ABOUT WHAT I DO
At first glance you may be confused by the collection of skills I’m promoting. Design, photography and writing seem like an incongruent collection of disciplines. In truth, they are all tightly interrelated to my core skill - blending science and art.

My interest in the custom installation industry was an outgrowth of my life as a musician. I took up photography and lighting design at about the same time and the skill of ‘seeing’ light is common to both. Anticipating the effects of light, learning how the human eye interprets colour, form and dynamic range, are universal. Writing articles about my disciplines is my way of evangelizing those things that I find so important, and often under appreciated. From a selfish perspective writing an article of only a few thousand words on a broad topic forces me to distill my thoughts to their most essential elements.

An added challenge of photography anticipating that ‘decisive moment’ as Cartie-Bresson put it. The means keeping FULLY aware in sometimes chaotic situations. Having all of the equipment ready, trained on the subject and ready for that moment takes a focused mind.

MY APPROACH TO DESIGN
I am an obsessive student and I’m always experimenting with different techniques and reading everything I can get my hands on. This is an essential element of being a good designer. In an industry that is constantly evolving. An industry that is in a constant state of dynamic evolution you need to be up on the latest developments.

All the technology in the world is useless if the homeowner doesn’t know how to use it! As much as I love the geek aspect of what I do I’m very conscious of how foreign these technologies are for most people. I’m very proud of my ability to take these technical subjects and explain them in why that is approachable. When the final product is installed and programmed I fully expect the homeowners to be able to use my systems without instruction. No need to read the manual, no need for pages of ‘cheat sheets’.

MY APPROACH TO PHOTOGRAPHY
This constant learning has helped me develop my own photographic style, intimate and honest captures of a moment in time. For the past couple of years I’ve been taking photos for a local monthly paper called “The Sentinel”. Getting out in the community, interacting with all of the great people we have around here is a real joy. Being able to capture those moments and share them with the public is something that gives me a huge feeling of satisfaction.

Having a professional photographer to capture your event is just as valuable has hiring a caterer instead of cooking all the food yourself. My work for the paper brought me to photography for private events. A design client of mine was lamenting how hectic her daughter’s birthday party was going to be so I offered to take the photos for her. Turns out that many moms are just too freaking busy taking care of their guests and being a good hostess that getting snapshots of the event just doesn’t happen. Rather than letting those moments slip away I can capture those moments for you in an artistic way.

ABOUT FEARLESS MONKEY
Fearless Monkey was actually a random phrase I heard one of my customers use as he was commenting on his little girl’s playground skills. I had spent too many days looking for an address for this site and kept coming up with things that were either taken or so obscure that no one would be able to remember them. So, I punted and registered it.