Story In loving memory of Charline, my wife of 46 years, who passed away on January 26, 2024. Charline was deeply devoted to family and made significant contributions to educational and historical organizations in Orange County and beyond.

After earning a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, I dedicated 35 years to designing advanced integrated circuits for diverse applications in the military, medical, telecommunications, and computer peripheral industries. While my career demanded over 60 hours a week, my passion for photography remained a treasured personal pursuit, albeit one I had not time to transform into a profession.

Retirement brought unexpected challenges. In December 2017, I was prescribed Amiodarone, a medication to which I had a rare allergic reaction. Over six months, it led to severe pneumonia that nearly claimed my life. Beginning July 2018, I was hospitalized for 10 weeks, spending one week on a respirator and the rest in intensive care. When discharged directly from the ICU, my heart function had dropped to 20%, severely impairing my physical and cognitive abilities. I struggled to recall neighbors’ names or even street names from the neighborhood I had lived in for 35 years.

In March 2019, a pacemaker was implanted, marking a pivotal moment in my recovery. Gradually, my heart function improved, and while my recovery continues, modern medicine has allowed me to live an active and largely normal life, for which I am profoundly grateful.

This experience reshaped my outlook on life and photography. Freed from the constraints of commercial goals, I now approach photography purely as a creative passion. Future shoots will be collaborative, built on mutual ideas between myself and the models. While I have no interest in monetizing the results, I fully support models using the work for their professional pursuits, with no obligation to share profits.

During my recovery, I decided to focus exclusively on a specific type of photography: creating videos centered on movement—such as dance, workouts, and other dynamic sequences. While I had explored this area since 2014, my demanding engineering career left little time to fully develop the skill.

With life back on track, I revamped my studio for high-quality video production. My new equipment includes a Sony FDR-AX100 camera capable of stunning 4K footage and modern LED panels that keep the studio well lit while remaining cool even during Southern California’s warmest days.

At the suggestion of four established professional models, I retired my old green screen in favor of shooting against the garage door, which better suits their various paid platforms. This change, along with my state-of-the-art setup, allows me to create videos that seamlessly blend technical precision with creative expression.