About Me
MY STORY:
Over the course of my 79 years of life, 56 of them are directly linked to my love of the arts. This life story is the accumulation of the moments I’ve captured throughout those years.
I’ve been living in the San Diego area as a working photography, artist and videographer since 1980. But my love for video and photography started well before then.
After getting out of the Army in 1968, I developed an interest in photography. Then in 1969 I attending classes at Orange Coast College studying photography under John Upton.
Then, in the mid-70s I went to film school at San Francisco State. After graduating, I was ready to get straight to work. I couldn’t imagine working in anything else.
In the early-80s I was the owner, and photographer, editor with a local Rock N Roll Magazine - Called; Hotspots Magazine.
I always dreamed of writing this true story I eventually called “The Venture” a true story about me and my college roommates on summer break we all went to Eugene, Oregon, where we started the very first counter culture crafts mall EVER.
So in 2020, while binge-watching Game of Thrones, I experienced an unexpected creative breakthrough halfway through season five, - suddenly - I understood how to approach screenwriting, and that moment changed everything. Also, I filmed a Documentary about this experience called “The Venture, Scarborough Fair.” Which I completed in 2024.
Over the following six years, I’ve written 15 screenplays, including 4 feature films and 11 TV pilots, and number 16 is in progress. My writing style is primarily within the genres I like the most: murder, mystery, detective, thriller, and hacker-driven stories
Today, I’m still in the San Diego area and still loving all things art. If you’re local, maybe you’ll see me around snapping a shot or two!
My hope is that you find pieces of art as you browse my collection of work that resonates with you.
In each collection, you can find the story behind the photos and my creative process. For example, one of my current favorites is household items as art. Click on the title to see for yourself!
Connect with me:
619 253-2007
Websites:
conventionvideo.com
digitalStills.com
stmartinscreenplays.com
hotspotspodcast.com
Welcome to my new, and first on-line artistic exhibition.
I've been a working Professional Videographer and Photographer for the past 50 years. I studied Photography at Orange Coast College and then later San Francisco State. As a photographer I've always looked at photography as an art.
Household Art was an experiment with one light, casting a shadow off to the right. This idea came about one late afternoon sitting at the Hotel Del Coronado, at they're outside café. There was a fork sitting in front of me and the sun was setting, and it cast a shadow that was awesome looking. That's where this idea initially came from. I went into my studio and set up one light casting the one shadow off to the right. Hence household items as art was created.
The Analog Section is my early photography from 1969 - 2000. Mostly shot with a Hasselblad 2 1/4 camera, square photography. During the years 1969 to 1982, I primarily shot Black and White film. All of the photographs, during this era, were shot and processed using professional archival standards.
The Digital Section, is developed with the new Digital Standard of cameras. Processed on computers, Lightroom, and Photoshop. The Digital section from 2000 through today and into the future…