There are a million portfolios online, and a many more being developed as I write. The difference between this portfolio and all the others is that this one is mine.

Welcome to my portfolio.

* 6.1.09 - My image will be one of eight that will be featured on the Ohio Institute of                   Photography and Technology postcards.

Thanks to our Department Chair Gregg Wurtzler, an image from each of the photography instructors will be featured in a series of postcards being used for school promotions. The image that I chose was from a series that was on display last year entitled Fridays Before 9. The inspiration for the series as it appeared in the exhibition: "The idea for this series was conceived by photographer and friend Paula Kraus. Her concept was that I produce a spontaneous and creative body of work by giving a restriction to when it was shot. The idea was to quickly shoot images one day a week in the short amount of time that I had before work. I chose Friday mornings. The exhibition on display is a result of this experiment. The experience was one of frustration and satisfaction. I shot rain or shine every Friday morning. Sometimes I produced two or three great images per session, and sometimes I didn’t produce any. What I walked away with was a body of work that I enjoy and wanted to share. It was a great experience for me." -Mark

* 3.19.09 - New addition to "How I Work": The Clockwork Scorpion

I've added a new item to the "How I Work" portion of the illustration section. It's a brief overview of how I developed the Clockwork Scorpion. If you'd like to take a look, you can see the article here.

* 3.15.09 - New addition to the Clockwork Animal Series: The Clockwork Scorpion

Unlike the Clockwork Bat, I spent a few weeks non-stop doing this illustration. Overall I'd say it took between 25 and 30 hours to complete. The image is 25 inches wide at 300PPI. The entire illustration was created in Adobe Photoshop CS3. Earlier files at 600PPI were a little over 2.25 Gig, while the final file tipped 1.8 Gig.

* 3.11.09 - New Gallery Added: Kaplan Higher Education

This isn't the largest gallery that I've every posted, but here are some examples of the design work that I've done for Kaplan Higher Education. You can see the examples here.

* 11.09.08 - New Client Work: paulawillmotkraus.com

A website featuring Photography by Paula Willmot Kraus went live today. The site was designed by Mark Cela Graphics, and features work from several of Paula’s recent exhibitions. While the site isn’t completely finished (several galleries need to be developed along with her blog), this should give an indication of just how good Paula is. Paula has taken part in numerous exhibitions over the years, and this is the first time a body of her work can be seen online in one place.

If you get a chance, head on over to paulawillmotkraus.com.

* 10.22.08 - New addition to the Clockwork Animal Series: The Clockwork Bat

The Clockwork Bat took me around 4 months on-and-off to complete. The final piece is around 19 inches wide by 10.5 inches tall. This is the 8th piece in this series.

* 10.20.08 - New site debut. Some old elements missing.

A few people have asked if the new site will contain small articles and tutorials like the old one. The answer is no. I'm streamlining this site so that it's 98% portfolio. For articles and general ranting, you can visit my blog at http://www.swimmingthewitch.com.