About Pixeljunkie.org
My thoughts surrounding pixeljunkie.org were to become a daily digest of photos that were taken on that day. So basically, you can look at any given day and see exactly what I was doing on that day. For the most part, every image was shot on the day it was uploaded. That means in some cases, the photo you see may be a bad photo. If it's the only photo I took on that day then that is what I will upload. The goal is to make myself a better photographer by forcing me to look at every day as an opportunity to better my portfolio. I really don't want to upload bad photos, but occasionally it may happen. If I do post a bad photo, you have my permission to boo me in the comments area.

About Me
I am what I consider myself to be an amateur to hobbyist photographer. My friends are kind and give me props all the time but I have higher expectations. I think all artist types do the same thing. It's what drives us to create more. Anyway, I have been actively shooting for about two years now. I am a graphic artist and web developer by day. I currently work for a design studio in Sacramento called Page Design.

Equipment
In just two short years I have amassed a pretty decent collection of equipment. My main focus and love is studio photography. I am renting studio space in the downtown sac area. It's a small space, about 400 sf. good enough for now. For all you gear heads out there here is a overview of my current equipment.

Camera: Canon 5D
Favorite Lenses: Canon 17-40mm L and 70-200mm 2.8 IS L
Studio Lights: Paterson Photographic, (2) Interfit pro 700s and (2) Colorflash 300i
For a more complete list of gear check out my online portfolio. Visual28. I try to keep it updated as often as I can.

Where
Almost all of my photos are taken in and around Sacramento California. I live and work in downtown so unfortunately there are not a lot of new things to see. I hope that creating this blog and finding the beauty in the things that surround me will make me a better photographer. Already, I have started to look at things differently.

Contact
If you would like to contact me about work, prints, or maybe my autograph, please feel free to shoot me an email mark@visual28.com

Legal
All photos copyright 2005 - Mark Aplet. You take my pics without permission for any reason. You may not redistribute images in any form including but not limited to, ecards, wallpapers, desktop backgrounds, application backgrounds, in part or in whole as part of a profile or otherwise.