It Starts Here with my father Frank A. Pusateri

Hi I have been interested in photography most of my life. My father was a staff photographer for the Houston Chronicle and I would go with him for some of his fluff assignments. While he would be in the darkroom developing, I would be right outside with a pan of water and photo paper developing clouds. Well that is what the image looked like. He was also a Deputy Sheriff (what was a $1.00 a year position) and shot crime scene photos. I never got to go with him for those. I put photography on a back burner to work on my music. I could not afford to do both. I still shot as much as I could with cheap cameras with predictable results. I mostly shot musicians and bands. After a few years of this I felt like I was just taking snapshots. I have been hired a few times for event and band shoots, but I still felt like it needed more. I needed to learn more about the art of photography. I bought my first real digital camera and began to learn how to use it. I learn something new everyday. I plan on documenting my journey here. more to come. I ask my dad one time "what does it take to be a photographer" I was thinking he was going to tell me about classes or college or something like that. He said "you have to be fearless and get the shot". It took me years to really get that. Here is a photo of my father Frank Pusateri with Edward G Robinson and some other actor who I do not know.