Photographyreview: The People

STEW---you're alive!!!!! wow...how ar ya? we still owe you dinner------

A few of my favorite pictures:
Take a trip to my website.

THAt was shameless advertising of your talents...
:D

sending a hug your way ;)

I'll play along

Name:
Chris R.

Meaning of handle:
alterego at work and on the internet playing network games


Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Nikon Samurai #16.

Location:
Dublin Ireland at the moment

Born:
Paris France

Other places I've lived:
London, Hong Kong, Paris, Singapore, Melbourne...

Like to Retire:
Somewhere by the beach and where it's hot!!!!

Ethnicity:
Half french half english

Marriage/Family:
Married and soon to be dad (terrified!!!)

Languages I speak:
English - French- Spanish

Education:
Masters in Chemistry (forgotten everything i learnt though)

Occupation:
For the moment, working in the video games industry (likely to change very soon though)

Religious affiliation (if any):
Catholic back bencher

Political affiliation (if any):
No not really. I believe in policies not tendencies.

Other hobbies:
Sports (everything) and litterature (mainly science Fiction) and film

How long I have been a photographer:
Not long. Got a lomo about 3 years ago which i took everywhere with me, but it broke so i seriously upgraded to a D70 and love it!!!

First "real" camera:
Lomo

How I found Photographyreview.com:
google search: Research on the d70

Date I joined PR :
A couple months ago

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder and photo critique (I'm amazed at how much i learn there!!!)

Photogatherings I have attended:
none

Favorite subjects:
Landscapes and people

Current Gear:
D70 + 18-70mm +70-300mm
old smena

Camera I use the most:
D70

Why I prefer film or digital:
I love the colors from film but digital is making me a better photographer and lets me shoot everything in a guiltless manner :D

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
The knowledge and enthusiasm of everyone posting and incredible camaraderie

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
To see the world differently and with another perspective

A few of my favorite pictures: unfortunately, all my favorites were taken with my lomo and i don't have a scanner but here's one of my wife and I.

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Originally Posted by stew

Location: Boston, MA ... soon to be San Jose, CA hopefully! Wheeewww! Can't wait.

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You're coming to San Jo? You get a job here? Make sure to keep the Bay Area crew posted. Maybe we'll have a welcome dinner or something. We need to get more organized, here.

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Originally Posted by Photo-John

You're coming to San Jo? You get a job here? Make sure to keep the Bay Area crew posted. Maybe we'll have a welcome dinner or something. We need to get more organized, here.

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Definitely keep us posted! Welcome dinner would be awesome!

More organized....Is that a hint PJ? ;)

Marriage/Family:
Married and soon to be dad (terrified!!!)

you'll both do fine...just remember---don't drop the baby
:D

how soon?

Name:
Kelly

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
My favorite uncle dubbed me when I was just a toddler. I can still hear his voice singing "Kellybean!" and see his huge smile with outstretched arms. I miss him so much.

PR club I belong to (if any):
Clan O'Canon

Location:
40 miles from my first home

Born:
Milwaukee, WI

Other places I've lived:
6 blocks from my first home
50 miles from my first home
-- all in SE Wisconsin --

Like to Retire:
Before I retire, I'd like to live a few places around the US and Europe, maybe studying, wrapping up a degree or two: San Diego, San Jose, London, France, the Netherlands ... then retire someplace warm but keep traveling.

Ethnicity:
English, Irish, Scotch, Pennsylvania Dutch (that's German, I think), and Bohemian. I identify most with the English side of me, although I'm told I look Czech (Bohemian).

Marriage/Family:
Married twice ... not sure I made the best decisions with either one. :(
One son from first marriage.

Languages I speak:
English; just enough Spanish, French and German to thank them for putting up with me; also the languages of diplomacy, poetry and music.

Education:
Graduated HS fifth in my class with highest honors, but it took me ten years to go on to college.
Associate Degree in Graphic Communications/Electronic Prepress.
Currently working on a Bachelor's in some form of the arts. Right now I'm a music major but that will change after this year. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. :)

Occupation:
Professional Student?
Actually, I've written a children's book that I've gotten tons of positive feedback on. I'm just working up the guts to write a letter to an agent ... I'm sure my book will get published eventually.

