Fred LaBounty is a native Texan living in Harker Heights, Texas. He began his semi-professional career as a photographer
in 1996 working with the Killeen Daily Herald writing travel/photo feature articles.
He became interested in photography while in the U.S. Marine Corp in Japan in 1970. His first camera(which still works)
was a 35mm Canon FT. After years of hobby shooting, he began working as a stringer for the Herald.
His other interests are reading, writing, traveling, old movies, kayaking and road bicycling.
He lives with his wife, Chris, four Boston Terriers, and a Yorkie. His daughter, Laurie, lives in Dallas.
Equipment
We use primarily Canon cameras and lenses, consisting of both 35mm and digital. Lenses range from the Canon EF 16-35mm
2.8L to the Canon EF 600 F4 L IS.
Our medium format equipment is the rugged Pentax 6x7ll camera with lenses ranging from 55mm to 200mm, including a 75mm
shift lens for perspective control.
We use primarily Fuji Velvia, Fuji Velvia F-100 and Fuji Provia F-100 transparancy films. We also use Agfa Scala
200 Professional black and white transparancy film for select subjects.
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Photo Credits
Fred LaBounty has been published in Texas Highways, Texas Parks & Wildlife , Popular Photography, Rio Grande
Valley Nature, and the Big Bend Paisano.
He has also had images placed in calendars and on postcards with Smith-Southwestern and Paradise Promotions.
One of his images of George W Bush was displayed in the George Bush Library for six months during the "Two Families-Four
Presidents" exhibition.
Other Projects
Fred LaBounty has also written a action/adventure
novel titled "Catching the Light" now in print from Publish America. A fast, easy read, "Catching the Light" follows the flight of two photographers from corrupt
law enforcement officers they have photographed commiting a murder.
In a chase that takes the reader from
the Rio Grande Valley to the San Antonio Riverwalk, the story offers passion, romance, treachery and violence.
Catching the Light can be purchased at
the online bookstore at www.publishamerica.com for $18.95. Type in the title or the ISBN 1-4137-2782-4 to locate. It will also be available at www.barnes&noble.com and Amazon.com online bookstores in October.
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