Photography began as a hobby for me as a boy. My father got started in photography as a boy, as well, and he was the one who introduced me to this exciting field! I got my first camera (an Ansco Cadet!) when I was 10 and I have been taking photographs ever since. My knowledge grew dramatically when I was a member (and officer) of the Camera Club at Harrison Hall at Purdue University. There I had access to great cameras and darkroom facilities. After I graduated in 1973, the first major purchase I made was a 35mm Pentax ES, the world's first available automatic exposure SLR camera! I began photographing weddings in 1978 and it has been growing ever since.