Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[Tessa1]

Hi Everyone,
I'm relatively new to digital photography. I have a Sony a35--all I can afford at the moment, but saving my pennies for bigger and better things if my skills improve and I continue to enjoy this craft. Love the tutorials and supportive comments on this site.

I live in Texas and right now the wildflowers are blooming. They're great practice for me as I'm heading to Costa Rica for work/vacation in a few weeks! I'm looking forward to learning as much as I can before I leave.

Tessa

[Donald]

I'm relatively new to digital photography. I have a Sony a35--all I can afford at the moment,

Tessa - The most important thing is not how much equipment you have, how much it cost, or whether it's the newer version that your next-door-neighbour has got. It's about loving photography. Sure, bigger and better gear open up more options for you to make images. But there are people with lots of expensive equipment who produce rubbish.

As Pops Carter, a member who's not around the forum so much these days, often said, "The camera is a box in which you store photographs. The picture is behind your eyeballs."

It's about you much more than it is about the camera you have.

So I hope you enjoy being here as part of CiC and that it helps you develop your knowledge and skill. And, remember, there is no such thing as a dumb question on this forum.

If you wish, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your location so that it shows up alongside all your posts, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[Telepati]

Hi, Im Murat from Istanbul. I start to photograpy almost 20 day ago with Nikon D3100 and this site really help to me. Thank you.

[JennyUtt]

Hi Everyone,
I am from Northam, Western Australia. I am loving everything about digital photography and enjoying all aspects from portraiture (love with a passion) to landscapes. I have joined Cambridge in Colour to get more feedack on my images to help improve my techniques and knowledge. I look forward to participating on a regular basis and have enjoyed the Tutorials on here immensely.
Cheers Jen

[Bruce Bell]

Hello, I am Bruce from City Bell, La Plata, Argentina, I am very happy to join the group and as I am a beginner and very fond of photography I will try to learn from this website all what I can . Thanks to all.

[Bruce Bell]

Hello Murat, I have been to Istambul and other historical places in Turkey . Very beautiful places to take photos. Bruce from City Bell, La Plata, Argentina

[kenny527]

Hi my name is Kenny I'm from Malaysia where I have lived over 27 years. I am the beginner for the DSL camera users,recently tried to learn more about my camera and photo editing software programs. I love learning, I have a lot to learn and hope to be able to utilize this site and all the more advanced photographers that give advice here to my advantage. Thanks!

[ewheeler454]

Hi, I'm Eric and I'm from Middle Tennessee. I really enjoy the tutorials here and love the "Ah so that's how it's done moment" after reading them. I've always loved photography but have recently got back into it. I prefer nature and landscapes and really don't care much for photographing people.

Thank you.

[Doug Evans]

I have been interested in photography since the days of the Crown Graphic, I have made a few good pictures but am delighted to find a place where I can learn something of these wonderful new cameras. I have a Canon G9 which still can do more things than I know how to do.
Doug Evans

[plumsquare2]

My name is Larry. I Live in New Mexico
Eons ago, I was on the Yearbook staff in high school. iI really enjoyed working in the dark room.
Several years ago I got involved in photography again, but with a limited budget I started out with a compact camera.
About a year ago my son gave me a Canon EOS 60-d with an 18-135 mm lens.
Now I am seriously crazy about photography and trying to learn all I can.

[Manfred M]

Hi - I'm Manfred and live in Ottawa, Canada. I made my transition from a film SLR to a DSLR about three years ago and have thoroughly enjoyed going from the wet darkroom to the digital one. I'm shooting a Nikon D90 right now, but my upgrade should arrive one of these days...

I classify myself as an "enthusiastic amateur". I do a lot of travelling around the world to places and my camera gear is always along recording things in familiar places as well as getting quite far off the beaten track. I look at myself as a utility photographer; I don't specialize in any one area and photograph anything and anywhere. I am just as comfortable in the studio as I am in the back woods.

I was very impressed by the quality of the material on this site, so decided to join in order to continue my learning process.

