About Eric

I grew up on the north shore of Massachusetts in Peabody. I attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and graduated with a BS in Computer Science. Currently I live in Cambridge. I am a self-taught photographer and have learned how to take a great shot through trial and error, and many many photographs.

I got my first film camera as a hand me down my freshman year of college. There was just too many parties that I was forgetting, and I needed to start documenting them. Just about this time, digital cameras where starting to become huge and of course I needed to get one (I am a huge electronics fan). Sophomore year I got my first digital camera. I was in love. A three megapixel shooter with 3x digital zoom and a 128MB SD card and I couldn't ask for more. This camera came along with me everywhere. Not quite a pocket camera, I was traveling abroad to Europe and I needed something a little smaller. I got another three megapixel shooter but this time with a 3x optical zoom. I studied abroad in London and backpacked for three weeks across Europe. I had the time of my life, and I also started to fall in love with photography. How could you not being in Europe for five months and having so many beautiful photographic opportunities handed to me every day.

I knew it was time to get a new camera which would allow me the freedom of more control but knew I wasn't quite ready for a DSLR, so I got a Casio Exilim Z750. This camera allowed me to start learning low light photography and I loved it. I still use this camera today as my pocket digital but my primary camera is a Nikon D40 DSLR. This camera is small, lightweight, and takes amazing pictures.