Thomas Burke prepared for his career in photography by securing a degree in English Literature from the California State College system many years ago. Armed with that knowledge and a vague need to be self employed, he married his passing interest in photography with an ability to withstand some lean times and an overwhelming naiveté and opened the studio.

Tom is an award winning photographer (most recently with a blue ribbon at the Santa Cruz County Fair). He has appointed himself CMO (Chief Morale Officer) - keeping the crew on edge with practical jokes and his unusual behavior. He has an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and exhibits his fine art photography regularly. Represented by Lisa Dent Gallery in San Francisco and M.Y. Art Prospects in New York City, his fine art deals with the presumptions of photography as truth and  the camera's gaze and has earned him a Fulbright among other awards.

Jennifer graduated from UCSC in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in photography. After working for TB&O from 1994 to 1997 she ventured to Southern California where she worked for a large company as a Production Artist. Five long years later, she realized she preferred Redwood trees to cement and happily returned to Santa Cruz. Feeling fortunate to work for TB&O once again, Jennifer also makes use of the studio space teaching Ashtanga yoga in the evenings. Continuing her creativity, she produces greeting cards with photographs from her travels and you can find them at local stores.

Craig started with the studio in October '04. Here he is with his face in the scanner. He has been a freelance Photoshop specialist since 1992. He has taught Photoshop and digital media related classes at U.C. Santa Cruz Extension. He enjoys landscape photography especially of the mountain and desert southwest. Recently he has been combining infrared black and white images with digital processes and large format printing. You can see some of his commercial and personal work here.

Darryl has been with the studio since the summer of 1993, and is the main Photoshop expert here. He did most of the work in the digital portfolio, and also built this web site. He has taught Photoshop and photography at U.C. Santa Cruz, and earned his degree in photography there in 1993. He has worked in the film industry, doing lighting and making gory special effects for 80's slasher films. Outside the studio he works with a postmodern dance and performance group, as their photographer and as a performer. You can see some of that work here.

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Megan Saikley

Leslie Murray

Craig Franklin