JorjDotOrg is a creative outlet for me, Jorj Bauer. I'm the fuzzy sleep-deprived one one the left.
I've been interested in photography for a long time (my uncle was a freelance photographer in New York City, which is probably some of the inspiration), but I never felt comfortable paying for supplies and developing of film while learning the craft. When digital cameras became available in the mid-90s, we bought one. It was an Apple QuickTake 200 which we got for "free" with points from an Apple credit card (on which we charged our entire honeymoon). It was, needless to say, not much more than a toy. With no flash, no zoom, and less than a third of a megapixel, it wasn't really the ideal camera. But it got me started. In 2002 we upgraded to an Olympus D490Z 2.1 megapixel camera. It took marvelous pictures compared to the QuickTake, and I did manage to take some fairly artistic photos with it. In 2003 my wife and I took in a German exchange student for his 11th grade year. He also had a point-and-shoot digital camera, and his creativity inspired me to push my photographic skills. When the Digital Rebel was announced in early 2004, I knew I wanted one. In December of 2004 I finally got my Rebel and this PhotoBlog is one way of improving my photographic skills. It gives me both a reason to practice and a forum to discuss my shots with others.
I've been toying with ways of selling my images to people that are interested. If you're interested in purchasing one of my shots, drop me a line at jorjsug@jorj.org. (Note that this address may change, depending on how much spam it generates.)