Religious affiliation (if any):
Raised in a fundamental Christian household, spent the last ten years questioning and testing my own faith, am possibly coming out the other side with a stronger relationship with God. Or I'm screwed. Who can know, with all the religions claiming they're the only one? I feel like Martin Luther, trying to cut through the middleman to reach God directly. I love Jesus and am deeply indebted for what He's done for me, and feel strongly that God listens to me.

Political affiliation (if any):
No formal political affiliation at all. Men get corrupted when they enter politics.
But ideologically, I probably lean towards the liberals due to my strong love of peace, diplomacy and non-confrontation. I agree with conservative money policy though.

Other hobbies:
Posting to the computer, singing & studying music, working in the theatre (lighting, set crew, costuming, stage manager for guest acts, etc.), travel, swimming, writing, sculpting, sleeping.

How long I have been a photographer:
Since the eleventh grade, when I was *chosen* by the Journalism Advisor to take pictures for the yearbook. Senior year I was Chief Photographer for the yearbook and Photo Editor for the newspaper. But after graduation I found myself lacking subjects so I got away from it for many years. It was only in 2002 when I bought my Canon Rebel Ti that I realized I still had it!

First "real" camera:
I guess it was my dad's Pentax. My *own* real camera was my Rebel Ti.

How I found Photographyreview.com:
googled "photography bulletin boards" one day, when I got fed up with the snippy snarky weight loss board I was posting to.

Date I joined PR
last summer.

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder

Photogatherings I have attended:
Chicago

Favorite subjects:
I get most excited by journalistic type shots. After that I prefer travel photography, street shots, artistic landscapes and cityscapes, twilight and dawn shots, moody natural lighting, experimental abstracts, great exposures, perfect DOF shots, vibrant COLOR, and finding humor.

Current Gear:
*yawn* I hate this part and skipped through all the details of everybody else's. It's not the equipment I love, it's the eye behind it.

For those who must know, I have a Canon Rebel Ti and a DRebel (3000). Plus two kit lenses that came with each, and a 70-300.

Why I prefer film or digital:
I prefer digital for the instant gratification, the ability to learn as I go, and not having to pay for and worry about film or running out of it.

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
The people
The pictures they post
The interesting yet friendly discussions

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
To get better, technically.
To include people in my travel photography, and make more than just "postcards"
To make photos I can hang on my wall, and
To make photos that I can eventually sell

And most importantly, to show everybody how *I* see the world.


A few of my favorite pictures:

My son:
http://gallery.photographyreview.com...agunabeach.jpg

My success in getting people in my shots:
http://photos8.flickr.com/7453943_f8ba1ead7a.jpg

I just *love* the DOF of this shot:
http://photos5.flickr.com/7453944_3eeae5fe8f.jpg

More people (love the shadows here):
http://gallery.photographyreview.com...12sailorsx.jpg

And finally, a self-portrait taken this past Tuesday. I'm standing in front of Mt. Quandry (14,285') in Colorado, a few miles south of Breckenridge. I really felt a communion with this mountain that day. I couldn't seem to leave its presence.
http://photos8.flickr.com/7453942_cce50de448_o.jpg

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Originally Posted by kellybean

Name:
Kelly


And finally, a self-portrait taken this past Tuesday.

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Found the smallest picture of yourself for this one that you could huh? Well thats cool...Mine is dark and RED.....:D:p;):rolleyes:

What, you want a large, bright, red picture of me that was taken this past Tuesday?

OK, here you go!

WOW!!!! That's brite!!! But now we can see just how cute you are...:p

what happened to your logo? It looks like it got wet.




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now it doesn't anymore. Nevermind.



and thanks for the cute comment. :) I wish I had a neck tho. My goiter didn't like the altitude, I guess.

