NCBirds.com is
the intellectual property and creation of Fred Hurteau. This site was
originally created to provide amateur bird enthusiasts with
photos and information they can enjoy and use to help them identify and
appreciate the birds that visit their feeders at home. It has since been
expanded to
also serve as an source for stock
photo licensing of bird photography. A sister site, OuterBanksGuidebook.com provides
an outlet for stock photography of the Outer Banks, coastal scenery and
nature photography.
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Fred
Hurteau on the Outer Banks
at Cape Point, Hatteras |
Fred's interest in capturing images began at the age of 10 with the family's
8mm movie camera. Years later, while serving in Vietnam, he bought his first
35mm SLR's. He later served as a photographer
and photo lab technician with the communications office at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
After military service,
he attended commercial art school, which provided
additional applications and opportunities for
his photography. This was when his interest
in nature
photography,
and birds in particular, took over as his main
focus. Upon completing art school, he began
work as feature photographer and writer for
a local newspaper, where
he also ran the photo lab. Within a few months
he moved on to a Commercial Artist position
with a community college,
where photography, film processing and printing
took up much of his time during the eleven years
he worked there. A year as Art Director for
a large offset
printing company followed. Then he started his
own computer animation and video production
firm. Fred spent ten years shooting video, both
in the field
and in the studio, and editing in linear and
non-linear formats. Today, still photography
is part of his present full-time career as a
Computer Graphics
Illustrator, animator and web designer.
In 2003, Fred upgraded to digital SLR photography, which has elevated this
hobby interest to the category of "serious" hobby. If you wish to
contact Fred or inquire about photographic prints or stock photography licensing,
you
may use this easy email
form. |
