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Hello all!
I'm not necessarily brand new to photography, but still a beginner and learning every time I pick up the camera. I'm an actuary by trade, and photography is and will always be a hobby for me. Not to downplay it, because photos are the key to keeping and sharing memories! A brief background of my experience:
I took a year of photography in high school so have some dark room experience. That's where I learned the "art" and "science" of photography. I especially enjoyed still life, structural, and landscape. Basically anything without people. Never really got into portrait. Back then I used a hand-me-down Minolta 35mm SLR. Our school was cheap, so everything was B&W. I did win a 1st place ribbon at a regional competition for an architectural shot!
Ever since then I've enjoyed being the go-to person in the family for photos of family events just using digital point-n-shoots. Nothing fancy really until a few years ago. That's when I got my first telescope and eventually started to dabble in astrophotography. I use both a webcam and DSLR for taking astro pics, and am still very early in my development in that realm. Still need tons of practice and better equipment! I belong to a more dedicated forum for questions on that (astronomyforum.net). Sometime soon I'll add some of my beginners work to this forum's albums. (In the meantime, got my best Jupiter shot as my avatar!)
So that brings me to joining this forum. Recently I started to get back into earthly photography. I will be a father very soon, and wanted to hone in on my skills so I can document his childhood before it's too late! So now I'm equipped with a Canon T3i. I have a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Canon kit 18-55mm, and Canon kit 70-200mm lenses.
In preparation over the past 8 months, I've had fun taking pictures of the dogs for baby portrait practice, along with other fun things like lightning, time-lapse, some telephoto shots at the zoo, macro snowflakes etc. I'm finding out that I should've gotten more serious about this hobby a long time ago!
I'm also learning how to use my Photoshop CS5 and Elements 9. Post-editing is essential for astrophotography, but brand spanking new for me as far as earthly photography. Who knew the endless possibilities that awaited? And I always thought of PS editing as just a way to eliminate red eye and make your kid look like a monster or something.
So as you can see, I'm not completely new. Understand exposure, etc. But am eager to learn, get some creative ideas, hone in on my skills, and expand my portfolio and experience. Look forward to exploring what this forum has to offer!
I'm not necessarily brand new to photography, but still a beginner and learning every time I pick up the camera. I'm an actuary by trade, and photography is and will always be a hobby for me. Not to downplay it, because photos are the key to keeping and sharing memories! A brief background of my experience:
I took a year of photography in high school so have some dark room experience. That's where I learned the "art" and "science" of photography. I especially enjoyed still life, structural, and landscape. Basically anything without people. Never really got into portrait. Back then I used a hand-me-down Minolta 35mm SLR. Our school was cheap, so everything was B&W. I did win a 1st place ribbon at a regional competition for an architectural shot!
Ever since then I've enjoyed being the go-to person in the family for photos of family events just using digital point-n-shoots. Nothing fancy really until a few years ago. That's when I got my first telescope and eventually started to dabble in astrophotography. I use both a webcam and DSLR for taking astro pics, and am still very early in my development in that realm. Still need tons of practice and better equipment! I belong to a more dedicated forum for questions on that (astronomyforum.net). Sometime soon I'll add some of my beginners work to this forum's albums. (In the meantime, got my best Jupiter shot as my avatar!)
So that brings me to joining this forum. Recently I started to get back into earthly photography. I will be a father very soon, and wanted to hone in on my skills so I can document his childhood before it's too late! So now I'm equipped with a Canon T3i. I have a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Canon kit 18-55mm, and Canon kit 70-200mm lenses.
In preparation over the past 8 months, I've had fun taking pictures of the dogs for baby portrait practice, along with other fun things like lightning, time-lapse, some telephoto shots at the zoo, macro snowflakes etc. I'm finding out that I should've gotten more serious about this hobby a long time ago!
I'm also learning how to use my Photoshop CS5 and Elements 9. Post-editing is essential for astrophotography, but brand spanking new for me as far as earthly photography. Who knew the endless possibilities that awaited? And I always thought of PS editing as just a way to eliminate red eye and make your kid look like a monster or something.
So as you can see, I'm not completely new. Understand exposure, etc. But am eager to learn, get some creative ideas, hone in on my skills, and expand my portfolio and experience. Look forward to exploring what this forum has to offer!
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