Dreamsenses Photography

Born in Houston, Texas and moved to Iowa when I was three years old. Attended a technical high school and majored in Commercial Art (today's Graphic Design but we did it all by hand). During high school I took six semester of photography, including extensive dark room experience.
After high school I joined the US Marine Corps and aspired to be either a graphic artist or combat photographer, neither one materialized, so I spent my four years in infantry as a rifleman, a records clerk, and finished my four year enlistment as a battalion separations clerk. Honorably discharged with the rank of corporal (E4). During my time in the Marines I spent one year in Adak, Alaska (part of the Aleutian Islands), and Camp Pendleton, California.
After leaving the Marines I traveled back to Iowa and married a girl I met in California. We have two beautiful daughters. I worked in a fish and chips restaurant as the manager, then drove a coffee truck, and finally managed a pizza restaurant before deciding to attend college and become a teacher.
I attended the community college with an emphasis on art and education. I completed my Associates of Arts, and the Associates of Science degrees before transferring to Drake University with a major in Art Education. During my time in school I once again took several classes in photography, including dark room experiences.
My first teaching assignment was one year in the middle school replacing a teacher who had passed away. My second assignment was at an elementary school teaching art and becoming the technology assistant for the building. I spent nine wonderful years in the elementary environment, but was offered a position at the high school level and accepted it.
During my time at the elementary level I also became interested in astronomy and became the president of the local astronomy society. I held this position for the next twelve years.
At the high school level I taught Graphic Design, photography, sculpture, and freshman 2D/3D Art Fundamentals. In 2009 I also become the robotics coach, which I still help with today as the assistant coach.
I retired in 2018 after spending two years teaching at the middle school level.
When I retired I purchased a suite of photography equipment and made the decision to devote my second career to making photos. My initial thought was to capture the essence of people, but I am now doing food photos almost daily for DoorDash menus. I enjoy all types of photos, from weddings, to seniors, to large events. I am the lead photography for the state robotics championship, and I am the primary photography for our local renaissance fair.
I look forward to meeting new people, and providing them with images they will cherish for the rest of their lives.
My motto is: Dream with your senses, Sense with your dreams.... Dreamsenses Photography!