Introduce Yourself

[stkr]

My name is Demorrius Sims and I'm currently 18 years old and preparing to graduate high school. I've been working with photography for nearly a year now and I think I've been doing pretty well so far. I've joined this site to learn much more about the capabilities of my camera, especially in the manual modes. I've read quite a few articles already, and everything seems so simple now . I'll continue reading through the index, though, and see what else I can learn. Next year I plan on attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, where hopefully I will be able to minor in Photography. If anyone is interested, here is my website (where you can view my favorite photographs that I've taken):

http://lostvalley-photography.com/

I have been working with Photoshop and graphic design for a few years, with photography being a more recent venture. Anyway, that's about it .

[angel_ivy]

hello everyone, I'm Ivy here. I'm totally new to photo shooting...plan to get myself a new DSLR but have no idea which model to choose... that's the reason I join this forum... to know more....

[Lakitu]

Hello to all the new people!! It's interesting to see people all over the world with varying levels of experience.

Sorry I can't welcome all individually but I hope to see you around and welcome you as I go.

[S Mitra]

Hello All,

I am an electrical engineer, location Chennai, India.
55 years old. I have been interseted in photography right since school days. But I am more interested in the techniques and equipment.

I have started dabbling with digital photography since 2006.

I regularly read the DPS newsletter, I think it is great.

My gear : point & shoot SONY W5 - 5.1 megapixel.

cheers,

Sugata Mitra

[zeak_vuv]

Hi my name is zeak,

I am 25 and live in Vanuatu on the island of Efate in the south pacific. I own and run an ouurdoor adventure comapny and have been intrested in photography from a few years but have never made the leap into doing.

it is now time for a new hobbie and photography is it i have just ordered all me gear from the USA and am patiently waiting its arrival, many things in Vanuatu run on island time and the postal sevice is one of them.

this is what i have coming;

Olympus E-3
Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Lens
FL-50R Flash
Lowepro DryZone 200
Manfrotto Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod
Manfrotto Hydrostatic Ball Head
Olympus Zuiko 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital ED SWD
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Olympus HLD-4 POWER BATTERY HOLDER E-3
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Q-1000X: Qstarz BT-Q1000X Bluetooth Data Logger GPS Receiver

I know it is alot of equipment for a bigginer but i fuiger if i buy good equioment now it will save me from having to upgrade once I grow out of it

zeak

[Tikijenn]

Well I'm new to photography but I've been taking pictures since I was 10. I have never really gone any farther in my thought process than just taking pictures to freeze time. Most of my photos were taken for scrapbooking purposes. I got tired of not getting good shots of school programs with my kids and their sporting events so I studied up on cameras a little bit and decided to go get a Canon Rebel XTi. Now that I have a camera that can actually do some cool things I want to use it for that! So... DPS here I come and I'm ready to learn! Oh and I have two lenses: an 18-55mm and a 75-300mm.

[Lakitu]

Hello to you new guys from India, Vanuatu, and USA.

[Honey-Dukes]

Hello! I'm from Spain and I've been photographing with my Point & Shoot for two years (places, friends and such), but had never taken photography too seriously until some months ago when I decided to buy a dSLR camera. A couple of weeks ago I bought one (a second-hand Nikon d50 on eBay which was quite cheap) and I'm enjoying it a lot, though I don't know how to properly use it yet, but I enjoy learning as well -and that's why I'm here!

[zorro123]

Hello, my name is Ray, I am fairly new to the digital world of photography, I had a Nikon D40 until it was stolen, I mainly left it in the Auto mode and just let the camera do all the work. I have been looking and reading on what to buy for about a year now and ended up with the Nikon D700. This is quite a camera for someone of my very limited knowledge of digital picture taking. But I am willing to put alot of time and effort in learning how to take awesome pics and I am sure many bad ones too.
So any help and info for a guy with more money than brains, I am here to learn and make my mistakes like a lot of other people.
My lenses are a 20-35mm f2.8,,, 300mm f4 af-s,,,105mm micro f2.8,,,60mm micro f2.8,,70-210mm af f4 and a 50mm 1.8 that I bought with the camera.
I am very happy with all the lenses for far, I use my 20-35 and 300 most of the time, I do like the 70-210mm because of its light weight compared to the other two. As long as I have plenty of light it makes for a great walking around lens.
So this is where I am at at this time. Any help or advice will be appreciated....

Nice to meet all of you......

[MichelleW]

Originally Posted by zorro123

Hello, my name is Ray, I am fairly new to the digital world of photography, I had a Nikon D40 until it was stolen, I mainly left it in the Auto mode and just let the camera do all the work. I have been looking and reading on what to buy for about a year now and ended up with the Nikon D700. This is quite a camera for someone of my very limited knowledge of digital picture taking. But I am willing to put alot of time and effort in learning how to take awesome pics and I am sure many bad ones too.
So any help and info for a guy with more money than brains, I am here to learn and make my mistakes like a lot of other people.
My lenses are a 20-35mm f2.8,,, 300mm f4 af-s,,,105mm micro f2.8,,,60mm micro f2.8,,70-210mm af f4 and a 50mm 1.8 that I bought with the camera.
I am very happy with all the lenses for far, I use my 20-35 and 300 most of the time, I do like the 70-210mm because of its light weight compared to the other two. As long as I have plenty of light it makes for a great walking around lens.
So this is where I am at at this time. Any help or advice will be appreciated....

Nice to meet all of you......

Wow! Is it my imagination or do you have a LOT of gear for someone new to digital? Did you use film pretty extensively before? I'm sure I'm not the only one in awe of your equipment for someone who's new to this. Lens envy from me, that's for sure