Hello, my name is Ray (you probably know that already) and I am a photographer who lives about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, CA. I have been a hobbyist photographer for about 15 years and started taking it seriously about 7 years ago, which is when I purchased my first SLR camera. My first order of business after that purchase was to capture the moments of my dogs tearing up the back yard and all the bugs and creatures that lived in the garden. From there I slowly moved on to landscapes and eventually got some courage to shoot people, and by “shoot” I mean photograph! <fast forward to present day> Now, armed with a full arsenal of cameras, lenses, lights, a fast computer, some courage and a little know-how, I am ready to take on the world. It has been nothing but fun since that first camera was purchased, except for a few dropped lenses, and I am glad to be bringing my collection of images to show to anyone who happens to wander by my site.