Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

Hello Everyone,

My name is Dawn. I'm an avid amature nature photographer. I started out with a Nikon D60 and recently upgraded to a D7000 for a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park.

I have found the tutorials and information on this site very helpful, and look forward to interacting with you all on the forums.

Hello,
My name is Angie and I have been interested in photography since high school. Two years ago my Dad bought me a Canon Rebel T2i and photoshop and I have been dabbling here and there ever since. I am somewhat frustrated on how much there is to know. I have some of the basics down but can't wait to see what others say. So glad I found this site and so glad I joined.

I've lived in Hawaii for about a decade after many years in New England. I started with a point and shoot in 2004 and switched to a Canon DSLR in 2006. I enjoy landscape photography and I desire to seriously improve my landscape photography and also venture into other areas of photography.

Hello all. I live in the backwoods of the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. I have taken up photography as my retirement project and have taken a couple of courses at the local college. I use a Canon 7D, which really is too much camera - wish I had purchased something smaller, although I intend to persist. Most of what I capture consists of wildflowers, weeds, patent/split-rail fences and snow. I look forward to improving my camera technique and getting to know the forum.
Liza

Hi everyone. I'm originally from Oxford in England, but have been living in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for the last 7 1/2 years. Started off in 2009 with a Nikon D90, and last year upgraded to a D700. Enjoying shooting architecture, cityscapes, street and portraiture in Dubai, and travel photography whenever I get the chance.
Phil

Hi, I'm Amber. I recently switched from a Canon xTi to a 3Ti and still learning. Have been using the CiC tutorials for years, thank you so much for offering them. Hoping to learn more here (such as why I can't seem to get the clarity and sharpness all of you have). I live in southern IN and my most-often used subjects are horses, flowers, and cars. Looking forward to learning all I can from you all! Thanks!

A wonderful rush of new sign-ups in the last 14-15 hours.

Welcome one and all.

First thing - For those of you who haven't put your proper name, location or both into your profile, you've maybe seen that most of us tend to use our real names on here. It makes communication more friendly and CiC is that sort of site. Did you know 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.

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Originally Posted by MoodyBluesFan

....for a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park.

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You lucky person. I hope you enjoyed it and that we'll get to see some of the results.

I'm glad CiC is proving helpful and hope that, now your involved in the forum, it becomes even more useful.

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Originally Posted by Angiep17

I am somewhat frustrated on how much there is to know.

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That is something that everyone experiences, Angie. You're not alone. Just remember that whenever you look at ana image and go 'Wow' and think that the photographer must be brilliant, he or she was once at the exact same point on the learning curve that you are now at.

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Originally Posted by Jeff S

I enjoy landscape photography and I desire to seriously improve my landscape photography and also venture into other areas of photography.

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Well, I certainly hope this forum can contribute to that improvement, Jeff. I hope you'll find lots of people on here who are very happy to share knowledge and experience and to offer constructive comments and advice.

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Originally Posted by LizaInMM

I look forward to improving my camera technique and getting to know the forum.

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And I'm sure that everyone here is looking forward to getting to know you and your work, Liza. Please do jump right in with questions, comments and, of course, some of your images.

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Originally Posted by dubaiphil

Hi everyone. I'm originally from Oxford in England, but have been living in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for the last 7 1/2 years.

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Great to have you here Phil. Glad you've decided to join. I hope we'll see some architectural images from Dubai. There certainly seems to enough spectacular subject material.

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Originally Posted by amberb

Have been using the CiC tutorials for years, thank you so much for offering them. Hoping to learn more here (such as why I can't seem to get the clarity and sharpness all of you have).

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I'm glad you like the tutorials Amber and I hope, now that you're in the forum, you will seek answers to some of those specific questions around about clarity and sharpness. Bets thing to do is post up images and ask fro comment. To help you get the best out fo asking for feedback, have a read of - How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images

Hello everyone! I'm Paula from Brazil and I'm learning Photography. I'm a starter and have a lot of doubts about the basic tecniques. I have a Canon T3i. Len: 18-75mm. I hope I can have some help here and learn as much as I can!
Paula

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Originally Posted by Paula Schmidt

Hello everyone! I'm Paula from Brazil and I'm learning Photography.

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Hello Paula and welcome to CiC. I do hope that being a member of CiC will help you learn about the techniques and that this will help you to make good pictures.

Thank you for joining the forum.

Hello everyone, I'm Steve, from Ottawa, in Canada. I'm quite impressed with the site and the forums. Looking forward to learning lots.

Hi all, I am Andy from the Mendip hills in Somerset. I have been looking for the last month and have found this to be a site that welcomes all including myself as a newbie, I have enjoyed photography for a number of years but only using a point & shoot.
I recently purchased a Canon 550D. I have been out taking quite a lot of shots. I do now think I have one worth posting for the usual comments that are shared on this site. I have picked up a huge amount just from reading the forum. It has been enough to to take the plunge and register. I will of course post said shot in due time.

