Finding an interest in photography very early in life, I found a position as an assistant photographer and worked my way up to a photographing position before I graduated from high school. I worked with this studio for over 5 years, working in both film and digital photography. I pursued a general associate’s degree at Carroll Community College in Westminster, Maryland, and completed my bachelor’s degree in Photography at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia.

At SCAD, I learned many facets of photography. I enjoyed the science and magic of traditional black and white photography, shooting, developing, and printing my own images in the darkroom. And I feel lucky to have printed in the color darkrooms as well. I worked with 35 mm film cameras and digital cameras, medium format film cameras and digital cameras, and large format film cameras including 4x5 and 8x10. Like many photography students, I shot with a plastic Holga camera too, and even made my own functional camera from a shoe box! I had the opportunity to experiment with alternative processes including cyan printing, salt printing, and contact printing. I took digital printing classes, digital retouching, studio lighting, and portraiture classes. I learned how to mount, mat, and frame my work and how to use archival methods and materials to ensure that my end product would last for years to come. I also won two major student photo contests and was published in PDNedu magazine (read more in my NEWS section)!

And I keep learning. Every day. I learn on the job. I learn from my colleagues. And I enjoy pursuing additional educational opportunities in photography, business and marketing, among other topics. I love this medium and will never stop evolving my skills!