Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[Colin Southern]

Hi, My name is Graham and I have just recently joined up. I am 65 years old and retired. I use a Canon G10 and Photoshop Elements 8 along with a Canon MP990 printer. I am keen to print some of my own photos and have recently calibrated my monitor using a Spyder 3 so hope I can now get results that represent the image on my screen from now on.
I hope to get answers to my questions as I progress down this printing "track ". From what I read on the "net" there is nothing simple about printing!

Welcome Graham,

Great to have another Kiwi onboard!

Printing is a "learning curve" (put politely). Basically, what everyone wants are "prints that match the screen", but the reality is that the screen uses additive red, green, and blue light (over about a 6 stop dynamic range), whist a printer uses subtractive cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink to block colours (with about a 4 stop dynamic range) - so in reality, they're as different as chauk and cheese. Best advice I can give is to just accept that prints will NEVER print exactly as they do onscreen - the "trick" is in understanding and managing the differences (you'll get "fussier" as your eye improves).

Just sing out if you need a hand though.

[Sugata]

Thank you very much for your kind comments. Yes, I shot it in Raw.

[Reidie]

Hi, I am Brian from Wodonga in Australia. I have been using this site for months now and since retiring I can now concentrate on teaching myself how to use a camera. I have a Canon D1000 and a few lenses. Please wish me luck

regards

Brian

[wendles78]

Good luck Brian, I'm just starting out too (in my 30's).....

[rajeshkumar]

i am happy to become a part of this forum ,i am a beginner in photography and forums.Now i got confidence from your comments.i am waiting for your useful advice and photos
regards
Rajesh

[CougarFool]

Hi, I'm Nigel and I live just south of Cambridge in the UK. I have been taking photographs with an SLR since the early 80s. My first camera was a Practica Super TL and then I progressed onto an Olympus OM10 followed by an Olympus OM2 SP. That was a lovely camera and lasted for many, many years. Eventually I switched to digital and bought an EOS 300D and then a 550D this year.

I don't really have a particular favourite type of photography but I do like taking off-camera flash pictures in a strobist way.

I am also into 'iphoneography' using the 'instagram' application which is great fun.

Thanks for reading.

[Donald]

i am happy to become a part of this forum ,i am a beginner in photography and forums.Now i got confidence from your comments.i am waiting for your useful advice and photos
regards
Rajesh

Hello Rajesh, and welcome to the forum.

I hope that the answers you get to the questions that you ask and that comments that you receive for any images that you post, will help you develop your knowledge and skills and that you will continue to enjoy being a member of CiC.

[Donald]

Hi, I'm Nigel and I live just south of Cambridge in the UK.

Welcome Nigel. Great to have you here.

In case you were wondering, the 'Cambridge' connection in the site name comes from the fact that Sean (McQ) the site owner studies at Cambridge and began the sire whilst there. He's now back in California, but we can't really hold that against him!

I hope you enjoy being part of CiC. As it says at the top of the page, it is a learning community. So as well as, hopefully, you learning from members, I hope you will allow your knowledge and experience to be shared in order to help others with their learning.

[larry barksdale]

Greetings,

My name is Larry. I live in Nebraska, USA. I am particularly interested in IR/UV, Crossed Polars digital imaging, and basic photogrammetry for forensic applications.

My day job is as a police officer.

[Donald]

Greetings,

My name is Larry. I live in Nebraska, USA. I am particularly interested in IR/UV, Crossed Polars digital imaging, and basic photogrammetry for forensic applications.

My day job is as a police officer.

Larry - A warm welcome onto CiC.

I take it some of that particular interest is work-related.

I hope you find that CiC is a resource that helps you develop your photographic knowledge and skills, but also allows you to use your own experience for the benefit of others who may come on asking questions and seeking support.

Good to have you here.

[Robbief]

Hello everyone my name is Robbie and I live in Northamptonshire, England. I have been hooked on photography since I was 16 years of age and still , if not more so hooked today at the age of 64. I have been viewing this site for about a month or so now and have been very impressed all round. I am looking forward to becoming an active member and chatting to people who feel the same way about photography as I do. Bye for now :-)

[Donald]

Hello everyone my name is Robbie and I live in Northamptonshire, England.

