Mount Cannon and Heaven’s Peak on a night that I thought I might be struck with lightning for my very deep catalogue of sins and wrong doings in my life. Well, I wasn’t struck by lightning, so I guess it turns out I’m a good boy despite all of those jewelry heists, speeding tickets, and classes I skipped in high school. In fact, here’s a funny little piece of info... I’m asked every now and then about how I got into photography and I always respond with this true story:
I took a 35mm (that’s a film size for you kiddos) photography class in high school with (to this day) two of my best friends, Mike and Ernie in hopes would be an easy A. The semester started, we began learning about cameras, and my brain just said “holy shit, this is the lamest thing I’ve ever seen.” I hated it and thought photography was the nerdiest shit ever (which I still kinda think) so, knowing that our weird hippy teacher wouldn’t know the difference, I started skipping class every day under the guise of “I’m going out to take photos for our projects.” Not true. I was just going out, getting in my car (1987 Acura Legend ), and leaving for the day.
Fast forward to the end of the semester and I am, of course, failing the class. I needed to get an A on the final project to even get a D overall and pass the class. So I asked Mike and Ernie if I could have some of the photos they shot but were not using so I could build my final presentation. Being true friends, they obliged. Turned out, I got a better grade on that final project (with their photos they deemed unusable) than they did... and passed the class. I was a master bullshitter. They were QUITE upset. They’re even more upset that I do photography as a career 18 years later... as they let me know in our group text last week.
Anyways, you can learn how I create my images at
www.ryandyar.com 👍