About
“I enjoy the process of creating images that visually communicate a feeling, a story and a memory that are original to my unique artistic talents, technological skills and personal vision of the world and light around us.
The feeling of self-satisfaction that I consistently experience from this photographic creative process is matched only by the satisfaction I experience when delivering to my clients a finished product that inspires the imagination, pleases the eye and presents the subject in a light and environment never to be repeated again.
I am an artist, a visual communicator and most of all, a story teller.”
Jim Crotty studied Professional Nature Photography under David Middleton at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. Jim primarily utilizes professional-grade Canon EOS 35mm digital camera bodies (1D Mark II and Mark III) combined with Canon L-grade lenses, Alien Bee studio strobe lighting system, Pocket Wizard radio remotes, umbrellas, light boxes, full muslin and paper backgrounds.
Jim’s digital darkroom consists of a Nikon Coolscan 8000 digital scanner, Mac Pro Quad Xeon 64-bit workstation and Dell Precision 360 PC, both with multiple hard drive back-up systems and networked via Apple AirPort Extreme wireless, Apple 23-inch cinema LCD display, Samsung large format monitor and a 17″ MacBook Pro laptop using Adobe Bridge, Lightroom and Photoshop CS3 as well as Apple Aperture software. A Mamiya 6×7 medium format film camera with Mamiya 50mm and 90mm lenses and Sekonic light meter are also included with Jim’s tools of his trade.
Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Jim is a graduate of the University of Dayton. He also holds a Master of Arts in Professional Communication from Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Currently Jim manages Picture Ohio, LLC from his home office/studio in Centerville, Ohio.
He is a member of the Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of Ohio, American Society of Media Photographers, National Association of Photoshop Professionals and the North American Nature Photography Association.
More information available in the January 2007 Blast Magazine Article by Elizabeth Raftery, “Every Picture Tells a Story.”
