Thanks for Stopping By…

Background info about Tom & this business.

Location: Windham, Maine, about 25 minutes northwest of Portland

Email: thartwell@gmail.com
Mobile: (207) 749.8246
Prompt replies, always…

What I do…

Commercial, Advertising, & Catalog Photography
Business Head Shots, Model Portfolios, & Senior Pictures
Celebrations, Events, & Weddings
Capture, Print, Share, & Sell compelling fine art images that will stand the test of time…
Lead “Photography While Walking Around” Tutorials
Photo Restoration Services

Words I live by…

“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” – Fred Rogers
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
“I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” – William F. Buckley, Jr.
“I would rather feel bad in Maine, than feel good anywhere else.” – E.B. White
“Have you ever found anything that gives you relief?” … “Yes, a drink.” – E.B. White
“Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing…” – Mick Jagger
“The trick, if there is one – is to make the ordinary appear less so…” – © Yours Truly

How I traveled to here…

I honestly do not remember a time when I had no access to a camera & the associated bits, beginning with a Kodak Brownie box camera in the ’50’s. Remember 620 roll film?

Growing up in my father’s (& his partners) printing business in the ’50’s & ’60’s in San Francisco and later Anaheim, CA, I had access to all things photographic from a very early age. As a young boy, many hours were spent on Saturday mornings “souping negs” in the darkrooms at the shop (A California child labor law violation?). My curiosity, interest, & passion were piqued.

For several years during the recently past century, I was employed by Adobe Systems. It was during those years that the migration from film to digital imagery in the marketplace transpired. The timing could not have been better…

During the years Mrs. H & I lived on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, we owned & operated a successful fine art photography gallery. My work has been published many times over the years & to the best of my knowledge, remains as part of several collections.

Kudos…

This website revision/update would not have happened without the strident effort, constant badgering, & valuable insights from Judi Jones, the owner/principal of Infoharbor in Gorham, ME. Thanks Judi… https://infoharbor.biz

The typeface used throughout this site is Lithos Pro, designed by my former Adobe colleague, Carol Twombly. Thank you Carol…

References…

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