Gregg Blasingame Photography

As long as I can remember I have always been fascinated by photography.  When I was a young boy I can remember my father taking photos with an old Polaroid camera.  He would snap a shot then he would count out the developing time and peal the coating off to reveal the developed photo.  It was like magic to me and I loved it.  I’ve always been awed by cameras and tape recorders.  When I was about 15 years old I got my first SLR camera. (Single Lens Reflex) It was a Minolta XG7.  I absolutely loved that camera.  I soon was shooting black and white film and developing my own photos in the laundry room that I converted into a dark room with my parent’s permission.  Those were the days and I cherish the memories.  

I have always been a person that loves change and new technology.  I always wanted the latest and greatest new gadget, a new camera, tape recorder or computer.  I have had many cameras, computers, audio recorders and high quality video equipment for shooting television commercials or documentaries.   Sometimes my love for the new technology would over shadow my creativity and I would get into the pit of trying to learn the new equipment and not progressing more creatively.

Today is a new day.  I like to think I have learned a few lessons along the way.  Now whatever I am doing I try to enjoy the experience not letting the technology side distract me as it did before.  I find now that my creative side has grown so much more and my confidence is a lot higher.  

I have embraced the digital camera era with all my heart.  Just like a child waiting to see the photo after his father pulls back the Polaroid film strip, I can’t wait to see what pops up on my digital camera screen.  Looking at it on a huge computer screen is even better.  Whether I am waiting to turn the light on in the dark room and see the results for the first time or loading my photos on the computer to view them, that awesome feeling is still the same for me.  Only with digital, that great feeling happens instantly.

The serendipity moments in photography are the best.  When that magical, unexpected moment happens of capturing something I wasn’t looking for or expecting like the shot of a humpback whale near Morro Rock.  I was hoping to get some seals or pelicans maybe but not a breaching humpback whale.  That is what is so great about photography!  

I consider myself very fortunate to live in Morro Bay California.  It is hard to take a bad picture in this part of the world.   Morro Bay is a bird sanctuary and home to a variety of wild life.  Not far from Montana De Oro and Big Sur California, Morro Bay is a photographer’s paradise.  My mission is to share my best photos with you. I pride myself in offering fine art giclee prints at affordable prices.  I hope you enjoy my photography as much as I enjoy sharing it.

May God bless you always and thank you for visiting!

Yours truly,
Gregg Blasingame