Chad Pederson

I am a photographer based in the Minneapolis/St Paul, MN area. I was first drawn to photography in high school. I took as many photography classes as I could. That is where I learned the basics of exposure and composition. There I also learned how to process film and make my own prints in the darkroom. My family even had a makeshift darkroom in a bathroom using an old Agfa black and white enlarger. I upgraded to digital after my kids were born. Once they started to get involved in their chosen activities I really dove into photography. I have always been an athlete and continue to play hockey today so sports have always been a big part of my life. Sports and photography collided when my kids started to spend more time at the gym than they did at home. I love being part of the community through youth and high school sports.