Introduce Yourself & Welcome Other Members (archive)

[JPS]

Hello !

My name is Lara. I am a new member. Originally I am from Russia, but currently live in the UK.
I have been interested in photography for several years, but still I have a lot to learn.

Hope joining this site will help me develop.

Hi Lara,
Welcome to CiC, it's great to have you join us.

This is a great site for learning, well worth looking at the tutorials and posting some of your work so the members can give you some C&C.
Don't forget it's worth editing your profile and adding you name and a rough location, that way members can address you by name in any future posts.
Kind regards

[Learning]

Hi all,

Gary here. I'm from the central valley in CA, retired and living it. I'm totally in love with close up photography, natural outdoor lighting, mostly floral. I'm making the transition from closeup to Macro, so am going to try and teach an old dog some new tricks.

[RickH]

I'm Rick, from Toronto, Canada. My main interests are food photography and travel photography. I found this site when surfing around looking for lens advice (have just shifted to Nikon after a decade of Canon, and need to think about some new equipment to round out my kit). I am also interested in digital processing.

[Donald]

Gary here. I'm from the central valley in CA, retired and living it.

You luicky person!

Welcome, Gary. great to have you here. I hope you enjoy being part of CiC and that as well as learning, you will help others learn by sharing your knowledge and experience.

[Donald]

... have just shifted to Nikon after a decade of Canon,

On dear, oh dear, oh dear! It's okay, Rick. You can stay!

Thanks for joining CiC and I hope you enjoy it. There is lots of knowledge and experience amongst the members on here and I hope you can benefit from that, as well as contributing to it.

[WV1]

Thank you, John...

[camerashy]

Hello my name is Jeanette and I live in cornwall, I love taking photos although do not know a lot which is why I have joined your communty. I am hoping to get some helpful comments so that I can improve my technique. I have added one photo that I think although ok it is perhaps lacking in something, any remarks would be welcome.

[Donald]

Hello my name is Jeanette and I live in cornwall, I love taking photos although do not know a lot which is why I have joined your communty. I am hoping to get some helpful comments so that I can improve my technique. I have added one photo that I think although ok it is perhaps lacking in something, any remarks would be welcome.

Jeanette - Great to have you here. And the fact that you don't feel you know a lot is the perfect reason for joining. As well as all the tutorials on the site, amongst the members in the forum there is a huge amount of knowledge and experience that people will be very glad to share with you. All you have to do is ask.

I can't see where you have added that picture you refer to. In order to be bale to get your pictures into your messages on here, just click this - HELP THREAD: How can I post images here?

And then, in order to get poepel to provide the best sypport that will help you, have a read of this -How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images

And finally, 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.

[Gaaron]

Hi, I am Gaaron, (I am female) despite my user name
I came across this site when I was googling help re 'compression' shown in exif. To which I found wonderful info & learned a lot.
I have a Canon DSLR 400D with zoom lens. Because I don't actually use it to its full potential, but like its quality, & wanted to 'update' to a camera which was easier to carry around. I've been trying out the Canon SX50 HS ....hence seeing 'compression' in the EXIF.
I look forward to 'conversing', or rather, asking questions!

[Webbo51]

G'day everyone, I'm Steve from Brisbane, Australia. My interest in photography has been rekindled since retiring as my wife and I enjoy travelling. i've recently upgraded to Nikon P510 bridge camera and am realising just how much there is to learn about it's capabilities. Still, that's half the fun!

[Donald]

Hi, I am Gaaron, (I am female) despite my user name

Hello Gaaron. If your username is not your real name and so 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 haven't said where you are. You can also enter your location, just as in my details alongside this message. Then we all know where everyone is in the world.

Great to have you here and I hope you will ask lots of questions. CiC is all about learning.

[Donald]

G'day everyone, I'm Steve from Brisbane, Australia.

Welcome Steve. Thank you for 'signing up' to CiC. I hope you find the site useful and that it does help with all that learning.

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.

[simulvi]

Hello! I'm Ulla from Finland. My friend in UK pointed me to your way and this looks very interesting. I'm just a beginner in a field of photography and got my first "proper" camera a couple of months ago. Before that I used a compact camera and now I'd like to learn more about everything... I guess it is a long and windy road, but hopefully very enjoyable at the same time. I have a 6 months old son and I'll be shooting him a lot, but I also like nature and animals. Well, I'm not too fussy about subjects, just want to improve and get better pics. So any advise will be greatly appreciated and welcomed.

[Donald]

Hello! I'm Ulla from Finland. My friend in UK pointed me to your way and this looks very interesting. I'm just a beginner in a field of photography and got my first "proper" camera a couple of months ago.

Hello Ulla and welcome to CiC.

What camera did you get?

I hope that you do enjoy being part of CiC and that it does help you increase your knowledge and skills. There are many people on here who are always very willing to share their experience in order to help you learn.

[Natepmb]

Hi All. My name is Nate (from Australia) and I am a new to photography person who has a Canon 7D and wants to learn to use it like a professional. I have transitioned over from videography so have an understanding of the basics of exposure ect... but would like to learn more.

[Donald]

Hi All. My name is Nate (from Australia) and I am a new to photography person who has a Canon 7D and wants to learn to use it like a professional. I have transitioned over from videography so have an understanding of the basics of exposure ect... but would like to learn more.

Great to have you here, Nate. I hope you enjoy being part of CiC. There's lots of knowledge and experience on here willing to be shared so that we can all carry on learning. All you have to do is join in - post images, debate issues, ask questions, etc.

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.

[21Limited]

Hi, I'm 21Limited, for those of you who know Pentax glass, you'll know the 21 Limited is not the sharpest lens in your bag, but sometimes it takes a soft dreamy image that you can't let go of. I identify with it for some reason. I live near ALgonquin Park , Ontario, Canada, most of my images are related to this location. Although every now and then we get out for a bit.

[Donald]

Hi, I'm 21Limited, for those of you who know Pentax glass, you'll know the 21 Limited is not the sharpest lens in your bag, ....

Hello Norman and a very warm welcome onto CiC. I hope we'll see some of the images made with the lens.

[alanpearman]

Hello, I'm Alan from York, UK, and have relatively recently bought a digital SLR camera, a Lumix G1, after using compacts for a number of years. Having read a few of the excellent tutorials on this site I thought it would be very helpful to me to join and take part in the forums. I find that studying the photographs of others and reading about their tips and experiences is always interesting and instructive but I also hope to make some positive contributions of my own. I like photographing nature and wildlife, landscapes, interesting buildings and anything that looks interesting!

[Donald]

Hello, I'm Alan from York, UK, and have relatively recently bought a digital SLR camera, a Lumix G1, after using compacts for a number of years. Having read a few of the excellent tutorials on this site I thought it would be very helpful to me to join and take part in the forums. I find that studying the photographs of others and reading about their tips and experiences is always interesting and instructive but I also hope to make some positive contributions of my own. I like photographing nature and wildlife, landscapes, interesting buildings and anything that looks interesting!

Alan - Welcome and thank you for joining CiC. I hope you enjoy being involved and that you do find it contributes to your learning. I hope to that you will make your contributions, either by joining in discussions of giving your opinions on images posted up by other people, in order to help them learn.

By the way, 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.