"The beauty of life is all around us. From the pristine wilderness to the urban jungle, everything has meaning and beauty. My goal is to capture that beauty and share it with the rest of the world"

- Michael de León

 
About

I was born in Denver, the Mile High City, here in Colorado in 1983. Growing up in  Arvada, a suburb of Denver, I have always been into the great outdoors but it wasn’t until my senior year at High School did my love of Art and Nature merge. Starting out with a simple point-n-shoot digital camera I soon learned the in and outs of digital photography. After a few years I graduated to the level of a DSLR and have continued learning the art. Although my primary focus in photography is Nature, I also strive to capture the details of Architecture and People.

After graduating from Arvada West High School in 2002, I continued my education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. During my four years there I took countless classes in the science and design fields. The coursework gave me a greater understanding of the natural and built environments and helped me appreciate them better. I graduated with honors in 2006 with a degree in Environmental Design: Architecture. After excelling in my studies I began working in the Architectural design field. Today I could be found working in downtown Boulder at a small Architecture firm.

A multitude of my photographic work has been published in numerous magazines and websites. They include: 5280, Guestbook Colorado, Dwell, Architectural Record, Metropolitan Home, etc. Aside from photography I love doing work in the Graphic Design field by creating logos, graphics, and websites for various clients. I also build and service computers which is something I've been doing since I was thirteen years old.


Current Equipment List

Cameras:
- Canon EOS 50D (15.1 Megapixel DSLR)

Lenses:
- Canon EF 24-105mm f4/L IS USM
- Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM
- Sigma 150mm f2.8 EX DG HSM APO Macro

Computer:
- Custom built PC - AMD Phenom II QuadCore CPU,    4.0GB DDR2, 1.5TB Hard Drive Space etc.
- Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Fred Miranda Photoshop Actions
- Nik Software Plug-ins

 

Accessories:
- Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash
- Sto-Fen Omni Bounce Difusser
- Interfit Reflector
- Bogen/Manfrotto 3011PRO 144 Tripod
- Manfrotto 488 RC4 Ballhead
- Canon Remote Switch RS80N3
- VisibleDust Artic Butterfly SL700
- (2) 16gb Compact Flash
- Lowepro Rover AW II Camera Backpack



All images and website design
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