Photography doesn't happen in the crabshack, but ideas do -- especailly from the front porch with its pleasant view of field, ferns, mondo and wild iris. Time slows down, the clutter of daily life disappears, and new thought happens with out interruption.

I've done photography as a serious amateur most of my life, but I became more committed to it about five years ago as a way to divert myself from my day job as a freelance writier.

Many of the shots here are medium format film (Pentax 67) with a mix of older 35 mm images (Pentax Spotmatic, Nikon F, Minolta Maxxum). Medium format delivers good high resolution images with strong dynamic range and the special archival feeling of film. I use three lenses with the 67 - 55mm, 90mm, and 135mm (the last one being my portrait lens).

More recent work is with a Nikon D40 and D300, with Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 lens. Though I prefer the aesthetics of film for most situations, the advantages of digital photography are numerous: convenience, cost, control, immediacy, and ease of handling. The 17-55 is a terrific lens: fast, error-free, and amazingly sharp. Much of my digital work is in the "Studio" section.

If you're in the Atlanta area and would like to arrange for portraits or candids, either in studio or outdoors, please contact me. Prices are here.

Thanks to everyone here for letting me photograph them, and to my wife Carla for creating the website. For occasional news and thoughts about my books, crossword puzzles, and other things, visit my blog here.

Ned White

404.471.1199 nedwhite@comcast.net