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This black and white archival pigment print was from an image of a sailboat captured off Star Island just off the New Hampshire coast. Since the main subject of the image, the sailboat is so comparatively small in this image I used several techniques to draw the viewers attention to it. The subject is framed by the building whose lines direct the viewer to the boat and the intriguing tree sculpture. The frame of the image has been darkened using a subtle vignette while the boat has been highlighted by a slight increase of exposure localized around the boat.

My passion for photography began with capturing images on a Sony Mavica while on tour in Europe as a professional trumpet player in 2001 and 2002. Frustration with the limitations of this early digital camera in the dim light of cathedrals and opera houses motivated me to upgrade my equipment and begin a lifetime of learning and developing my skills as a photographer. Soon after acquiring my first professional DSLR, I sold my first press image to The Valley News in White River Junction, VT. That image ran the next day "front page above the fold".  This initial taste of success encouraged me to study photography and Photoshop techniques with some of the worlds most noted photographers including Jay Maisel, George DeWolfe, Rick Sammon,...