mrmacedonian
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Well, as far as End Game I've done everything from Molten Core through Ice Crown Cita.. oh wait wrong forum...
Interesting exercise, obviously everyone has ideas and goals on what they'd like but sometimes it can be tough to express it coherently.
Personally I've always had a love for photography; I love the idea of capturing moments in time and being able to look back to them and share them with others. You could say that's just a snapshot but its not always easy conveying what you see in a photograph.. in music you may have all the notes but the arrangement is what is important -- the lighting, composition, etc all tie together to express the moment. This is what I strive to accomplish, identifying the components of a moment and utilizing my knowledge and experience to best represent them in the final product.
When I was young I wasted many-a-roll in my father's P&S 35mm... a Minolta if I remember correctly... and I was always met with criticism of how I've wasted so much money. In high school my sophomore year I signed up for a Photography course, giving me the excuse that the money spent was for school and so justified. I learned a good deal about the history of photography, camera mechanisms, and the dark room. In fact, from B&W film development (my high school didn't have the money or permits for color film development chemicals..) to creating prints I felt I spent more time in the darkroom than out trying new things. I purchased a Rebel XTi w/ 18-55mm kit lens my freshman year of College and for all intents and purposes used it as a point and shoot until I graduated in May. As a double major in Microbiology and Political Science I didn't have to much time to explore this hobby and passion
Recently I 'sold' my XTi to my father for like, 30% of what I paid for it with about 3k shots on the shutter and got the 50D, not that I advanced past the capabilities of the XTi but I'm not a small guy and I wanted something in my hands that felt substantial, and the 50D body (now gripped) certainly does. I love the thing and have been constantly shooting, trying things that pop into my head and I've seen/read here. It has really become that passion it once was.
I currently work 40-50hrs a week at a hospital from 3pm to midnight, so I'm getting frustrated never finding myself with good light outside inside or out (I tend to sleep 6am-1pm, as I'm pretty wired after work), but I'm working on it.
My end goal is to acquire as much knowledge relating to photography as I can to advance my photographs to a level I am happy with, and perhaps wow a few people along the way As you all know/can see in the last couple of months I've posted about everything from Portraits to Landscapes and even recently some shots I took at a charity fashion show ... though any rarely get through my self-criticism to make it to the boards.
This forum has been an invaluable source of information which has helped me be more aware of issues and constructive when criticizing my own work, which is far more beneficial than getting frustrated and mashing the delete button. While I have no current intention of using Photography as a source of income, I suppose my goal is to advance to a level at which I could, then continue to push the limits of my abilities.
Sorry for the book, I just enjoyed hearing others' backgrounds and motivations and wanted to share mine.
Interesting exercise, obviously everyone has ideas and goals on what they'd like but sometimes it can be tough to express it coherently.
Personally I've always had a love for photography; I love the idea of capturing moments in time and being able to look back to them and share them with others. You could say that's just a snapshot but its not always easy conveying what you see in a photograph.. in music you may have all the notes but the arrangement is what is important -- the lighting, composition, etc all tie together to express the moment. This is what I strive to accomplish, identifying the components of a moment and utilizing my knowledge and experience to best represent them in the final product.
When I was young I wasted many-a-roll in my father's P&S 35mm... a Minolta if I remember correctly... and I was always met with criticism of how I've wasted so much money. In high school my sophomore year I signed up for a Photography course, giving me the excuse that the money spent was for school and so justified. I learned a good deal about the history of photography, camera mechanisms, and the dark room. In fact, from B&W film development (my high school didn't have the money or permits for color film development chemicals..) to creating prints I felt I spent more time in the darkroom than out trying new things. I purchased a Rebel XTi w/ 18-55mm kit lens my freshman year of College and for all intents and purposes used it as a point and shoot until I graduated in May. As a double major in Microbiology and Political Science I didn't have to much time to explore this hobby and passion
Recently I 'sold' my XTi to my father for like, 30% of what I paid for it with about 3k shots on the shutter and got the 50D, not that I advanced past the capabilities of the XTi but I'm not a small guy and I wanted something in my hands that felt substantial, and the 50D body (now gripped) certainly does. I love the thing and have been constantly shooting, trying things that pop into my head and I've seen/read here. It has really become that passion it once was.
I currently work 40-50hrs a week at a hospital from 3pm to midnight, so I'm getting frustrated never finding myself with good light outside inside or out (I tend to sleep 6am-1pm, as I'm pretty wired after work), but I'm working on it.
My end goal is to acquire as much knowledge relating to photography as I can to advance my photographs to a level I am happy with, and perhaps wow a few people along the way
As you all know/can see in the last couple of months I've posted about everything from Portraits to Landscapes and even recently some shots I took at a charity fashion show ... though any rarely get through my self-criticism to make it to the boards.This forum has been an invaluable source of information which has helped me be more aware of issues and constructive when criticizing my own work, which is far more beneficial than getting frustrated and mashing the delete button. While I have no current intention of using Photography as a source of income, I suppose my goal is to advance to a level at which I could, then continue to push the limits of my abilities.
Sorry for the book, I just enjoyed hearing others' backgrounds and motivations and wanted to share mine.
