This is a very recent revision of this website. The website itself has actually been around for a while. I’ve gone through many revisions of what Baird’s Workshop is, and until I reach a fairly specific goal with this business, it will continue to grow and evolve, hopefully reaching that end goal. I’m not going to talk about that end goal in this first post here, but rather use this post to introduce who I am and what you can expect from me.

I am a graphic designer by education with additional education of business and biotechnology under my belt. Biotech was my first major, and I have many thought games playing with the idea, “What if I stuck with that?” But here I am as an artist instead. I have formal education in photography as well.

Since my focus is on photography lately, and that is the current focal point of this website, I’ll explain a little of what I do and what I do it with.

Currently, I am not rich. So I admit to not having the most, or the best photography equipment. But what I do have, I know how to use well. I currently shoot on a Nikon D7200. I hope it won’t be too long before I can upgrade to a D750 if not even a D850. Thankfully, I can generate quality just as good as any camera, with light levels generally being the only complication (isn’t that every photographer’s dilemma?). Heck, I’ve gotten some amazing, portfolio quality photos off my phone on occasion. I also have extensive experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, so not only can I take great photos, but I can do stuff with them too. What is that stuff that I do? I dunno. Depends on the day, the project, my mood, and the potential return I see from it. When it comes to my process with your photos, should I take them for you, I will most likely use only Adobe Lightroom for processing 95% of your photos. I do not generally alter photos beyond the processing of Lightroom unless there is a VERY specific reason to do so (such as removing something particularly unsightly from a photo or using the photo in a compilation of some sort). So you can be assured that I maintain as good of fidelity as possible in a photo shoot to the original capture.

If anyone has any questions about my processes, or the way I do things, I am happy to discuss it! Feel free to comment here, or e-mail me. You can comment on my Facebook page as well, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll respond in a timely manner there as I’m not very active on it (I’m just not a fan of Facebook in general). You could also try tweeting me, as I do have a Baird’s Workshop Twitter, but I literally never check it. Should things pick up, I’ll be increase my social media presence and be easier to communicate with on those platforms.