photographer...soon to be www.jhoch.com

why photographer?

At some point in my life, I became completely entranced by photographs. It wasn't an epiphanic moment, but more of a gradual realization. With the advent of widespread, cheap digital camera technology, my intrigue was allowed to become action. Not having to pay per snapshot gave me the opportunity to practice over and over and over again (a terrible crime, as my brother might put it), slowly learning to control the nuances between good photos and poor photos. On a 7-day trip to Italy, for instance, I took over 2,000 pictures.

At my previous job, I served as the de facto staff photographer, chronicling many events, occurrences, and animal visitations. I spent a good deal of time taking snapshots of my house and the progress I made renovating the various blights contained therein. I've spent days walking around Binghamton, New York City, Venice, Canandaigua, Rome and a bunch of other places trying to find just the right shot to sum up a myriad of emotions, moments, and scenes.

I just love taking pictures.

portfolio gallery

I am starting to put together a portfolio on my flickr account. This set will comprise my "best of" while the rest of my photostream will contain a ton more pictures of varying quality. Most of those have been uploaded so that other people can see them and so I tend to go overkill in posting because, well, it's free and I'd hate for someone to miss seeing a picture they really like just because I felt like being selective.

Anyway, here's a slideshow of my flickr portfolio and if you click on it, it will take you to the larger images.

items of note

1. I now have a prosumer digital SLR which will take professional-quality pictures. See above for examples.
2. *UPDATE* I am indeed taking headshots now, and I also have the option of doing studio work at Precision Photos, where you can get same day reproduction service.
3. Other job examples include projects needing visual documentation, portraits for internet use, or simple snapshot desires. I can also do other types of events such as conferences, speaking engagements, or parties. See my flickr account for examples.

how much

Price certainly depends on the project. Considerations need to be made for time spent taking photos, image manipulation, if any, delivery of images, and printing, if any.

For a starting point, $65 per hour. Shipping and printing charges will vary. Contact me with the details of your project and we can find something that's amenable to both of us.

what i bring to the proverbial table

1. A good eye
2. Patience
3. Sense of humor and fun
4. One heck of a nice camera