Hello, my name is Rob Allen. I grew up in the New England area primarily in a small town named Charlestown, New Hampshire. I started off with photography, or actually “taking pictures”, when I was young in a father-son program called Indian Guides. It was then that my family noted I had an “eye” for taking pictures. Apparently this stuck but didn’t really pursue this until much later in life. When I could afford a decent camera, I bought one, but really did not have the technical skills to execute past the Automatic settings. With some reading I started to slowly evolve but was still missing some of the skills to capture those amazing photos. On occasion, I would get lucky, but knew there was more that I could accomplish. My wife bought me a seat at a local photography class, which gave me the needed boost and knowledge to go to the next level. Now I consider myself a hobbyist photographer and live in the Pacific Northwest. I recently purchased a new camera and have a very talented friend who has been incrementally teaching me his incredible skills. Thank you for visiting.