I learned the basics of photography as a kid from my mother, who was a serious amateur photographer.  I inherited her equipment, a Nikon F2 with a number of lenses and accessories.  One of the best cameras ever made, it was great and I literally shot it into the ground. I'm pretty much self-taught, the only formal education in photography I've taken was a class in high school, and that was all about black and white photography; and even that was more about printing than anything else. I think I can credit the "University of Barnes & Noble" for my free photography education, a lot of reading and even more trial and error.  I also assisted (and still do) quite a bit with all sorts of photographers ranging from portrait to product to architecture. I've always been in fashion, I worked as a model not too long ago.  that was a lot of fun.  I was able to get work all over Southeast Asia -- Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, Mainland China, Malaysia. It was great. It just seemed natural to me to work within an industry I was already well acquainted with. Surprisingly, I'm making a living at it,  though I must say it's not the sort of work I aspire to do -- not the top of the food chain beauty and fashion photography, but still fashion none the less.  This means catalog work, and the like. I also shoot interiors, product, and the odd portrait. I'm in "The OC" as it is now infamously known from that ridiculous TV show.  It's about 45 minutes south of Los Angeles.  That's where I reside and where my studio is based, but 90% of my business comes out of Los Angeles. It's not New York or London or Milan, it's very much celebrity driven.  Very Hollywood, land of the $300 pair of jeans.
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