Introduce Yourself

[jewels inet]

Welcome Christine and others. I finally figured out how to get the avatar to work (little picture that represents you). Have you figured it out? If not, go to User CP, Edit Avatar.

We will enjoy learning together.

[KingKarn]

Hi everyone,

My name is KingKarn from Bangkok Thailand. I am a member on Flickr and using my real name as a screen name there. You are all welcome to drop by with comment and criticism. I do really like the Digital Photography School group there by Darren which leads me to write you the introducing thing that I am not good at it...hehehe. I am now using Canon 400D though not finish reading the manual yet but I am happy with it so far. Nice to know you all. Any question is open to ask... ttfn...^_^

[ptbelly]

Hallo!

My name is Jess. I'm studying graphic design in Boston, and though I feel like I bring a lot of artistic vision to my schoolwork, my experience with the point & shoot I own has been mostly of the snap-shot variety. My dad and I both recently upgraded to Minolta Maxxum7D digital SLR cameras. He's going digital (has a bunch of old Minolta lenses) and I'm going...well, photog! So I'm looking forward to spending the x-mass holiday with him, experimenting with our new cameras and learning from each other.

DPS has really been a great resource- providing great tips on composition and technique, as well as de-mystifying all the controls and settings that can be so intimidating to a newbie such as myself. Cheers Darren!

[mdwsta4]

Hi, I'm Matt, 26, and I live in Chicago. I've been taking pictures constantly for the past 6 or 7 years although this past year I've gotten away from snapshots and delved into actual photography. I currently have a Canon 350d with an assortment of lenses that will continue to grow.
I enjoy reading the articles on DPS and always like to constantly learn new tricks/tips.

Cheers

[Bail]

Hello, The name is Bail and I live in Western Massachusetts.
I've been into photography ever since I was a kid. My grandfather was into photography to where he had a dark room in his basement where he would process B&W photos and have my grandmother color them in. That always interest me. My first camera was a Canon 35MM AT-1 SLR. Never played around with it untill 4 years ago. Then my grandfather gave me a AE-1 which is almost the same at the AT-1 but with a light meter. I mostly just focus the camera and turn some dials untill the light meter in the view finder was in the center. Never knew the settings and what they mean. Then I was offered a great deal on a Canon 20D so I took it.
I found this site while looking at good-tutorials.com where they list the DPS articles. This site made my photographing experience much better.

[ChristianJames]

Hello there,
My name is Christian James and I'm a photographer starting out trying to make a business out of my photography and graphic & webpage design business. I've only been doing photography on a serious note for the last couple of years, but have totally immersed myself into the Concert Photography scene.

http://ChristianJamesPhoto.com

is my company and I always welcome critiques & suggestions for improvement to my work.

thanks for the wonderful site, I'm always getting inspiration or tips from it!
-Chris

[jmaziarz]

My name is Jeremy Maziarz. I am from Rhode Island, USA and have been sloooowly wrapping my head around the world of photography and venturing away from Auto Mode.

I purchased my first, non-disposable, digital camera a few years ago (Sony CyberShot P5). While it took nice pictures, I think I expected more out of it than it could give. More recently, I purchased a Canon PowerShot G3 on eBay and have been having fun learning how to use it.

If you are at all interested in my shots, they are hosted on my SmugMug account at http://jer.smugmug.com.

Thanks Darren for the great site and the many educational articles!

[henryscat]

Hi all.
I'm Ian and I live in Perth, Scotland.

I use a Nikon D100 and have macro, zoom and wide lenses.
I'm a big fan of infrared and use my Cokin filter whenever possible.

Photography is a self-taught hobby (albeit an expensive one) and I get out whenever I can.

My wife and I just had our first child on the 2/12/06 (that's Dec not Feb).

Looking forward to bouncing ideas around on this forum!

[Kevin Helton]

Hello all! My name, obviously, is Kevin Helton. I'm in wonderful, yet crowded, Southern California. I am 25 years old and work as a Computer Technician at a local High School. My wife just delivered twin girls 3 weeks ago so my time suddenly went from a lot to close to none

I bought a D50 in August 2005 and emersed myself into the SLR world. Most of what I do is sports photography (mostly High School and recreational clubs). I am trying to make a little extra cash doing what I love to do by selling photos of high school athletes to parents and such. I always love learning about all types of photography.

I recently purchased an 80-200mm 2.8 Nikkor lens that I am very excited about. My first non-cheap lens. The twins have held me back from using it but soon I hope to go shoot.

I am glad to see this forum here and really enjoy the website. Never hurts to be reminded of some basics, too!

[octover]

Hello, name is Caleb. Currently I am Utah, but will be moving to Sweden in 2007.

I had a Canon point and shoot for a couple of years. Finally took the step into DSLRs when I could get a Rebel XT from Dell.com for 25% off. Recently upgraded to a 30D. Just got a 90mm macro lens that I haven't really spent enough time with, but have enjoyed it so far.