About Your Photgraphy

[Lady Flying Furball]

I would love to hear from people visiting and posting in this thread regarding your photography. As a newbie it is really useful to hear about what other's have done or are doing, equipment and techniques used etc. Thanks ahead of time FF :)

How long have you been taking photos?

Are you professional, amateur, artist, something else?

Do you have a main subject (portrait, pets etc)?

Do you have a favourite technique or photography set-up? (Or a few)

What is your learning edge at the moment?

What equipment do you use?

Any current projects?

Future hopes, visions and/or experiences?

A statement about what you strive for with your work:

[Lady Flying Furball]

How long have you been taking photos?

I've been taking photos since January this year.

Are you professional, amateur, artist, something else?

Amateur.

Do you have a main subject (portrait, pets etc)?

Very varied at the moment but some themes emerging: nature, texture and interesting perspectives on things, layers in the world.

Do you have a favourite technique or photography set-up? (Or a few)

Still learning the very basics...so nothing specific yet.

What is your learning edge at the moment?

Moving from the fixed different mode settings to manual. Learning about that, plus with that I have an interest in experimenting with some night photography.

What equipment do you use?

Nikon 3200 with a 55-105 lens. I use the Nikon edit program at the moment and am contemplating purchase of Sagelight this year.

Any current projects?

Getting a few images to enter into an Urban Photography competition, run by one of the Sydney local councils.

Collecting images for a future project related to social work and therapy work (aiming for a year or two)

Future hopes, visions and/or experiences?

Developing my skills to create better executed photos.

A statement about what you strive for with your work:

I am still in a very new stage with it. Beyond capturing the interest and richness of the world I live in, I haven't developed any direction.

Edited March 2, 2014 by Flying Furball

[persephone]

How long have you been taking photos?

forever , it seems :)

Are you professional, amateur, artist, something else?

something else ..... I am an addict ,and someone who just enjoys what the camera sees.

Do you have a main subject (portrait, pets etc)?

macro .... the insignificant ..and my 'backyard'

Do you have a favourite technique or photography set-up? (Or a few)

Does this count? "hunting" insects/spiders - and trying to make best use of teh limited equipment I have

What is your learning edge at the moment?

exposure

What equipment do you use?

MACRO- iphone & olloclip lens , plus an old FINEPIX S8000D which has a wonderful macro function! I also use an old pentax body fitted with lenses which I used to use about 35 years ago on my pentax SLR ....

Any current projects?

no...

Future hopes, visions and/or experiences?

I am hoping to participate in 'exhibitions' this year for the first time

A statement about what you strive for with your work:

Hmmm - don't know

[huga]

How long have you been taking photos?

I've been taking photos since I was at school. I had my first camera at the age of 12 (a polaroid from a flea market). When I left school I had to choose between art and science and I chose science. I've come back around full circle.

Are you professional, amateur, artist, something else?

Professional, my business was launched almost 4 years ago after second shooting for another studio for around 12 months.

Do you have a main subject (portrait, pets etc)?

Weddings and families, which includes pets. I volunteer my services once a week to the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge.

Do you have a favourite technique or photography set-up? (Or a few)

I'm not sure how to answer this. I tend to shoot mostly documentary style, but often set up my kids and dogs. There is a bit of posing involved with weddings too.

What is your learning edge at the moment?

I've always shot manual. I'm always trying to use light better. Shoot better. Be better. Have more faith in my work.

What equipment do you use?

I'm a Nikon shooter and only use prime lenses.

Any current projects?

52 weeks of B&W.

Future hopes, visions and/or experiences?

To keep getting paid to do what I love in a tough economic climate with a tonne of competition who are always willing to do it cheaper.

A statement about what you strive for with your work:

I strive for a reaction. Happy tears is a good one.

[CrazyCresties]

How long have you been taking photos?

I've always had an interest in photography and had a Minolta SLR in the late 80's which I messed around with for a while, but then didn't really get back into it until 2011.

Are you professional, amateur, artist, something else?

Amateur.

Do you have a main subject (portrait, pets etc)?

Bugs, Birds and Pets

Do you have a favourite technique or photography set-up? (Or a few)

Macro, and like Pers, I guess 'hunting' for little critters that most people overlook

What is your learning edge at the moment?

I've been shooting manual for about a year now and trying to improve my exposure skills.

What equipment do you use?

Canon 7D and a mix of zoom and prime lenses.

Any current projects?

Just the 52 weeks.

Future hopes, visions and/or experiences?

Try to put more time into my hobby and get out and about a bit more, rather than taking photos from the comfort zone that is my garden!

A statement about what you strive for with your work:

Not really a statement, but I love peoples reactions when they realise that some spiders and bugs are actually pretty amazing when you stop to look at the details.

[tdierikx]

How long have you been taking photos?

I've always been a bit of a photo-taker - best memory is when I found my Mum's old box brownie as a teen and took some pics of a friend's pet cow with it... lol!

Only been more serious about photography since getting involved with Rescue back in 2006 and started taking photos of the rescues for advertising them for adoption.

Are you professional, amateur, artist, something else?

Completely amateur, but I have an arrangement with one of the zoos I visit where I supply them with my photos of their animals for use as they see fit (marketing, signage, etc), and I get to visit there for free. It's a very cool feeling to see your photos on signs around the zoo... *grin*

Do you have a main subject (portrait, pets etc)?

I used to primarily photograph rescue fosters and my own dogs... have moved "up" to visiting 3 zoos regularly and taking photos of more exotic creatures.

Do you have a favourite technique or photography set-up? (Or a few)

I'm lazy... I use the Sports preset on my camera and shoot in jpg. I also do extremely minimal post editing and rarely crop. What you see posted is pretty much what the camera gave me when I pressed the magic clicky button.

What is your learning edge at the moment?

Mainly framing the shots I take... if it looks interesting through the viewfinder, I press the magic clicky button.

What equipment do you use?

Currently my Canon 60D and Canon 100-400mm L lens are in permanent partnership. I have other lenses - Tamron 18-270mm, Canon 55-250mm (kit lens), and Tamron 90mm Macro - but they don't come out very often.

Any current projects?

I love going to zoos - current rotation is between Taronga, Featherdale, and Symbio.

Participating in 52 Weeks here on DOL, and the monthly photo a day.

Future hopes, visions and/or experiences?

I'd love to learn how to shoot in manual mode one day, but am having pretty good results with my current "technique", so following that I'm very lazy it may be a while before I get around to trying to work out manual modes.

I'd love to do a tour of all the different zoos in Australia one day - and go to Africa and get to photograph exotic animals in the wild...

A statement about what you strive for with your work:

Trying to capture the animals I visit each week doing different and interesting things - and making them NOT look like they are in a zoo enclosure.