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Originally Posted by natatbeach

Marriage/Family:
Married and soon to be dad (terrified!!!)

you'll both do fine...just remember---don't drop the baby
:D

how soon?

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I'll try not to!!!! (but i heard they bounce anyway)
:D
it's due in august, and we don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl yet but we'll find out in three weeks after the next scan :D

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Originally Posted by shrapnel

I'll try not to!!!! (but i heard they bounce anyway)
:D
it's due in august, and we don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl yet but we'll find out in three weeks after the next scan :D

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2 good names for a boy: John, Almo.

Just cosider it...:D

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Originally Posted by kellybean

what happened to your logo? It looks like it got wet.

...thanks for the cute comment. :) I wish I had a neck tho. My goiter didn't like the altitude, I guess.

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My logo looked wet...neat!


My goiter tends to act up at low pressures too...small world huh?

:p

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Originally Posted by shrapnel

I'll try not to!!!! (but i heard they bounce anyway)

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actually they do as long as their little heads don't hit anything on the way down on the floor. if it's rug they bounce a bit and then they just roll till they come to a stop... he he...

sorry- some of my sick humor---never dropped my own kids just someone elses...about a month after meeting her
:rolleyes:

...we're still friends---kid's still alive :D

(not an actual drop---she rolled off the diaper table(parenting hint #2 --strap your kid in when changing a diaper especially after 3months of age). ;)

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Originally Posted by kellybean

I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.

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Yeah, me too. Anyone else? :)

Name:
Michael Smith

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
My user ID is my my initials and the year I was born.

PR club I belong to (if any):
Clan O'Canon
Canon Bird Nerd in training :)

Location:
Mineral Point WI, a small town of about 3000

Born:
Dodgeville WI, about 6 miles from Mineral Point

Other places I've lived:
Right next door. Seriously. I bought the house right next door to the house I grew up in. My parents are my next door neighbors. An interesting side note, both of our houses have the same house number. Been that way ever since I can remember.
I spent 3 years in Platteville WI while in college. That's about 20 miles south of here.

Like to Retire:
Someplace warm. Perhaps Arizona or Utah. I would like to be close to some National Parks, and I would love to do some traveling.

Ethnicity:
Norweigen and German. I believe my dads family is from Luxumburg, so does that make me Luxum?


Marriage/Family:
Not married but I live with my girlfriend. No kids, unless you count Holley, our 4 year old black lab.

Languages I speak:
English is it for me.


Education:
BS in Economics
BS in Business Administration with a tripple emphasis in management, human resource management and marketing.

Occupation:
My official title is CAD Generalist. I work in the CAD dept. of Lands' End in our Business Outfitterd division

Religious affiliation (if any):
Lutheran. I don't go to church often, but I do still believe.

Political affiliation (if any):
That's kind of a tuff one for me. I lean more towards the liberal side as a general rule, but I conduct myself in more conservative manner. Just because I don't believe in something, I don't feel that I have the right to tell someone else that they can't either.
To each, his own is my political philosophy.


Other hobbies:
I enjoy reading, and listening to music. Playing with the dog and spending time with my girlfriend and my family. I own 3 guitars and a bass, but I'm struggling to find the time to learn how to play them.

How long I have been a photographer:
I have been taking pictures for a long time. I have only gotten serious about it in the last 10 months.

First "real" camera:
I still remeber my first Disc camera. It's still at my mom and dads house. I still carry my Canon WP 1 with me. It's my first 35mm camera. Takes great pics too, and it was free from Marlboro. (no, I don't smoke). My first SLR was a Canon Rebel G. It drowned in a horible canoeing accident last summer. I was able to save it from the murky depths of the river, but it was too late to revive him. R.I.P. Rebel G.

How I found Photographyreview.com:
I did a web search looking for advice on getting the Rebel G fixed, or taking the plunge into digital.

Date I joined PR
June of 2004

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder, Help, and Critique

Photogatherings I have attended:
None yet. I did meet Chunk when I took his darkroom equipment off his hands. Does that count?

