Floyd, but I certainly had some interesting conversations with him. I took a several year hiatus from photography to study music and work in the computer field. I worked as a professional bass player for several years until a car accident ended my career. I was furtunate to work with many talented musicians and played across the U.S. from Alaska to Maine. I even played at Seattle’s premier club, Jazz Alley. Computer-wise, I worked at Microsoft, DEC, the Army Corps of Engineers, and Compaq before leaving the industry completely and opening a welding business, called The Welding Place. Please visit www.theweldingplace.com to view the railings, fabrication, and CNC Plasma products we have built over the last 12 years. Click the About Me page to learn even more…. About me!

Though I love metalworking, I needed to replace music with another creative outlet. I completed the Professional Photography Course from the New York Institute of Photography. I enjoy child portraiture, as did my Grandmother but I find I enjoy nature and wildlife photography even more. I love to hike and bike in the mountains as I search for new areas to photograph. In the winter, I often snowshoe or snowmobile to photographic locations.

Currently I am using Nikon equipment. Specifically, a Nikon D700. Most of my photographs are created using a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D lens or a Nikkor 300 f/4D lens. Prior to the Nikon camera, I used Canon 35mm digital and film cameras, Minolta 35mm cameras, and for several years I used a 4×5 view camera given to me by my Grandmother. Now that is a camera!

Recently, I started my own product line which can be viewed at www.gimbaltripodhead.com. I designed and manufacture these products at my business in Washington State.

I certainly hope you enjoy my work. Please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Rob