At the risk of sounding pretentious, I thought I’d tell you a little bit about what I think of art, and photographic and graphic art. What I say may resonate with your thinking.

For me, the best visual art is what moves you, but you can’t explain exactly why.

As you can see from my sample “fine art” images, I do not have just one “style.” There’s a reason for that. Michelangelo observed that “every block of stone has a statue inside it, and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”

Every scene or subject calls for a particular treatment.

One could say similarly about photography, that every scene or subject calls for a particular treatment. Sometimes the client knows exactly what he or she wants, and the task is straightforward. Sometimes, if the client is willing, it can be the task of the photographer or graphic artist to show the possibilities of an imaginative treatment, something that works, perhaps surprisingly.

Beyond the framing and composition of the shot, the choice of lens, and of camera settings – do I want that nice bokeh (blurring) in the background? – there is the post-processing of the image, with its many possibilities. Does the image work really well in a warm black & white? Toned? With a particular digital filter? Does this lens, with its high-key diffusion, make the elements in the image sing? What about long exposures, with subject movement out of the frame? Or In-Camera Movement (ICM)? With composite works (those with more than one image), how well do the images fit together? Do they tell a story? Will this treatment fit with the intended location for the print?

Many of these things are matters of taste and practicality. If you like anything in what you see, it is quite likely that I can create something similar, but unique, for you. My goal is to provide you with something that continues to please you every time you see it.