Hi, I’m Dominic,
I grew up in Washington State and lived up in the mountains just outside of the small town of Marblemount. Having been raised in a heavily forested region, I learned to respect and appreciate nature. Nature, or “God’s Country,” is, in my opinion, the best way to relieve stress and enjoy life even more. If I’m having a horrible day, I could go out to the middle of nowhere, and my mood would completely change. That is one of the greatest beauties of nature.
Photography has always been a passion of mine. I remember first being interested in learning how to use a camera when I was young, and wasting film taking random pictures of my everyday life. But when I was about 13 years old, I got my first actual digital camera, not a film camera; it was a Nikon Coolpix — a camera I still have to this very day. Fast forward to about 2019, and I really started taking off on my photography with my phone. Currently, all of my photos are taken on my phone, a Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. It has surprisingly good camera quality and a great interface. While I use this primarily, I have started to learn how to use a film camera (properly). I came across a Minolta X-370 in almost perfect condition. While I learn the ins and outs of how to manually focus a camera using the lens and how to focus the aperture, I also use my phone. My next goal, after learning how to properly focus the camera, is to set up a dark room to develop my own film.
Photography is hands down my biggest passion, something I love to do, and something that I take great care in doing. Whenever I’m on the road, I stop anywhere with an amazing view, capturing the photo in my mind, and making it a reality.
My Approach
Capturing the photo in my mind
When I’m out on the road, I’m constantly in awe with how beautiful nature can be. When I see a view that stands out the most to me, I picture it in my mind, with the lighting, the background, the sunset, everything. I have an exact idea of how I want the photo to turn out before I even pull out my camera. I do this with every photo you see here.
Bringing the photo to life
After capturing the photo with my camera, the work begins. I don’t particularly have a specific layout when editing my work. Instead, I tweak the photo until it matches what I pictured in my mind. Sometimes it even turns out better than I imagined.