I have been interested in photography since a 7th grade photography class taught me how to use a camera to capture the images in my head. After winning my first point-and-shoot camera on a game show a few months prior, I was hooked. It wasn't until college graduation, where I received my first SLR camera, that my passion was truly ignited. West|LaCount photography was born 3 years later and has had web presence in one way or another since 2001.
My works have been featured in several competitions, published in books, magazines, websites and used as stock photography. I combine my love for photography with my background in Biology and digital marketing. Currently based in San Francisco, California- I work as a web marketer when I am not traveling with my camera.
Equipment
A variety of cameras, lenses, and photographic equipment is utilized to produce the images seen on West|LaCount photography. This is a partial list:
Cameras:
Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR
Canon EOS 5 SLR
Lenses:
Peleng 8mm Fisheye
Canon 17-40mm F4L
Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro
Canon 70-200mm F2.8L
Sigma 170-500mm F5-6.3
Other:
Canon Speedlite 550EX Flash
Bogen Manfrotto Tripod w/ Ball Head Mount
Ikelite Underwater SLR housing
Ikelite Substrobe 50
Ikelite Substrobe 100a
Minolta Dimage Scan Elite slide and negative scanner