I was born and raised in San Jose, California. Art and being artistic has been a big part of my. My mother would do drawings, so peaceful the images were. My father took photos most of his adult life, but especially after having a life changing event, he developed black and whites at home and it was his hobby. I took photography while going to San Jose State and found it fun but not to my major. About ten years later when our daughter was 2, I took up photography again, shooting landscapes and seascapes on kodachrome 64 etc. Color slides...more