Photographyreview: The People

[megan]

Name:
Megan Green

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Is there a Holga club? MTBbrian, let's come up with a clever name and start our own darn club.

Location:
Astoria NY

Born:
Point Pleasant, New Jersey USA.

Other places I've lived:
Peekskill, NY; Hopewell Junction,NY; Lucelia, Sao Paulo, Brasil; Brooklyn

Like to Retire:
I have to pick one place?

Ethnicity:
American mutt. English, Irish, French, Dutch, Spanish, Manx

Marriage/Family:
just got dumped. Not quite by post-it note, but just as bad.

Languages I speak:
English, Portuguese, Brooklyn

Education:
BFA - Photography - Pratt Institute

Occupation:
Graphics slave

Religious affiliation (if any): lapsed Protestant.

Political affiliation (if any): Centrist really, but a registered Dem.

Other hobbies: Boxing?

How long I have been a photographer:
Gosh, I don't know. A long time.

First "real" camera:
Minolta X-370

How I found Photographyreview.com:
surfing the Toy Camera web ring.

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is innacurate):
Oh - 1999?

Favorite forum:
Viewfinder

Photogatherings I have attended:
Several NYC's, One Denver

Favorite subjects:
Decaying abandoned buildings. Nightlife.

Current Gear:
Several Holgas, a cardboard pinhole, a Diana and a Diana knock-of, and various and sundry dusty flea-market buys.



Camera I use the most:
Holga

Why I prefer film or digital:
Film - there are no digital Holgas. What would be the point, anyway?

What I like about Photographyreview.com:
You all.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography:
Nothing really, it's much more basic than that. I am compelled to create. I can't not. I suppose I'm trying to get my work shown and make some bucks off it here and there.

A few of my favorite pictures:
check out my site. That's where I put my faves.

Megan

[mtbbrian]

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any):
Is there a Holga club? MTBbrian, let's come up with a clever name and start our own darn club.
Marriage/Family:
just got dumped. Not quite by post-it note, but just as bad.

OK, OK..
How about the Holga Hooligan's?

Hang In There!!
We LOVE YOU!
Brian

[Mr Yuck]

Name: Bailey S. (my last name isnt really S. I just dont wanna put my whole last name online, it does start with an S though...)

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious): Mr Yuck, that little green dude that they put on toxic stuff to warn you not to eat me.

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any): Huh?

Location: Petaluma, California

Born: Astoria, Oregon

Other places I've lived: Kodiak Alaska (sorry, no pictures, too young); Coos Bay, Oregon; Port Angles, Washington

Like to Retire: Port Angles, Washington (Right out of high school...or...not...but yes, eventually)

Ethnicity: American...Irish I guess

Family: Yes

Languages I speak: English

Education: 11th Grade

Occupation: Fixing computers

Religious affiliation (if any): Christian

Other hobbies: Mountain biking, photography, PC Gaming, Web Design, Video Editing and Shooting, Just Started Surfing

Wanna Be Hobbies:
Kayaking: (cant afford)
Paintball: Nowhere good to play in my area.

How long I have been a photographer: Ehm...since my last couple of years in Kodiak, 1999

First "real" camera: Canon A40

How I found Photographyreview.com: Mtbreview.com

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is inaccurate): Today

Favorite forum: Probably gonna be the Photo Critique forum, but I'm new here so i dunno.

Photogatherings I have attended: None

Favorite subjects: Wildlife, Scenary, abstract, Surfing, Mountain Biking, Sunsets and Rises, Lan Parties, Anything else that catches my eye.

Current Gear:
Digital: Canon A510, 256mb SD Card, NIMH Batteries
Film: Canon AE1, 80-200mm, 28mm Wide Angle Lens, external flash (no 50mm lens yet)
Video: Panasonic PVDV203
Accessories: Full Size Tripod, Medium Tripod, pocket tripod

Why I prefer film or digital:
I like both, Film is good because I have the camera and it has a wide angle lens and a 200mm lens and I think I'll be using the Bulb setting a lot.
Digital for convienience and instant gratification, and the low cost.

What I like about Photographyreview.com: Seems like a nice crowd.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography: Show off, preserve memories

Favorite Images.
1. I'm the one on the far right
2. Rain off the california coast
3. Palm tree.
4. Probably my favorite. Sunset over Port Angeles, Washington and the Olympic Mountains

[Steph_B]

Name: Stephane Bibian

Meaning of handle (if it's not obvious): I am particularly fussy about my work as a professional and hobbyist... up to the point of obsession!

Dorky PR club I belong to (if any): None so far...

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Born: Ostende, Belgium

Other places I've lived: among others: Vancouver, BC ... Paris, France

Like to Retire: someplace sunny, quiet and peaceful ... with nice vistas and stuff to do!

Languages I speak: French, English and Spanish

Education: BS, MSc, and PhD in engineering

Occupation: Control and biomedical R&D engineer (official title)... I design medical devices for a living.

How long I have been a photographer: 5 years

First "real" camera: Nikon F70.

How I found Photographyreview.com: browsing and looking for equipment review

Date I joined PR (sometimes people's listed join date is inaccurate): sometime last summer

Favorite forum: Critique

Photogatherings I have attended: none

Favorite subjects: nature/landscape

Current Gear: F100/F70, a number of lenses, SB 80DX, cable release, Gitzo 1320 tripod + ball head.... Laptop + color calibration (Monaco EZ color) + 21 inch CRT + FS4000 film scanner and 1280 Epson printer.

Why I prefer film: Crips, beautiful colors, great resolution and image quality... but I must admit that the D2X is appealing to me!

What I like about Photographyreview.com: the people and the inspiration this forum provides for its members.

What I am trying to accomplish with my photography: capture the beauty of the natural world and share it with my friends

Favorite Images:
1- Moraine lake (one of my first 'quality' pic), 2000
2- Skookumchuck Narrows, 2000
3- Vancouver skyline, 2004
4- Water lillies, 2004

[walterick]

Welcome, Bailey!

That last one is a beaut! Hope you'll post more like it!

Welcome again and thanks for posting!

Rick