PhotoPicks
We are Patti Gray and Tom (’Mas) Pickering. More about us as individuals in a moment, but first a bit about our photography in general.
In the past, our photography had been a hobby and a means to an end to better serve our web clients’ need for high quality photos of products, locations, etc. for the websites we were building. About every other year we’d upgrade our camera to a better model and eventually Patti got bit hard by the photography bug (’Mas had suffered the same fate many years before). Pretty soon Patti started entering contests, AND WINNING!!!
In 2006, we decided to make it official. We came up with the name PhotoPicks as a play on our last name (Picks) as well as an indication that we offer select photographs and services. We secured the corresponding domain name and server space and this website was born to showcase our work and spread the word about our new business.
So what is PhotoPicks all about? We are freelance photographers, specializing in nature & wildlife photography, as well as offering portraits (people & pets - in our studio or on location), weddings, product & staff shoots, senior photos, and more. Our most recent endeavor has been the artistic rendering of our photos into paintings on canvas, some of which will be on exhibit in a local gallery.
Patti Gray
The beauty (as well as the brains) of the outfit. She is by far the better photographer, capturing first places in the first 2 contests she entered (one of which was also the best in show), and most recently 1st, 2nd, & 3rd in the professional division of a local contest - learn more Here.
She has a keen eye for finding the extraordinary in what others would see as mundane. She specializes in wildlife (which she used to participate in [grin]) - especially the winged variety, architecture, landscapes, and candid event shots of people.
Patti’s also in charge of the product development, marketing, and packaging.
Contact her at patti@photopicks.net
Tom (’Mas) Pickering
Definitely the brawn of the two. He has more years of experience than Patti, learning the ropes as a teenager when digital cameras weren’t even imagined.
Where Patti has an artist’s eye, ’Mas often seems blessed to be in the right place at the right time. He has a penchant for close-up photography, landscapes, and the bizarre - shots of things probably passed over by everybody else. He has a lot of experience with portrait work as well.
’Mas has also tossed his hat into the competitive ring (though he’s got some catching up to do with all of Patti’s accomplishments), taking a 2nd place & honorable mention in one recent contest and lately (Aug. ’07) a 1st place - learn more Here.
’Mas also wears the technical hat here, handling all the coding for the site and trying to make all the pieces fit together.