Who is Chris Warkocki?

Well, I'm basically your normal laid back guy and for kicks I take pictures. I'm not held down by any one form of photography, but embrace it as a whole. I constantly hone my talents and expand my way of photographing the same scene. To think this all began when I was 8 years old.

When I was 8 my dad hands me a manual film camera that was basically the family heirloom at the time. He showed me the ropes and whenever we went to parks or on vacation I'd have the camera around my neck and a fresh roll of film. Finances really stopped me from indulging much into photography and my passion really didn't start till a about a year ago.

I had a short stint with Canon digital cameras, when I finally decided to dig deeper into capturing the moment. I sat down last year and told myself I'd get a semi-professional camera and would weigh my options with my checkbook. I walked out the camera store with a fresh Pentax K10D and a handful of lenses including the kit lens and a half dozen old manual lenses from the 70s. My adventure truly began February 9th 2007 and I've grown exponentially with my love of photogaphy as well as my skills.

I started to shoot nature photography, which I truly thought was my calling in photography. I loved searching for new things to capture and dug deep into macro phtography as it filled my joy of getting up close and exploring. I also shot for the bar I worked for and a few others and began to get a lot of business doing nightclub photography. This led to my next joy when a young waitress confronted me and wanted to know if I would take some modeling photos for her.

I found a prime location to shoot my first model shoot and the two of us went on for a few hours and enjoyed every second of it. I love people as much, if not more than nature. It seems to fill my passion for conversation and interaction. I enjoyed it so much I have built a generous portfolio of studio and on location model photography. With the love of photography growing my collection of gear has grown to meet the demands of technology.

My current selection of gear could fill a small room and it will continue to grow as my needs change and evolve. The strobist movement has been a big factor in my current style as well some of the neat technology that has become less expensive and more accessible. Every week brings a new challenge and I confront it as best I can with the gear I have and will continue to do so since photography is never a static affair.

What will the future hold for me? I hope to continue honing my skills and improving what I love to do. This site is my way of presenting my abilities as well as my style to the masses. I hope you enjoy looking at the collection presented here and feel free to send me a message.

Chris Warkocki
Photography 2.0

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