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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 always strive to improve, even after many years and taking more than a million professional pictures.

Some other things about me, I’m good at web coding and have my site running on my own server, so it’s really fast! I’m also really into CrossFit. I’m getting older now and appreciate the benefits of staying in shape, especially when shooting weddings. I also have other hobbies, like scuba diving and mountain biking.

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.