Hi! I'm new-ish here :)

WhyteMyke · Dec 9, 2011

Joined the site last month, and am enjoying every moment of being a member! Great people, great info, great place!!!

My name is Mike. Started shooting 10 years ago when I was 17. Shot film then (mostly black and white on a Nikon N8008, of which I still have and shoot with occasionally with to this day lol.) About 5 years ago I made the jump to Digital. First 3 years with a Canon Rebel XT, 2 with a Nikon D80, and now a Nikon D7000. The Rebel was a super cheap deal for me which is why I started with that, and I was un-aware (at the time,) that all of the lenses I had for my N8008 would work with a Nikon DSLR body. Luckily I was able to make my money back in the end on the Rebel, so it wasn't a loss lol.

I am in the process of taking my photography to as high of a level as I can. My main interests for shooting include portraits, automotive, bands, models, studio shooting, nature, pretty much anything ha ha! I did a small wedding for a friend of mine this past summer, and have also done a few holiday portraits, I am thinking about starting my own side business this summer.

My current equipment stable includes:

Nikon D7000
Nikon D3100 (fiancé's starter DSLR)
Nikon 35mm f/1:2D
Nikon AF 50mm f/1.8
Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8 ED IF
Nikon AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6
Nikon 18-105mm (D7000 Kit lens)
Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3
Nikon SB-600
(1) White Lightning Ultra600 + (1) White Lightning Ultra1200
A couple of Soft boxes, umbrellas, backdrops, reflectors, Quantum transmitter/slave/QB-2, and some random Paul C. Buff equipment
2011 iMac, 2007 Macbook Pro, both currently with Web Premium CS5.5

I'm looking forward to spending a lot more time on here getting to know you all, and using what I might learn on here to further my favorite hobby!

Here are a couple examples of recent shot's I have done:

These two shots were me doing some "test macro" shots with my D7000 and my 180mm ED. When I pulled into the driveway, the lighting was better, and by the time I went into the house and grabbed my tripod and camera the light changed, but I still went ahead and shot a few.

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test-pepperweb by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

2.)

test-pepper2web by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

Shot this one with the D7000 kit lens. ISO: 100, Shutter speed ~250, f/11. Used my SB-600 as a trigger, and used both my White Lightning's, and my Muslin Background. One thing I didnt pay attention to was the shadow on her forehead, and I think I could've worked out a better catch light for her eyes. Lesson learned for next time ha ha!

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abigailweb by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

Shot this one with the D7000 kit lens:

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180lens by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

These next shots were done on one of my first test night's with the D7000. Shot with my 50mm f/1.8 Shutter Speed ~80-100 I think (this was a few weeks ago ha ha!) ISO: 400, f/1.8

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seth9web by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

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seth7web by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

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jarod1web by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

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seth4web by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

These two are some older shots (about a year ago,) shot with my old Nikon D80 and my Tamron 18-200mm

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252403_2113900251065_1352456327_4494058_1368636_n by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

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131284_1813307256428_1352456327_4010774_4698765_o by Whyte Myke, on Flickr

My Flickr account holds a decent example of my digital shooting from my first DSLR till now, incase anyone wants to check out my progress over the years ha ha!

This is a quick video test I did with the D7000. 50mm f/1.8 for the lens. Not a great video by any means, as it was just me messing around and seeing how the D7000 was for video quality. Shot at 1080p 24fps, Shutter speed 50, f/1.8, ISO: 400. 95% of the video was shot in manual focus:

Comments/Constructive Criticism is more than welcome!!!!! Im all about learning as much as I can!!! Cheers!