About Juan Dent Photography

I have been passionate about Photography all my life. As a child I used still and 8mm

movie cameras and later on practiced in my own darkroom. I was the first in my High

School to create a movie, movie that was submitted in lieu of an english paper. In 1978 I

graduated from High School as Most Artistic, according to my classmates.

I did not, however, start in the artistic fields. I always loved Science and was deeply

curious about Einstein’s theory of Relativity. I dedicated myself to this search until 1987.

In the process, I obtained a double major in Physics and Math from UNCG, graduating

with highest honors.

Afterwards, impressed by a computer I had purchased in Cornell, I would begin a

profound dedication and research on the area of software development, culminating with

a Masters degree from ITCR, also with honors. I have worked over 20 years in this field,

creating novel software products for various companies. The ability to create, or the act of

creation itself, was paramount.

2002 surprised me with a petition by Microsoft to write a book which ended up

distributed worldwide to Universities. Writing was again another version of creating.

Just as there had been seasons in my life for each of my interests and passions, so in

December 2005 the rebirth of photography dawned on me. The beauty around me, in

that moment in Las Vegas, forced me to take a camera once again, and this time it was a

digital camera. I had no choice: I was in love again.

Rapidly, I purchased and consumed books on the subject of digital photography. I was

puzzled about the management of color, unhappy by the results of my first digital. I

became obsessed with color fidelity and I would not rest until I could have control over

the color produced by my cameras.

As I overcame this imperfection, I started to study all the topics on Photography that

crossed my path. Photoshop, Architectural Photography, Portraiture, digital postprocessing,

Landscape Photography, you name it... I took online courses, purchased

DVDs and explored the local Universities. I transformed my office into a studio. More

recently I embarked on a new degree: in October I will be starting my Bachelor of Science

on Photography, as an online student of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Who knows, they

may have something worthwhile to teach; and if not, I can always return to my best

teacher: me.