▁with ▁commercial ▁sens ib ilities ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁Community ▁College ▁for ▁Graph ic ▁Design . ▁Pr eston ▁bought ▁his ▁first ▁camera , ▁an ▁Olymp us ▁O M - 1 , ▁during ▁that ▁third ▁year ▁of ▁studies , ▁to ▁shoot ▁reference ▁photos ▁for ▁his ▁illustr ations , ▁and ▁found ▁his ▁passion . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Graph ic ▁Design , ▁Pr eston ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁LA ▁to ▁study ▁phot ography ▁at ▁Art ▁Center ▁College ▁of ▁Design . ▁In ▁school , ▁Pr eston ▁began ▁shooting ▁with ▁N ikon ▁and ▁Hass el bl ad ▁cam eras ; ▁and ▁his ▁favorite ▁photograph er ▁influ ences ▁were ▁Richard ▁A ved on , ▁Ir ving ▁P enn , ▁Albert ▁Watson , ▁Mark ▁Sel iger , ▁and ▁Andrew ▁E cc les . ▁Pr eston ▁met ▁Sh aron ▁Sam ps el ▁at ▁Art ▁Center , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁married ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Pr eston ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁as ▁commercial ▁advert ising ▁photograph er , ▁special izing ▁in ▁Hotel , ▁Res ort , ▁Hospital ity , ▁Wed d ings , ▁Port rait , ▁Editor ial , ▁Food , ▁and ▁Arch itect ural ▁phot ography . ▁Pr eston ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁opened ▁their ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁based ▁phot ography ▁studio , ▁Sam ps el ▁Pr eston ▁Phot ography , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Pr eston ' s ▁love ▁of ▁the ▁illustr ation ▁&