Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

Hello everyone, Having just joined I introduce myself with some trepidation and apprehension! I am a retired academic (social sciences) who has returned to photography after a substantial interval and hoping to learn from the expertise, skills, and creativity of the members of this forum. I'm more interested in the compositional aspects of photography than the technical although I've become aware of how greater technical proficiency can enhance compositional skills. I particularly like "street photography and/or reportage" (sadly, as we've seen recently in the campaign there is much greater sensitivity about public photography than there used to be. In addition I'm interested in landscape photography. I have a great enthusiasm for black and white photography although I work also in colour. The photographers I most admire are Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eugene Smith, Ansel Adams, Jane Bown and Don McCullin. So, I'm looking forward to hearing from members as time goes on. Warmest regards to all, John

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Originally Posted by Joram

Hello everyone, Having just joined I introduce myself with some trepidation and apprehension! I am a retired academic (social sciences) who has returned to photography after a substantial interval and hoping to learn from the expertise, skills, and creativity of the members of this forum. I'm more interested in the compositional aspects of photography than the technical although I've become aware of how greater technical proficiency can enhance compositional skills. I particularly like "street photography and/or reportage" (sadly, as we've seen recently in the campaign there is much greater sensitivity about public photography than there used to be. In addition I'm interested in landscape photography. I have a great enthusiasm for black and white photography although I work also in colour. The photographers I most admire are Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eugene Smith, Ansel Adams, Jane Bown and Don McCullin. So, I'm looking forward to hearing from members as time goes on. Warmest regards to all, John

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Hi there John, and a warm welcome to CiC. Looks as if you have come to the right forum (we are all intelligent, good-looking, and wizards at photography.)

We tend to exaggerate too. Just post shots, ask questions in a new thread, or comment on others.

Hi everyone,
I am Eddy fom Jkata Indonesia and just joint today.
I m a new in photography and have Nikon D-90 and start shooting 4 month ago. I really love it
I am pleased joint this cummunity that I could learn and discuss more about photography.
cheers

Hi, my name is julius I am from England and I am attempting to understand the beauty of photography

Hello Everyone!
I come to learn. I have a Panasonic Lumix GF1 with its micro 4/3 lenses 20, 14-45, 14-140, 45-200, 7-14 & 45mm Leica macro. I got some experiences with film photography but new with digital. Welcome all advices about digital photography in general or about using those equipments. Excuse for my poor English. Thanks.
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Hi one and all, this is Jagadeesh from India. I would like to improve my knowledge by sharing my views & ideas with you. Thank you for this opportunity.

Hey everyone. My name is Kris and I live in Houston, TX. I'm just getting started with digital SLR photography, and I'm looking forward to not only taking pictures, but learning about how to improve upon my technique in composition and post processing. I'm starting out with a Nikon D3000 and I'm waiting on my first non-kit lens to deliver: a 35 mm prime AF-S. I'm looking forward to reading your posts and contributing where I can. Cheers!

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Originally Posted by PhotoWeb

Hey everyone. My name is Kris and I live in Houston, TX. I'm just getting started with digital SLR photography, and I'm looking forward to not only taking pictures, but learning about how to improve upon my technique in composition and post processing. I'm starting out with a Nikon D3000 and I'm waiting on my first non-kit lens to deliver: a 35 mm prime AF-S. I'm looking forward to reading your posts and contributing where I can. Cheers!

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Hi Kris,

Welcome to CiC - it's great to have you with us.

Looking forward to seeing those first images :)

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Originally Posted by julius

Hi, my name is julius I am from England and I am attempting to understand the beauty of photography

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Hi Julius,

Which part of England?
What subjects attract your photographic interest?

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Originally Posted by phuong9338

Hello Everyone!
I come to learn. I have a Panasonic Lumix GF1 with its micro 4/3 lenses 20, 14-45, 14-140, 45-200, 7-14 & 45mm Leica macro. I got some experiences with film photography but new with digital. Welcome all advices about digital photography in general or about using those equipments. Excuse for my poor English. Thanks.
phuong9338

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Hi Phuong,

Your English is fine.

That's quite a spread of lenses you have there, you must be ready for almost anything :)

We have a couple of Panasonic G1 owners here already - so it would be great to see some shots from the GF1.

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Originally Posted by Jaguu

Hi one and all, this is Jagadeesh from India. I would like to improve my knowledge by sharing my views & ideas with you. Thank you for this opportunity.

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Hi Jag,

Welcome to the CiC forums from me.

I wasn't sure from your other post here today if it is the PP side that interests you most?

Anyway, great to have you join and look forward to conversing in the forums soon.

