I sold my film camera a couple of years ago on E-Bay.  An old Canon 35mm Ftb that I had bought 30 years ago when stationed on Guam while serving in the Navy.

I had grown up in the 60’s and 70’s, had my own darkroom and I processed my own black & white film, slides and enlargements.  I even found one of my old development tanks in the attic last month though I don’t remember what I did with my enlarger.  I had always thought that photography would be a great profession, but for some reason I never pursued it seriously.

Several months ago, I decided to.

The first thing that I did was to buy a new camera.  I decided on a Nikon D300 and have been very pleased with the camera so far.  It is a solid camera with a great reputation.  I think it will serve me well over the next several years.  Digital innovation being what it is, I’ll probably need to upgrade it again in a few years.

The second thing that I did was create a website.  I’ve created dozens of websites so this was fairly easy.  I searched through hundreds of flash templates, found the one that I liked and customized it for my own tastes.  What you see at http://www.jackdeanphotography.com is the result.