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Originally Posted by Stevil

Hello everyone, I'm Steve, from Ottawa, in Canada. I'm quite impressed with the site and the forums. Looking forward to learning lots.

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Hi Steve,
Welcome to CiC, it's great to have you with us.
I'm glad you like the site and forum, it really is a great place to learn and more importantly make friends that share the same interests.
I look forward to seeing your work.

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Originally Posted by Andy in Mendip

Hi all, I am Andy from the Mendip hills in Somerset. I have been looking for the last month and have found this to be a site that welcomes all including myself as a newbie, I have enjoyed photography for a number of years but only using a point & shoot.
I recently purchased a Canon 550D. I have been out taking quite a lot of shots. I do now think I have one worth posting for the usual comments that are shared on this site. I have picked up a huge amount just from reading the forum. It has been enough to to take the plunge and register. I will of course post said shot in due time.

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Hi Andy,
it great that you have finally taken the plunge and joined. As you have already said CiC is a friendly place where you can learn and get constructive feed-back on your work.
I look forward to seeing your pictures and talking to you further in the coming weeks. :)

Thank you John, I have fond memories of 6 months spent in Essex working, I stayed in Chelmsford & Basildon the 2 are worlds apart, I travelled across the whole county during those 6 months, you have a world of pictures on your doorstep, not so unlike myself.
The wonderful Mendip hills (Cheddar, it would be a crime to not mention Bath or even Wells) I do recall some fantastic areas for seascapes in Essex.

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Originally Posted by Andy in Mendip

Thank you John, I have fond memories of 6 months spent in Essex working, I stayed in Chelmsford & Basildon the 2 are worlds apart, I travelled across the whole county during those 6 months, you have a world of pictures on your doorstep, not so unlike myself.
The wonderful Mendip hills (Cheddar, it would be a crime to not mention Bath or even Wells) I do recall some fantastic areas for seascapes in Essex.

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Hi Andy,
I work in Chelmsford, but live about 15 miles outside, in the countryside. I hope to get back to Cheddar soon and get some pictures, I haven't been there for a few years now. I love your part of the country and one day soon; when I retire hope to move to the area; with my camera in hand. Your 550D is a nice camera with a great spec. there's certainly not much you won't be able to do with it.
What type of picture are you shooting the most?

Hi, I'm Amanda. Born and raised near Sacramento, California. Just bought a DSLR a couple years ago and decided I needed to educate the heck out of myself to take photos to the best of the Canon T2i's ability. This really hit home a couple of months ago when I spent two weeks in Ireland. 3000 photos later, I'm hooked. I need all the help I can get, so here I am. :)

Thanks. :)

(please give me advice! I'm just starting to figure out how to edit photos and change my camera settings!)

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clover door by youbettago, on Flickr

Hi John,
Well landscapes mainly, I may have a try at seascapes in the coming weeks, as I work in a city there is the possiblity of extending into architecture at a later date.

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Originally Posted by youbettago

3000 photos later, I'm hooked. I need all the help I can get, so here I am. :)

(please give me advice! I'm just starting to figure out how to edit photos and change my camera settings!)

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Amanda - It's great to have you here. A very warm welcome.

I'm delighted to hear you've been hooked.

First thing I'd say is - Don't try to learn everything at once. Take it one step at a time. If you try and take it all on at once, you'll get totally overwhelmed and disillusioned, because you'll feel you're not learning fast enough and that everything is still confusing.

Lots and lots of people on here will be very willing to share their knowledge and experience and to give you advice and guidance. All you need to do is ask the questions. There is no such a thing as a dumb question on CiC. You're question will probably have been asked before, but that's okay.

When you do ask a question, try and give people as much information as possible. For example, tell folks if you're shooting RAW files JPGs. If the latter, then one of the first things I hope we'll help you do is change that to RAW. Why? Because shooting RAW then gives you much more control of what the finished image looks like. And ...... becuase you have a Canon DSLR, you will have got a copy of Canon's Digital Photo Professional (DPP) with it. Is that what you are using for post-processing, or are you using some other software? Tell folks these things when you're asking about things like camera settings and post-processing.

And most of all, enjoy it. Enjoy your photography and enjoy being part of this forum where it doesn't matter what you're skill level is, just so long as you're enthusiastic and wanting to learn and develop.

Hiya Everyone. I'm Trish from South West London. Just joining this forum because I love the site and it's inspired me. Thanks.

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Hiya Everyone. I'm Trish from South West London. Just joining this forum because I love the site and it's inspired me. Thanks.

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Hi Trish,
Welcome to Cic, it's great to have you with us. :)
I'm sure you will enjoy the camaraderie this site offers and look forward to seeing your work.