Good day all. My name is Steve Gray; I've been keeping up with the site via RSS for some time now, and just decided to join and participate in things myself.
I've been a semi-pro photographer for the past year, active amateur for a long time before that. I've done several weddings, a few portrait shoots, tons of social events, and some business photography.
I try to keep my retouching subtle, unless I want to declare it is an "image" rather than a photograph; it all depends on for who or what I'm taking the photos.
Most of my work can be seen on my
SmugMug page, and I keep an almost-current stream of photos on my
blog. I'm always open to critique if anyone wants to stop by one of the two, and I plan on posting some photos here in the near future.
My current gear is a Canon Digital Rebel XTi, with 17-85mm IS, 18-55mms IS kit, and 70-300mm IS lenses. I'm planning on some serious upgrading in November when the new Canon 5D arrives, and hopefully adding a Zeiss 135mm f1.8 lens to my arsenal.