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GOOD MORNING;
welcome to my first official web site;
Glad you could take a look,
A fellow photographer whom I respect and admire said
photography finds us, we don't decide on it.
Whatever the case is, I wouldn't go
back now. my first camera was a pawnshop
no-name brand that came with two lenses and
a case for about a hundred dollars.
since then, I have worked with pinhole's
and Poloraids, five dollar flea market
specials to television rigs.
I was a student of photograhy
at Pensacola Junior College
before accepting the position
as a Photojournalist with Freedom
Communications. Our two publications were
The Destin Log and The Walton Log.
Both were printed "in house" and were issued
twice a week. Working in "Small Town America"
presented its own chalenges and rewards.
Without the activity of a large city, and the
"breaking news" that comes along with them,
I found myself developing friendships with the
people that made up the communties
that I photographed. These friendships alowed
me a much closer vantage point than I would have
had otherwise.
Working for a small paper had equal chalenges and
benifits. Being a part of processes from editorial
meetings to Quark, paste up room to press; gave me
first hand experience in the four ink processes, and
the quick decision making of multiple deadlines.
The experience tested and honed my
ability to make last minute quality decisions, and
do so with professional consistency.
the job;
equipment;
two Nikon n90's bodies with five or six
fixed lenses,and one sb28 flash
two f3 nikon bodies
wing/lynch film processor
nikon scanner, '94 model
macintosh g4


responsibilities;
-planning and organizing the upcoming issues
with the editor and writers.
-all ordering of film and chemicals.
-maintinence and up keep of all equipment
chemistry and film processing
-scanning, color correcting and prep for press
all images for front of A section, all inside
greyscale images, front of real estate, sports,
and special sections.
-photographing and or providing images for all above mentioned sections.
-archiving negitives and digital images on disk.
-receiving and printing special orders.
My time at The Log came to an end when
I decided to further my education and
expand my horizons. In the near future
I hope to expand this site to include
some of my recent work.
Any comments are welcome, please feel free to
click on the link below and send an e-mail.
In the words of Mr. Garrison Keilor;
"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."

chris christian


credits;
-letters of apreciation from
Joe scarbourough, The house of Representitives
Marvin DeBolt, Publisher; Northwest Florida Daily News
The Destin Comunity Center
Alexis Tibits, Principal; Destin Elementary
-Employee of the month; November, 2001
-two blue ribbons; "figure studies"; Pensacola Interstate fair Art Show
-honorable mentions from Right Angles Gallery
and student shows
-Featured in "Freedom" national magizine's September memorial issue

"sophie's lifevest"

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