When I was 9, my dad started up a 1-Hour Photo store. By the time I was 10, I was "working" there, testing batteries and loading film (Remember film? Have I aged myself?). Throughout the years, I learned everything I could about what happens from when the shutter is pressed, until a high-quality print is made.

I learned on film, but when digital came around I was hooked for life. The amount of experimentation I could do helped me to master both photographic techniques and Photoshop much faster (I've now been using Photoshop for 21 years).

Fast forward, and I've put in the "10,000 hours" that Malcolm Gladwell recommends for mastery of a subject. I've made all of my income for the past 20 years from photography. I'm now a successful stock photographer "on the side", as well as still running the family business, which has morphed into a photography company specializing in classic portraiture and schools and sports photography.

My photos have been published by:

Microsoft, Epson, Today's Parent, LinkedIn, Forbes, The Huffington Post, BusinessWeek, Stanford News Service, the Government of Canada, and many more!

I have a passion for figuring things out and sharing the results with others. I look forward to cutting your 10,000 hours down dramatically!

And yes, that's my beautiful family, and yes, I lugged 40 pounds of photo gear to Maui for vacation. #dedication