Best regards,

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Originally Posted by PhotoWeb

Hey everyone. My name is Kris and I live in Houston, TX. I'm just getting started with digital SLR photography, and I'm looking forward to not only taking pictures, but learning about how to improve upon my technique in composition and post processing. I'm starting out with a Nikon D3000 and I'm waiting on my first non-kit lens to deliver: a 35 mm prime AF-S. I'm looking forward to reading your posts and contributing where I can. Cheers!

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Hi Kris,

Warm welcome to another Nikon owner from me, what sort of things are you going to capture with 35mm?

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Originally Posted by Colin Southern

Hi Kris,

Welcome to CiC - it's great to have you with us.

Looking forward to seeing those first images :)

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Thanks Colin! Hopefully I won't take too long to start posting!

P.S. You have an outstanding collection. My daughter was watching over my shoulder and her favorite is "All you need is Love!".

Cheers,

Kris

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Originally Posted by Dave Humphries

Hi Kris,

Warm welcome to another Nikon owner from me, what sort of things are you going to capture with 35mm?

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Hi Dave, thanks for the welcome! For now I think I'm going to be trying to test the limits of what I can do indoors in low light situations. Its a pretty fast lens so I wanted to see what I can achieve using low ISO. And then I think I'll try to find and shoot some interesting landscapes, which will be a tad more difficult to find here in Houston than Windsor or New Zealand (Colin)!

Hi, I'm Soma from the northwest lower penninsula of Michigan.
I first came upon this site last December when I got my Canon xsi 450D but haven't visited it much since then. I've been lurking here more often the past couple of weeks. Now that I've been using this camera for 10 months or so I am starting to get an inkling about how very little I know about photography. I find this awfully encouraging because I was beginning to feel satisfied with some of the photos I've taken and now after seeing what's going on here I can see that if I pay attention and learn more they'll only improve.
Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is how much of a correlation there is between photogrpahy and writing/recording music (my main hobby). When first beginning to record it was pretty natural to over do the FX and settle for murky mixes and come close but not quite close enough to music I have in my head.
After putting in countless hours I can see a steady improvement and the same goes for photography; what I thought was a great shot last winter looks nowhere near as nice now. And after looking at some of the photos posted here I can see how far I have to go. This is going to be fun.

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Originally Posted by Soma Jones

Hi, I'm Soma from the northwest lower penninsula of Michigan.
I first came upon this site last December when I got my Canon xsi 450D but haven't visited it much since then. I've been lurking here more often the past couple of weeks. Now that I've been using this camera for 10 months or so I am starting to get an inkling about how very little I know about photography. I find this awfully encouraging because I was beginning to feel satisfied with some of the photos I've taken and now after seeing what's going on here I can see that if I pay attention and learn more they'll only improve.
Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is how much of a correlation there is between photogrpahy and writing/recording music (my main hobby). When first beginning to record it was pretty natural to over do the FX and settle for murky mixes and come close but not quite close enough to music I have in my head.
After putting in countless hours I can see a steady improvement and the same goes for photography; what I thought was a great shot last winter looks nowhere near as nice now. And after looking at some of the photos posted here I can see how far I have to go. This is going to be fun.

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Hi Soma, and a warm welcome to CiC. It can be a frustrating business getting good at photography, and it does take time. In my case I was lucky to have lots of time available, but I know it can be difficult when you have other committments. I'm sure you will find it supportive and helpful here.

Hi,
I am Surajit from Kolkata India, I am Graphic Designer by profession but photography has been my hobbies since my child hood. I own a Nikon D90 now and 50mm 1.4. I am still learning the art so like to learn from you people.

Greetings. I'm not new to photography (film since '80s; digital since 2000), shoot Nikon DSLRs, love to get lost in Photoshop (after work's done). My passion is COLOR—how to manage it from pixel (camera and/or monitor) to print (rgb or cmyk). Just got high-end monitor, now hope to post questions on how others work in color-managed work flows. Work currently in Macintosh environment but comfortable in PC.

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Originally Posted by Jerry Boal

Greetings. I'm not new to photography (film since '80s; digital since 2000), shoot Nikon DSLRs, love to get lost in Photoshop (after work's done). My passion is COLOR—how to manage it from pixel (camera and/or monitor) to print (rgb or cmyk). Just got high-end monitor, now hope to post questions on how others work in color-managed work flows. Work currently in Macintosh environment but comfortable in PC.

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Hi Jerry,

Great to have you with us.

Do you have a copy of the colour management bible?; Real World Color Management, 2nd edition, by Fraser, Murphy, and Bunting? If not then you need to grab one and work through it ... there is literally no substitute.

What model Eizo monitor did you get? ;)

Hi! im Ed from Philippines i just got to know this site from kurtmunger.com and it seems ill get more knowledge hopefully improve my photography.