Robbie

If you've been looking in on the forum for about a month, you'll have a good idea of how it works and of the sort of exchanges that go on within the various sections. I'm glad you like what you've seen and hope you'll be part of it for a long time to come.

A very warm welcome.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

G'day all,

I'm Malcolm from the Gold Coast in Australia. Just recently got the bug after deciding to sort out all of the photos of my kids and invested in a new camera 3 weeks ago. I'm enjoying learning all about photography now and am hoping to perhaps one day make something of it.

I've got a few random shots in an album in picasa:
https://picasaweb.google.com/goldcoa...eat=directlink

Cheers

[Donald]

I'm Malcolm from the Gold Coast in Australia

Malcolm - welcome from an increasingly cold and wintery Scotland. Thanks for joining the forum

Some good ones in the gallery. I like that one of the tall ship with the bridge behind it. Others feature very creative compositions. I hope you'll be posting stuff like this up onto the site for discussion.

Hope you'll enjoy being part of CiC. Remember, it's all about learning, so don't be shy about posting up questions etc.

[Marie1611]

Hi, I'm new here and new to photography, taken the usual photo's for years but now own a Nikon D5100 and also a Nikon F90 (i think) film camera, I've not mastered the DSLR yet, I need a better memory, the film camera was a gift, so I have a lot to learn, looking forward to finding my way around on here ....
Marie

[Ahsante]

Hello, Everyone,

I make handcrafted jewelry (primarily with gemstones), and have a shop on ArtFire.com. I was referred to this site by a discussion forum on that site, for tips and help in photographing jewelry. I live in Northern Virginia.
Since I decided to take my own photos for uploading to my website, it's been a process of 'hit or miss' - a lot of experimenting with light etc - and although I have seen improvement in my photos, I'm sure that I have much to learn. So, I'm here to do that.
I use a 'light cube' - the collapsible cloth kind - and my camera is a HP Photosmart E327. I've experimented with using LED flashlights to focus on a particular spot on the jewelry. I find capturing the sparkle of crystals and the 'flash' in labradorite to be particularly difficult.
I just registered, and haven't really looked around the site very much, but I'm looking forward to all of the resources available!

Ahsante

[Donald]

Hi, I'm new here and new to photography, taken the usual photo's for years but now own a Nikon D5100 and also a Nikon F90 (i think) film camera, I've not mastered the DSLR yet, I need a better memory, the film camera was a gift, so I have a lot to learn, looking forward to finding my way around on here ....
Marie

Marie

Great to have you here. And I hope you find that it is a place that can help you learn.

I love it that there feels like a real determination in what you write about taking the usual photos for years, but now .............!

[Donald]

I just registered, and haven't really looked around the site very much, but I'm looking forward to all of the resources available!

Once you've had a chance to look round, I hope you find that it's a resource that you think can help you and that you want to stick around on.

We're all pretty easy going and informal on here, with teh shared aim of helping people develop knowledge and skills to whatever level they wish. The only stupid questions are teh ones that remain unasked. So, please do join in. And I look forward to seeing your images of your creations once you get that skill under your belt.

So, hello and welcome.

[fortune64]

Hi,I just joined this community,I think it must be a good place for me to learn more about photography.
I am a Malaysian but living in Jakarta of Indonesia,I started to take picture since I bought my first camera three years ago,I do it occasionally and mostly somewhere around my living place.Just a newbie wanna to get better and to learn more from you all.

[Donald]

Hi,I just joined this community,I think it must be a good place for me to learn more about photography.

Vincent, I certainly hope that CiC does prove to be a good place for you to learn. There are many very experienced, knowledgeable and skillful photographers on here who are very willing to share what they know with people who wish to learn.

All you hjave to do is ask whatever questions you may have and observe and take part in discussions. And, of course, a very good way to learn is to post your images onto the forum and ask for comment and criticism.

I hope you enjoy being a member of CiC.