Favorite subjects:
Nature and landscapes are what I have been shooting mostly. I want to get into some action stuff this summer when my two nephews start playing some sports. I also would like to venture into some portrait work as well.

Current Gear:
Digital Gear:
DRebel
A couple of kit lenses left over from the Rebel G.
EF-S 18-55mm kit lens
EF100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Sigma 170-500mm APO
A cheap 16mm fisheye I got on ebay

Film Gear:
Canon AE-1
24mm f2.8
50mm f1.8
30-300mm f4-5.6
135mm f2.8

Why I prefer film or digital:
I love digital for the instant gratification, and for being able to guiltlessly shoot 300+ shots and not have to worry about paying to get them developed.

I just started shooting some slide film and I love that as well. I love the color saturation with Velvia!!

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
The people of course, and the vast amount of experiance that they bring to the discusions. This site has been the greatest photo learning experiance and resouce that I have found!!! You all rock!! Oh, and I love the photos too of course.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
I want people to look at my work and say WOW!! I would eventually like to earn some extra $ with photography, but for now, decorating my house with my own work is it's own reward.


A few of my favorite pictures:
Here are a few of my favorites. I think they have all been posted on the forum at one time or another.

OK, I'm game...

Name:
Matt Perry

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
I think mine comes firmly in the 'obvious' category.

PR club I belong to (if any):
Clubless

Location:
Northwest London

Born:
Crowborough, East Sussex

Other places I've lived:
Three places in London over the last 4 years, but before that I was born and bred in Crowborough.

Like to Retire:
Wealthy, healthy and happy.

Ethnicity:
White, English.

Marriage/Family:
Single (goddammit).

Languages I speak:
English, and enough French to order in a restaurant. Sometimes they even give me what I thought I was asking for.

Education:
BA in English Literature, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies, then Law School.

Occupation:
Solicitor

Religious affiliation (if any):
Agnostic, although leaning more towards atheism.

Political affiliation (if any):
None really, most politicians irritate me. I think I'd rather be in charge myself, if you want a job done properly...

Other hobbies:
I read loads, and I love films, particularly older stuff (Hitchcock is a favourite, films with Bogart in, and It's a Wonderful Life never fails to make me cry like a little girl). Other than that, clubbing and pubbing with friends.

How long I have been a photographer:
I wouldn't call myself a photographer, but I've got into it more seriously as a hobby over the last year or two.

First "real" camera:
A little Olympus mini was the first one I got a few decent shots with.

How I found Photographyreview.com:
Probably Googling.

Date I joined PR
Can't remember, it must be up there under my name though!

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder, Help, and Critique

Photogatherings I have attended:
None.

Favorite subjects:
Anything and everything until I work out what I want to say with my photos.

Current Gear:
A little Yashica T4 Zoom and a Sony DSC-V3.

Why I prefer film or digital:
Like most people I love the look of film, but digital has opened up a whole new world for me to experiment with.

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
Good people, some great photos, and a valuable unbiased appraisal for my shots in the Critique forum.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
I want to get technically proficient first, but then go beyond that to create something artistic. I want to take shots that people would happily put on their wall. I also want to have a vast stock of photos to leave behind when I'm gone for future generations of my family to look through (and hopefully enjoy)!


A few of my favorite pictures:

Just a couple -

http://mattgcp.smugmug.com/photos/12091645-M.jpg

http://mattgcp.smugmug.com/photos/12088130-M.jpg

..and finally, this is me, having far too much fun on the Professor Burp's Bubbleworks ride at Chessington World of Adventures...

http://mattgcp.smugmug.com/photos/18252698-M.jpg

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Originally Posted by natatbeach

actually they do as long as their little heads don't hit anything on the way down on the floor. if it's rug they bounce a bit and then they just roll till they come to a stop... he he...

sorry- some of my sick humor---never dropped my own kids just someone elses...about a month after meeting her
:rolleyes:

...we're still friends---kid's still alive :D

(not an actual drop---she rolled off the diaper table(parenting hint #2 --strap your kid in when changing a diaper especially after 3months of age). ;)

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ummm.... it's true, they do bounce ...