[Amazing Lifestyler]

Hi
I am quite new to photography and know I will learn lots from this site. I photographing love water, landscapes, sunsets but make myself focus on other shots to vary my experience. I enjoy a challenge and I am looking forward to entering competitions, putting myself out there, seeing what bounces back and improving my camera skills.
Barbara

[Donald]

Between me going to bed and getting up again, I think that's the largest number of people we've ever had posting up 'hello' messages. Wonderful.

So, a very warm welcome to (starting at 01:26 am (UK time) this morning) :
Murat
Jenny
Bruce (1st member from Argentina, I think)
Kenny
Eric
Doug
Larry
Manfred .... and
Barbara

Great to have you all here and I hope that being part of the forum achieves whatever you want it to - whether it's focusing on learning, discussion and debate, or enjoying sharing and discussing images.

As well as the tutorials, this forum is about learning. There are lots of people on here who are very willing to share their knowledge and experience. So, those of you who are maybe starting out - please do ask your questions. And those of you with experience, I hope you will share that on here so that others can learn from you.

[mentalprabhu]

Manasa - Hello and welcome to CiC.

I hope this is a resource that you find can help you develop your knowledge and skills and contribute to your photographic development and enthusiasm.

So that you don't continue to get people asking you what your proper name is, because most us use that on here, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your proper name under 'Real Name'. Then it will appear underneath your Username in all your posts. You can also enter your location so that it does the same, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

I look forward to seeing some of your pictures.

Thank you, Donald.

[jenne]

Hi everyone, I'm Jenne from Australia living in Tasmania, the little forgotten bit tacked onto the bottom of Aust. I've been interested in photography since I was a kid with my box brownie and seem to have always dabbled in taking images over the years, my current passion is adding effects to enhance my images if possible in different ways, and digital painting. I joined a while ago but actually didn't realise you had an active forum.

I love looking at other people's images and learning new things, so am happy to belong here and learn.
Jenne

[DipanjanMitra]

Hello everyone,

My name is Dipanjan, i am based in New Delhi INDIA. I have been following your tutorials and impressive discussions among members and this made me join this forum. I am a technology consultant by proffession, and very serious about photography. They say, "A single moment of Glory is worth a World without Name" and I live for these moments. It is my desire to make a career out of Photography and I have miles to go to reach that destination. Hope you guys will guide and show me the way.

[gilliebg]

Thank you all for the welcome; I am finding the site very interesting, and I am sure that I will spend plenty of time here. Gillie

[gaynorevans]

Hi there all, I am a newbe! I have just had my new camera (nikon d90) and still learning to use it, but haveing much fun in the process! I live in South wales UK and have many beautiful place's to take photograph's, my main subjects are normaly my dog's. I haven't used a forum before so please forgive me if i mess up , thanks, gaynor.

[Donald]

Jenne, Dipanjan, Gaynor

A very warm welcome to each of you and thank you for signing up to CiC.

Hi everyone, I'm Jenne from Australia living in Tasmania, the little forgotten bit tacked onto the bottom of Aust.

Jenne - It's okay - I'm from the Highlands of Scotland. I know how you feel!!

Now that you've discovered the forum, I hope you enjoy it and find it as helpful as, hopefully, the tutorials.

It is my desire to make a career out of Photography and I have miles to go to reach that destination. Hope you guys will guide and show me the way.

I certainly hope being part of CiC can help you along that road, Dipanjan.

I haven't used a forum before so please forgive me if i mess up , thanks, gaynor.

One of the nice things that I hope you'll find out about CiC is that nobody gets too exercised if you get it wrong. Lots of people starting out struggle with posting images, knowing how to start a new thread, which section of the forum to post their question/image. Lots people will jump in to help as required. The secret is to just enjoy it.

Dipanjan and Gaynor - If you wish, you can go to Edit Profile and enter your location so that it shows up alongside all your posts, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

[patrick9x9]

Hello, my name is Brian and I live in the U.S. in California. I've been into photography for some time now. My favorite type is landscapes and waterscapes. I've recently started trying some macro and actions shots. I always love to learn more. This site was recommended by someone at another website for the wonderful tutorials. I currently have a Canon XTi and a Canon 7D. I have a 10-22mm, 24-105L, and 100-400L lens. I'm looking forward to being a part of this community as its already been so helpful for me.