About Larry Lynch

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First Encounters of the Camera Kind

One day in high school they announced they were looking for people to take pictures for the year book.  Sounded like fun.  I had a dinky 110 camera, but always wanted a 35mm, so this seemed like good excuse.  I bought a Pentax K1000 from Dupuis Studio on a payment plan (you old timers will remember that place), and away I went.

Soon I was introduced to the darkroom at JMH.  I don’t know if it still exists, but it was part of one of the science labs.  I spent every day there after school until 6 pm where I caught the late bus home.  Once you get  Dektol and stop-bath in your veins, your hooked. I still own darkroom equipment and someday vow to set it up and get back to my roots.  Anyhow, those were my beginnings in photography, and I it’s been a part of my life ever since.

The photo above was taken in 1983, developed in the darkroom at JMH, and displayed on the back page of the yearbook.  A friend, Mark Williston, was good enough to pose for the shot.

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My first “real” camera

Not that the K1000 isn’t a good camera (people still sing it’s praises:  http://photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00LnXW ), but I soon went bigger and better.  I moved on to medium format in the mid 80’s when I bought a Mamiya 645 1000s.  It was heavy, completely manual (had to carry around a light meter), but took great pictures you could blow up BIG.  I also bought some of my first lighting equipment, and I was doing kids portraits and weddings in my early 20’s.

Back then there was no internet, and no effective (free!) way for a young fella to advertise except through word of mouth.  Year after year I got a little busier, then all of a sudden I had a job where I worked a lot of weekends, had an unpredictable schedule, and photography became an afterthought.  Many years later I am back doing what I love, thanks to my curiosity and the digital revolution.

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The Learning Curve

I still owned all my old K1000 gear when Pentax came out with digital bodies that I could use my lenses on. I decided to buy one. The instant satisfaction of being able to see your pictures as soon as you took them was amazing. But in order to improve, hours and hours and hours of practice and on-line photography and Photoshop forums was needed. Several years into the digital photography revolution, my craft has evolved into something people seek me out for. I still read online forums and watch videos and look at other photographer’s techniques every day. I feel there is always room for improvement, and I am always looking for a new approaches to photographing my clients.

In 2009 (while running my business) I graduated from NBCC with a Graphic Design diploma. The program is a combination of design, business and marketing, and web. A perfect combination of the skills a photographer should have.

What can I do for you?

• Take the best darn portraits and wedding photos you have ever seen
• Teach you how to use your camera so YOU can take great pictures
• Teach you Photoshop techiques
• Build your website
• Train your staff to maintain your site
• All kinds of fun stuff with video

 

So.  Call Me.