Your Bio

There's a lot to say about who I am and what I do, but I'll just give you the bullet points. For more, you can see my LinkedIN profile, my FaceBook page, and my blog.

I've been making pictures since the camera discovered me in my last year of high school (1986). I've done it "professionally," (meaning I got paid), and I've done it avocationally (as a hobby). Mostly, I do it with very cheap, inexpensive cameras (an old 3.2 megapixel Nikon 3200, and a newer 8 megapixel Sony DSC-W90).

I need a new rig!

If you like what you see here, please leave a comment. I appreciate it.

Rich
Email me: Rich.Tatum (at) TatumWeb.com
(PS: I'm importing these images from Flickr, so they're a little disorganized at the moment. Please bear with me.)

Galleries

Artsy Mega-Set : Stuff I've shot or created recently, most of them with a fairly inexpensive digital camera.

Artsy Mega-Set

Stuff I've shot or created recently, most of them with a fairly inexpe ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:17am PST

Finding My Marble : It all started with a little glass marble I saw rolling around somewhere in a drawer, I don't even remember where. I swiped it. I could already see in my minds eye the experiements with light and context I wanted to try with it. And thus, this set., I haven't yet explored all the things I want to do, so, sad to say, there will be more marbles. But, so far, I'm delighted with the stuff that's come up so far. I hope you like it, too.

Finding My Marble

It all started with a little glass marble I saw rolling around somewhe ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 4:28am PST

Ellie's Birth : Photos taken with a Nikon FA, digial version supplied by photo shop. March 31, 2004.

Ellie's Birth

Photos taken with a Nikon FA, digial version supplied by photo shop. M ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 4:33am PST

Julianna's Birth :

Julianna's Birth

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:19am PST

Kids : Photos including one or both of my kids, sometimes artsy, sometimes merely snapshots. There might also be the occasional shot by my wife, or pics of other kids in my extended family.

Kids

Photos including one or both of my kids, sometimes artsy, sometimes me ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:28pm PST

Me, me, me : Photos of me, shadows of me, or including parts of me, usually by me. It's not pretty folks. Move along.

Me, me, me

Photos of me, shadows of me, or including parts of me, usually by me. ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 4:34am PST

Other : Stuff I can't fit elsewhere, yet.

Other

Stuff I can't fit elsewhere, yet.

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 4:32am PST

Marketing and Design Stuff : This is stuff I created while pretending to be a designer and, amazingly, getting paid for it! Please critique! And if you feel so inclined, your compliments are welcome, too.

Marketing and Design Stuff

This is stuff I created while pretending to be a designer and, amazing ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 4:32am PST

Things that Grow in the Ground : Featuring fungi, flowers, plants, stalks, stems, grass, trees and pieces or parts of such things.

Things that Grow in the Ground

Featuring fungi, flowers, plants, stalks, stems, grass, trees and piec ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:24am PST

Buggy Stuff : Usually feature an insect of some sort, but sometimes just the buggy environs, like a spider web, etc.

Buggy Stuff

Usually feature an insect of some sort, but sometimes just the buggy e ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:24am PST

Sepia, Desaturated, Colorized, Monochrome & Cutouts : Mostly sepia-toned stuff, or desaturated and colorized slightly. Not quite full-color, and not fully black-and-white.

Sepia, Desaturated, Colorized, Monochrome & Cutouts

Mostly sepia-toned stuff, or desaturated and colorized slightly. Not q ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:25am PST

Black and White Only : A lot of black-and-white, but some sepia, some desaturated treatments, some color cut-outs.

Black and White Only

A lot of black-and-white, but some sepia, some desaturated treatments, ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:25am PST

Textured and Tactile : Not necessarily full-screen textures (though there is that) but stuff that you can almost feel when you see it on the screen.

Textured and Tactile

Not necessarily full-screen textures (though there is that) but stuff ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:27am PST

Low-Light Photos : Turns out I do a lot of my photography at night and in consequentliy very low light situations. This is mostly because I work during the day and only come alive at night. Some of these photos were made indoors at night, that earned them a spot here. I hate using flash, so all my indoor shots were made with available light. Many of these photos were made with the assistance of a hand-held LED flashlight. If you want a challenge, take a walk at night with your camera and see what you can find and spotlight with your flash. Enjoy!

Low-Light Photos

Turns out I do a lot of my photography at night and in consequentliy v ...

Updated: Jan 05, 2009 10:28am PST