I began taking photography serious shooting local sporting events, which quickly evolved into team and promotional photography about 13 years ago. Light painting first entered the picture as means of making the photo shoots more interactive for the athletes rather than just having them up against a green screen, but honestly at first it was merely as a photography trick. As a retired mechanic and machinist though, something about light painting fit the way my brain works in the fact that this is a science art. The manipulation of light and tools designed for that purpose, how could I not fall in love with that? See I've never considered myself an artist, but I am one hell of an engineer! You give me a pencil, a piece of paper and ask me to draw a cute little bunny, only through coincidence would what I drew look anything like a rabbit. However, throw in a protractor and compass then there's no limit to what I can create given the resources and a bit of inspiration. What I try to bring to the community is new and different ways to perceive and control the light.