Many years and many miles were spent on the seat of a motorcycle. I've traveled through the mountain passes of the "Going to the sun highway", I've dodged herds of buffalo running free on the way to Yellowknife and I've traveled the same routes as Jay Leno winding through the top rated twists and turns of southern British Columbia. These trips created fabulous memories but there was always something missing. While my wife always supported me chasing my passions and dreams, it was never the same without her at my side.
Memories and dreams like these are meant to be shared and experienced together. Working away from home, I really couldn't bring myself to ditch my family for yet another extended period just because the activity is something I love to experience. I gradually found that I was riding just to justify the fact that I had a $15,000 machine sitting in the garage and that I should use it. It was time to call a spade a spade and say good bye to a "passion" that had actually migrated to more of a "hobby". I sold the bike and focused on my time at home, feeling an odd but welcome sense of relief. Motorcycling is now a part of my past and no longer will be a part of my future.
But I'm a dreamer, creator and visionary. My employers have always come to know it of me, my friends chuckle as I'm constantly on the go and my wife watches as I'm still chasing my dreams.
Which leads me to my real true passion; the creation of my vision through a camera. I've been photographing for years, collected the gear and moved from one style to another. I've learned a ton from experience, educated myself with books and video courses and most recently completed a diploma program in professional photography. Now is the time to put all that to work and pull what's in my head out to create images I can share with the world.
I struggled with what to create first. I have too many thoughts of what I could compile and the amazing moods I could create. I've played with different styles, from capturing events and sports to photographing landscapes and nature. The more I played and practiced, the more I felt I needed more. I needed the ability to control the light, set the mood and create the message. I needed to work with people. I needed to push the limits of creation. I needed... a studio!
And so, the next dream (or chapter) of my life begins. My wife, being the amazingly supportive person she always is, graciously gave up ever again being able to park a car in the garage and the journey begins...
I invite my friends and family to join me on this journey as I create what I have chosen to call "Studio Works by Russ Webb". I'm not planning to shoot family portraits (although I won't turn them down), I only plan to do weddings to fund the more detailed project work and I really have no interest in capturing events or sports that no one truly appreciates. I have a vision I want to create and I will share this with the world through my images. My style will become my brand!
Check back often as I share the journey and growth of what I hope will be a great chapter to the rest of my life.
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