ABOUT ME
I'M RONALD ANDREWS
(I go by Ron.) I started shooting
pictures as a kid in
1960. Both my father and my maternal grandfather were avid
photographers. I
enjoyed watching my grandfather open a box of Kodachrome
slides and sort
through them. I still have 2000 of those slides.
I was interested in the technology of
photography in
addition to artistry, so I pursued a career at Eastman Kodak.
In the 1980s I
was the formulation engineer for Kodachrome products. In the
1990s and early
2000s, I designed new color-negative films. I also had a
chance to meet many of
the top photographers in the country.
Analog photography hit the skids in
the 2000s and Kodak
said it was time for me to go. Our sons were leaving home, so
I bought a DSLR
and had plenty of time to practice. I've learned far more
about creating images
in the past 15 years than in the prior 45 years.
I started
submitting panoramas to the local newspaper for
publication. I entered a few juried shows with some
success.
INSPIRATION
I
enjoy landscapes, especially waterfalls. This country is full
of beautiful
vistas in every state. Even ordinary flat land becomes
extraordinary with a
spectacular sunset or impressive starscape.
TECHNIQUES
I
still pull out my grandfather's 4x5 Crown Graphic for family
reunions, but my
workhorse is a Nikon DSLR. Image editing is the one tool
that I use constantly
that my grandfather never had.