A little about me:

I grew up in Philomath, Oregon. I was one of those kids that always wanted a horse but couldn't have one. I read every horse book I could find in the public and school libraries. My mother did indulge my interest in photography by buying me my first manual SLR camera while I was in High School and allowing me to charge-on-account my film and developing at the local drug store.

While in high school, my interests expanded toward other things such as boys, especially boys that had motorcycles. I took several courses in photography while studying graphic design in college, using my knowledge to photograph flat track and moto-cross races. While in college I purchased my first semi-automatic SLR, a Canon AE1. Ultimately, I ended up marrying a motorcycle racer and making the big move five miles east to Corvallis, Oregon. We have one daughter, Britney.

When my daughter was young, she asked if she could take gymnastic lessons. Being the bad mother that I am, I suggested horse riding lessons instead even though she had never shown any interest in horses. Just another parent living out their dreams via their child. Lessons eventually ended up leading to owning our own horses. Currently, my daughter has a 3/4 Arabian Pinto, Aur Ace High, that she has shown to numerous PtHA year end awards, World Championships, and Arab Regional Championships and Top Fives. My horse is a chestnut overo Paint mare that I bred, Ima SplashaScotch, otherwise known as Quinn. We primarily show our horses in western pleasure and hunt seat classes. My daughter's horse show career re-ignited my interest in photography with an emphasis on horses.

I have spent the last twenty-nine years working in the technology field, currently as the Director of an Information Technology department for a non-profit organization. My technical background made the choice to go digital very logical. A computer geek always loves an excuse to buy gadgets. I still have my old AE1 and an Elan7 as backup cameras should my digital camera fail.

I've been photographing horses for my friends since 1997. Bit Photography came to exist due to a web design class I took in 2000. One of our assignments was to design a site for a business we were interested in. I decided to finally stop talking about photography as a hobby and actually pursue it as a part-time business.

I am available most weekends and after 5:00pm most weekdays. Arrangements can be made to schedule shoots during the day on weekdays with enough advance notice.

I utilize a Canon digital SLR camera along with Canon lenses. I have a laptop computer that I bring with me to location shoots so that photographs can be reviewed on the spot. I also make proofs available on my web site for review and subsequent purchasing. Prints are made with an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 printer using archival quality inks and paper.