In 1979, David decided to follow his love for photography and pursue a carrer as a professional portrait photographer. In 1980 he went to work for the Photo Corporation of America and was trained in formal portraiture. The following 18 months he travelled around Northern California as a PCA photographer and made more than ten thousand individual and group portraits. In 1982 he became a freelance photographer and contracted his services with Boyan Studios in San Jose where he learned the art of making family portraits, on location. In 1983 he moved to the Santa Cruz mountains where he met a wonderful artist by the name of K.Lee Manuel. At the time K.Lee was creating some amazing pieces of wearable art and she gave David his first opportunity to photograph artwork. Eventually he expanded his professional services to include, special events, product, advertising, pet portraits and fine art reproduction. In their spare time David and his wife Erin volunteer with the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter photographing the adoptable animals to help them find new homes.
Clients

Aptos Chamber of Commerce, Coppermoon Apothocary, City of Sunnyvale, City of Milpitas, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Intel Corporation, Lambert Media, Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, Legion of Honor, Marine Mammal Center, Pacific Design, Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Santa Cruz County Animal Services, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz Wood, Scarborough Gardens, Waldorf School, ARTIST, Suzie Balistreri, Mary Brooks, Ruth Carroll, Lois Cole, Connie Conroy, Judy Cooper, John Crawford, Rachel Van Dessel, Edith Dittert, Marnie Dufau, Mary Jo Dunn-Ruiz, Gonzalo Flores, Daniel S. Friedman, Susan Hancey, Michele Hausman, Chiu Ming Hay, Anita Heckman, Diana Henrichsen, Kristin Hayward, Melita Israel, Ross Jones, Victoria Kerr, Ruth Korch, Louanne Korver, Barbara Lawrence, K.Lee Manuel, Jon Manss, Susan Matulich, Carolina McCall, Liz McCreadie, Jan McGeorge, Judy Miller, Linda Mitchell, Erika Perloff, Barbara Bailey-Porter, Jim Potterton, Charles Prentiss, Cher Roberts, Doug Ross, Ray Gwen Smith, Susanna Waddell, Dana Weigand, Roberta Lee Woods.

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