One night when my son was about 3 months old I was feeding him in my rocking chair, which had a matching rocking footstool. Anyway, I was finished so I stood up and started walking, but caught my foot in the footstool and fell flat on my face. I still remember the image in my mind of my son flying from my arms and making an arc through the air, before landing softly on his back a few feet away in what seemed like the hands of an angel.

You've never heard a woman scream the way I did. But he was fine, still is ... he's smart, active, generous and good ... but he has this strange love of roller coasters and snowboarding, do ya think it's related??

Some chairs fell on me when I was a kid - dont know how that happened but it was at someone elses house or something.
I'm not sure if I'm fine...maybe I would have been a genius
According to my parents, they say its the worst to have your baby get hurt and not hear him crying.

Name:
Aaron Thompson

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious):
I think mine comes firmly in the 'obvious' category.

PR club I belong to (if any):
Clubless

Location:
Mexia, Texas

Born:
Pilots Point, Texas

Other places I've lived:
Corsicana, Texas and Huntsville, Texas while I was going to college.

Like to Retire:
Already retired and loving it!

Ethnicity:
Texas Celt

Marriage/Family:
Married 30 years, no children - just a wife and a mother-in-law, we could hold a family reunion in a phone booth!

Languages I speak:
English and a bit of TexMex

Education:
BS in Sociology (Law Enforcement) Minor in Fine Arts (Oil Painting).

Occupation:
Retired Chief Officer of Fire Department

Religious affiliation (if any):
Strong Christian belief.

Political affiliation (if any):
I consider myself to be mostly an independant, conservative in some areas and liberal in others.

Other hobbies:
I love shooting sports and have been competing in them for many years, also camping - particularly primative camping and historical reinactment, motorcycles and travel.

How long I have been a photographer:
I have been involved in photography for over 40 years doing everything from evidence photography to portraits.

First "real" camera:
A Nikkormat FTN,still have it.

How I found Photographyreview.com:
A reference to it made in the Nikonians perhaps?

Date I joined PR :
Jan or Feb of 2005 so I'm pretty much of a newbie.

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder, Help, and Critique

Photogatherings I have attended:
None.

Favorite subjects:
Whatever captures my interest at the time.

Current Gear:
Nikon D70
18-70 mm Lense
70-300 mm Lense
SB600 flash
assorted dohickies for above

Fuji Finepix 3800

Nikkormat FTN
Nikor 50 mm f1.4
Vivitar 28 mm f2.8
Soligar 90-230 f4.5
Other assorted dohickies for it - just cleaning out an Old Graphlex Strobo IV, anyone want it??

Full B & W Darkroom that hasn't been used in a WHILE.

Why I prefer film or digital:
Digital, I love the freedom to experiment to get the "instant gratification" making prints using the digital darkroom of the various image processing software. I find my self taking more and more pictures and trying different things.

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
Great information, good review of photo's, congenial folks.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
Just my own satisfaction, if others like my work that's fine, if not, well that's fine too. I enjoy hearing what others say about my photo's and value the information as a way to improve and learn. When we stop learning, I think we start to become complacent and stuffy.

A few of my favorite pictures:

<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/AaronT47/52ec7258.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/AaronT47/SaladoTx.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/AaronT47/a0988877.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

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Originally Posted by another view

Yeah, me too. Anyone else? :)

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ME!
:rolleyes: :D :p ;)

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Originally Posted by mtbbrian

ME!
:rolleyes: :D :p ;)

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Brian, I just noticed your shadow avatar. Cool!

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Originally Posted by kellybean

Brian, I just noticed your shadow avatar. Cool!

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Thanks Kelly..
If you'd like to see a larger version of it, you can take a look HERE
I posted it the galleries and on the Critique Forum.
It's on my site too.
I did it in Ft Carson, CO, back in January during some travels.
Brian

I love shadow shots and posted a challenge about it last year (august, maybe). I thought maybe you posted it there and I missed it.