My business, Latitude & Light Photography, provides portraiture, high end photography and video for the real estate and construction industries, along with aerial photo/video and Matterport® virtual tours. I have 40 years of experience as a photo-journalist and 20 as a commercial photographer. After two years of flight experience for personal use and local projects, I recently obtained my FAA Part 107 Certification as a Commercial UAS Operator.

ABOUT

I started my career as a journalist and photographer in college and worked in the industry for my first five years out of college. Covering the emerging high tech industry in the early 80s led me into a long career in information technology, but I continued to photograph and with my wife, doing portrait and real estate photography from 1995-2018.

I retired from the IT industry and and started my own business in 2023 to pursue technical and commercial photography as a full-time business.
Professional Experience

OWNER/PHOTOGRAPHER, LATITUDE & LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
My wife and I started this business in 2023 and currently serve the real estate, engineering, and construction industries. We have our own studio and workshop in Coeur D’Alene.
- In-studio and on-location portrait shoots for families and individuals
- Still photography for real estate marketing, property inspection and damage mitigation using natural and “flambient” lighting
- Matterport capture technicians producing virtual tours for real estate marketing, engineering and construction, and property damage mitigation
- Aerial drone photography and videography for real estate marketing, construction/landscaping and advertising

DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER, CISCO
2011-2021 (full CV in Information Technology available upon request)

FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER, 1980-2023
- Portrait, Catalog and Real Estate Photography (1995-present).
- Contributor to photography book, “Dirty Old Boston,” 2017
- Photo Restoration (1995-present). Performed scanning of original negatives and prints, repaired torn emulsions, digitally retouched and restored images, produced prints for my direct clients.
- Photojournalism published in The Harvard Crimson, The Miami Herald, Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, ComputerWorld, Boston Phoenix, Harvard Magazine (1978-1985)

EDUCATION
Harvard University, B.A., 1980. Executive Editor, The Harvard Crimson.
Studied Photography at Visual School of Design under Barbara Norfleeet and Jane Tuckerman

SKILLS
Capture of 4K video and 48 MP photos with DJI Air 3 drone, using manual and programmed flight control. Specific experience with landscapes, construction sites, real estate marketing
Matterport® Pro2 "digital twin" capture and post-production for real estate tours, retail showcases, and construction projects
Film and digital process, studio lighting, architectural photography, portrait photography, event photography, using DSLR, 35mm and medium format cameras and lenses from 10-150mm
Extensive experience with Nikon, Hasselblad, Leica (digital and film) and DJI platforms (aerial drone).
Film and reflective scanning, color correction, retouching, color separation and pre-press.
MacOS (1984-current), Unix workstations, Windows
Web site design and production
Monitor and printer calibration for specialized inks and papers; experience with large format inkjet printers (early Iris, current Epson models)
Proficient with flatbed (Scitex and Epson) and drum scanners (Hell Chromagraph, Optronics) from setup to color correction and formatting
Photo editing/retouching using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, various digital filters and AI plug-ins
Video editing and post-production using Adobe Premiere/Media Encoder
Photo curation and catalog management using Adobe Lightroom
Page Composition using Adobe InDesign