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After many years of photography as a hobby, I started my full-time business over 15 years ago in the Myrtle Beach area. I started small for the first few months, shooting family beach pictures. I realized I had a natural talent for portrait photography and a good way with clients, so I eventually expanded into wedding photography as well.

I’ve always approached photography from the geeky, technical side. Before doing it professionally, I learned software like Adobe Lightroom as a hobby and how all the camera settings affect an image. While the technical side of photography comes easily for me, I had to work hard to learn to pose people and groups. I constantly strive to improve, even after many years and taking more than a million professional pictures.

Some other things about me. I started in computer technology/networking and personally manage every aspect of my business, from the server hosting of this website to the final processing of your photos. My technical background ensures your memories are backed up safely and delivered in the highest quality possible.

This passion for networking and web design led me to recently launch a side project called Shoreline Web Designs, where I help other local businesses and creatives build high-performance websites that look great and have extremely fast performance.

My wife is from the country of Colombia. She assists me as a second shooter with wedding photography. She also works as an architect at her full-time job. You can check out some cool pictures and aerial videos with my drone from a recent trip to Colombia. I also have other hobbies, like scuba diving and travel photography.