Atchy - New Member

[atchy]

Hi All
As a new member of this excellent site I have been asked to introduce myself. I am Essex England based and have been a keen photographer for many years mainly amatueur but also assisting my now retired pro photographer wife photographing weddings and other social events. In the pre digital dark days I had a fully equipped darkroom where I spent many hours performing dodging and burning in of my exhibition quality monochrome prints, quite an art but now completely redundant for me as I am a complete digital convert.
In those silver days my equipment was Hasselblad and Nikon. My present digital gear is Canon 5D plus various lenses.
My old computer struggles with photoshop hence my enquiry regarding advice on a new computer. My interests photographically are mainly, but certainly not exclusively, people pictures.
I look forward to enjoying the contributions to this site

[Zephyrize]

Great to have you with us atchy! You years of experience will surely be an asset to many of us.
Be sure to show us some of your work !

As a matter of fact, I chose a optional photography course in college and we're going to learn the 'traditional' techniques with a 35mm SLR and all the darkroom processes. seems quite interesting, can't wait!

p.s.: perhaps this could be moved to the Welcome section

[The Blue Boy]

atchy, welcome

Glad to have another convert from halide. Does your good lady not wish to join us? A pro wedding photographer would be a very welcome asset to the site!

"p.s.: perhaps this could be moved to the Welcome section" Don't see as it matters.

[Colin Southern]

... Does your good lady not wish to join us? A pro wedding photographer would be a very welcome asset to the site!

I'd like to 2nd that invitation!

Although we already have Bill White (who at 1500+ weddings is about to end his apprenticeship!), and another whom I've recently signed up, (and no doubt others who are already "hiding" here (come out, come out whereever you are)), I've long thought that it's been one topic that's been somewhat "conspicuous by it's absence" here - and I for one would very much like to see that change.

I often say that wedding photography has something in common with space flight in that "failure is not an option"; a breed that I have the utmost respect for.

[Bill44]

Atchy, welcome mate. Interesting to see that you've changed from film Nikon to digital Canon, I've gone the other way Canon to Nikon.

[ajith.rajeswari]

Welcome to our group Atchy..Would like to see your work and share your experience ...

~Ajith