First off, Tabby isn't my real name. It's an alias. A pseudonym. A nom de plume. I've been communicating on computers ever since the old dial-up BBS days, and I used to change aliases as often as I change socks. I'd get bored so I'd think of something new. Tabby has stuck though because of my websites, starting with the original Tabby Gallery (which, as of this writing, is still around but no longer being updated). So the theme has stuck through Tabby Diaries and now on to Tabby Studios.

Tabby Gallery was my first website. A few years ago, I discovered the joy of manipulating photos digitally, commonly known as "Photoshopping" no matter what software you use. As my collection grew, I needed somewhere to show them off, so Tabby Gallery was born. It was very simple at first, but I wasn't really that happy with it. That led me to learn more about website design as well as how to make my own graphics. That was almost as enjoyable as messing around with pictures, so I experimented with that as well.

As much as digital manipulation filled a creative niche within me, my greatest joy has always been photography, and the advent of the digital camera has allowed me to get into it more than ever before without the expense of hundreds of rolls of film or the cost of development. I don't have my own digital camera though, so I'm limited with what I can borrow, and I usually borrow a camera belonging to one of the managers at work (thanks!) which has resulted with a fair number of pictures I've been happy with over the past few years. The only unfortunate thing right now is that the cameras I want are way too far out of my price range. (As of June 20, 2005, I have my own camera, a Canon PowerShot Pro1. I took into account how much I could afford each month, and this is a good quality camera without quite being a digital SLR. I'm very happy with it.)

Which brings me to this site. I've been planning on Tabby Studios for some time, and it's even part of the title design at my blog (sorry, no link as I have some fairly strong views and I don't want that to taint the enjoyment of my art for those who disagree with me, and sadly that happens far too often these days, just Google "boycott". I have been blogging since 2001 though, before I even heard the term). I was playing around with a photo one day, tried a little title graphic, and the muse struck. Next thing I know, I had a basic template designed and voila, Tabby Studios came alive!

So that's my website history. As for my history, I was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was fortunate throughout my childhood to live in other countried and experience other cultures. I've spent my entire adult life in Edmonton save for nine months somewhere that proved to me that I was made for big city life.

Thank you for visiting Tabby Studios, and I've hoped you enjoyed my photography. Please sign the guestbook if you'd care to, I'd love to know where people who visit here are from and what you think!

Tabby - June 4, 2005