"When I first became a photographer I spent hours in the darkroom printing realism in black and white. Now, the computer is my dark room, and it's equiped with the creative punch of a graphic design studio." Larry Singer

Larry grew up in Baltimore and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park. His career evolved from one medium to another: Newspaper, television, motion pictures, advertising and politics. Along the way his tools changed from 35mm camera and electric typewriter to video camera and desktop computer.

After mastering Photoshop more then a decade ago on an early Apple Mac, Larry recognized the extraordinary potential of turning ordinary pictures into magical works of art; the uniqueness of customized portraiture, and the possibilities of scrapbook montage. He opened the Effects Studio in 1995, and has been manipulating still images with video frame grabs ever since.