Bio

I developed an interest in photography when I was a teenager. At that time I purchased my first slr camera. It was a Canon T50. I still have this camera, though I have upgraded my working equipment substantially since that time. This interest was, at that time, a passing interest that I did not fully pursue. I chose to seek a career through the more traditional route of college and the corporate world. In 1989, I graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN with a double major in chemistry and mathematics. I then went on to graduate school at the Georgia Institute of Technology to obtain a master's degree in chemical engineering. After 10 years in corporate jobs with Fortune 500 companies, I have returned to my first love....photography.

I have developed a love for the more casual style of photography. The majority of my portrait shoots are on location as opposed to being in studio. You can see a sampling of my work in the portfolio on this website. This portfolio is designed to give a sense of the style of portrait that I tend to produce. I work in both the black and white and the color mediums. My objective is to capture the personality of the subject in such a way that for many years to come, the portrait will not only remind you of what that person looked like, but it will tell you who they were. Our expressions tell a lot about who we are, and that is what I try to capture. I view a portrait as a work of art rather than a utility.

I particulary enjoy taking children to local parks and other areas where they can explore and play in a very natural way. I can then sit back and follow them with camera in hand and capture them in a way that will produce portraits that capture their personality and true child like expressions. I try to stay away from the posed, big "cheese" images, but rather shoot for works that tell a story about each child. While working with infants and adults, there is certainly more direction and posing that can and must be done, but still, the intent is the same, to capture the heart and soul of who that person is so that it can be preserved for future memories.

Marty Hoskins