Canon 40D
Canon EOS 350D
50mm 1.8 MKII lens (still my favourite lens)
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS lens
17-40mm f/4 L lens
18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 kit lens
430 EX speedlite
Stofen Omni bounce diffuser
Gary Fong Lightsphere
Interfit 2 light kit
Natural lighting (still my favourite lighting system)
Sony Cybershot DSC-P10
I have had no training of any kind in photography.
I am a stay-at-home Mum with 8 beautiful children who are very obliging and allow me to photograph them ALL the time!
up to 1969 school, collage Portland State University, Army on an Island with funny pine trees, 1975 on Audio Visual Technician. First 35 mm Camera Leica IIIb clone, Army Nifon FTN & F, and 4X5 view camera, 1999 Olympus C3030, 2005 the Nikon D70 (dead) as of 11-2013 Nikon D800e
Two people hooked me on photography, Rob Ellis or PYPS Fame, and Steve Keane, by Media English teacher. I've always been interested in the subject. And just recently got into it seriously.
Pentax *ist DL
Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm zoom lens
Pentax SMC DA 50-200mm f4-5.6 ED zoom lens
A bit about myself! That's that hardest thing for me to do. I'm not sure I even know myself, even after 52 years on this earth. I am father of 5 (2 natural, 3 step), grandfather of 7, uncle of numerous, and in the past have been a foster parent.
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Grew up in east Texas, moved to Austin for college and have been here since. I first became interested in photography when I started backpacking in the mountains, but have since learned to enjoy photographing a variety of subject matter.
You can find my most recent photos on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photophore
I started taking pictures last year when my younger daughter was born, and then began taking pictures of nature. I love it so much, and I really hope to continue learning.
I live in San Jose, CA and am currently studying photography at West Valley College in Saratoga CA. I plan on going into sports photography, as well as portraits.
