About Randy:

Randy first became interested in photography over thirty years ago after being educated in black & white film photography, darkroom techniques and audio-visual business presentations.

His first few years of photography were spent backpacking throughout the nation’s national park system capturing images. In the mid-eighties he began hiring himself out strictly as a means to help pay for the high cost of film processing and printing. Gradually Randy's equipment expanded to include studio strobes, reflectors and other light modifiers that taught the importance of photography's most important element, light!

As word of mouth brought about requests for weddings, new opportunities came for improving skills and gaining experience in one of the most challenging types of photography available. It was a great privilege to be part of such an important event, and weddings became Randy's primary focus of photography throughout the next decade.

Digital technology began replacing film and this brought about the transition for many photographers. For Randy, it was with some sadness that so many years had been spent learning film and it was now going away. In the end, this new technology turned out to be a blessing of new opportunities for learning and playing because now, one never runs out of film... :)

Currently, Randy works full time with document imaging technologies while photography remains a part time endeavor. As with so many photographers, it’s a passion that keeps Randy always working to improve skills, gain new experiences and simply doing something he enjoys.

Most importantly it is about having fun! Nobody is perfect, and sometimes mistakes are made, but failures of the past teach us what we know today. Thirty years of photography has shown Randy many mistakes, and making mistakes is human while repeating them over and over is foolishness.

Today's camera's do a lot for us to avoid many common mistakes. This can be an opportunity for those who understand photography to concentrate more on creativity and style, but it can also be a crutch for new photographers and a barrier to learning since they allow the camera to do most of the thinking. Of course cameras cannot think, all they can do is what they are told, either by a built in computer chip or by the operator.

In the end, it's human vision and understanding the equipment capabilities and weaknesses that allows the photographer to use it as a tool of expression. This truly is what makes the difference between an average photograph and one that is truly spectacular!

Even after thirty years of photography, Randy is still a student of the art!


Thank you for visiting.

Randy@randy-briggs.com