Focus to Infinity

About Focus to Infinity

My name is Philip Weller. I am 37 years old, a husband, and father of three. I take photographs for fun, but I take them seriously. You'll find some of them on this site. I also run a portrait photography business, Lamplighter Photography, serving the greater Houston, Texas area. I've been taking pictures since around age 12 when my sister gave me my first camera, a Kodak Disc 4000. About a year later, my father bought me my first SLR, a Pentax Program Plus. I thank them both.

There are many reasons I love photography. If you asked me to pick just one I wouldn't be able to, so here are two.

1. Photography is equal parts Art and Science.
2. Photography lets me show someone something in a way that they might not have seen it before.

My dreams currently outstrip my equipment, but I'm always learning about extracting the best from what I do have:

Cameras

• Nikon D90
• Nikon D40x
• Nikon N75 (I find shooting film beneficial because it exercises a different part of my brain.)
• Canon SD770 IS (A point & shoot that goes in my pocket when an SLR can't go with me.)

Lenses

• AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6G ED II
• AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm ƒ/4-5.6G IF-ED
• 55mm ƒ/3.5 Micro-Nikkor-P Auto (Around 40 years old, provides no metering or EXIF data to modern Nikons, but sharp as a tack and macro to boot.)
• AF Nikkor 50mm ƒ/1.8D
• AF Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.8D
• AF Nikkor 70-300mm ƒ/4-5.6D ED
• AF Nikkor 28-200mm ƒ/3.5-5.6G ED

Lighting

• 1 LumoPro LP160 Flash
• 3 LumoPro LP120 Flashes
• 1 PocketWizard MiniTT1 Transmitter
• 3 PocketWizard Plus II Tranceivers
• 3 Interfit COR750 7.5' Light Stands
• 2 LumoPro LP606 8' Light Stands
• 1 Lastolite 2412 Triflash Bracket
• 2 LumoPro LP632 Stand Adapters
• 1 LumoPro LP633 Stand Adapter
• 1 Westcott #2021 60" White Umbrella
• 2 Westcott #2010 43" White Umbrellas
• A growing assortment of DIY modifiers and accessories (diffusers, reflectors, a background stand, gobos, snoots, grids, and even a beauty dish)

I hope you enjoy one or two of my photos. Better yet, subscribe and watch me grow as a photographer.