Lyle Gomes, my Professor. I was blessed to learn and benefit from Lyle's guidance at the College of San Mateo, CA., where I studied film and photography. Lyle is a true, authentic photographer and a great teacher. Lyle saw the direction in which my early work was headed. He brought me into the office and opened some lifestyle, fashion, and style magazines, mainly focused on people and portraiture. And basically said, This is you. At CSM, I developed my foundation and genuine love for the process. I shot and processed real film end to end, lab developing, hand printing, exposure, and tonality. It was the very DNA of photography and film. Lyle could see my early eye was craving portraiture and fashion. He embraced it by letting me continue to produce fine art black and white large prints with models and friends for my assignments when everyone else was creating mainly landscapes. He taught the science of light and the theory of composition, and as classes advanced, the language of Light Drawing. It was an excellent time for a budding, hungry, energetic photographer. Nothing else mattered. The creative world of image-making was just beginning for me, thanks to Lyle Gomes. I highly recommend checking out fine art photography. There is a good chance you've seen his work hanging on the walls of a corporate hallway or museum. Click on his picture to view his website