Interview with Carroll Baker

This week I am lucky enough to interview not only a fellow Etsy Team Columbus member who is a fantastic photographer, but he's also a magician! How fun! Welcome Carroll Baker!
Tell Us About Yourself: I am a professional magician in the central Ohio area and photography has been a hobby since my days in commercial art doing ads and graphics. I try to see photos and subjects for the photos on a different level. Some shots really stand out because of light or subject and other by using old techniques like black and white or tinting. I also like to do my editing in camera with very little photoshop other than cropping or level adjustments. I have only been doing digital for the last few years.

What Kind Of Items Do You Sell In Your Etsy Shop: I sell photos in different sizes and on almost any subject. I tend to take shots of eye catching and unusual views of life. I also love to shoot old cars and carousel horses.

What Brought You To Etsy: My wife Andrea was a member first and suggested selling my photos. I haven't sold a lot but the ones I did sell are the cream of the crop.

How Do You Promote Your Shop: Andrea helps me keep up with Facebook, Twitter, and Plurk. I tend to spend more time on my magic business as it pays the bills and use the photography as a creative outlet and way to unwind.

What Is Your Favorite Item In Your Shop Right Now: I love the shot called Fall Friends.

What Is Your Biggest Shop Goal In The Next Six Months: To upload some of my beach shots and others from my archive and to sell more prints...lol.

Favorites: I love Chinese food from Joey Chang's bistro in the Mill Run Plaza. I can listen to just about any music but my favorites are mostly songs by Pink Floyd or The Eagles. I spend more time reading or learning new magic, so most of my books are magic related. I loved the Iron Man movie and most comedies and of course anything Magic or playing card related.

It sure was fun to interview Carroll today. I hope to catch one of his magic shows in the future!