After alot of posts at the old photography thread, it couldnt keep itself alive. I was thinking of a new approach, every photographer tells something about him/herself. (See the detailed list below) This is the place to show your latest photos, things you have bought, trips, etc. I will assemble all info at the first post. _______________________________ Photographers List: Forum Name: woopidoo2 Age: 16 Location: The Netherlands Favorite subject: Nature Equipment (Camera): Nikon Coolpix L3, soon Canon EOS 350D Equipment (Lenses): None, but my father has a 28-80mm and 80-200mm lens Other equipment: Small leather compact camera bag Website/Gallery: http://www.sxc.hu/profile/Woopidoo2 Date you started photographing: September 2006 Best photo (Thumbnail or link Please!): Your Idol (best photographer): J ohn Freeman Quote: None Other: I will buy my first DSLR at the end of May, cant wait to start! __________________________ Forum Name: GreenSlime89 Age: 15 Location: Scotland Favorite subject: Landscape or Plants Equipment (Camera): Fujifilm finepix A330 and S7000. Canon EOS 20D Equipment (Lenses): Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 Mk II Other equipment: Hama Star42 Tripod, Circular polariser, red filter, ND and skylight 1A filters. Website/Gallery: Website Gallery Date you started photographing: Mid 2004 Best photo: Your Idol (best photographer): Ansel Adams Quote: "Skill in photography is acquired by practise and not by purchase." Percy W. Harris, photographic writer. __________________________ Forum Name: ThoseTheBrokes. Age: 17. Location: East Midlands, Uk. Favorite subject: Anything really, People especially lately. Digital SLR. Equipment (Camera): Canon Eos 400D. Equipment (Lenses): EFS 18-55mm lens. Other equipment: Canon leather case, Vanguard tripod. Medium Format [Film]. Equipment (Camera): Fujica ST605. Equipment (Lenses): Tamron SP 35-210mm, Tamron 32-82mm. Other equipment: Hoya 52mm Skylight [18], Tamron 52mm PL, Prinzflex 3x converter, Steinheil multi-coated Auto Tele 2x converter. Website/Gallery: http://thebrokes.deviantart.com/ Date you started photographing: September 06. Best photo: Swept In Thought II Your Idol: Lara Jade. http://larafairie.deviantart.com/ Other: Watch me on DeviantArt, I have an upcoming project at school, I will be uploading plenty of hawtness for you to look upon. ______________________ Forum Name: Runemetsa a.k.a. RM Age: 14 Location: Espoo, Finland Favorite subject: Macros with flowers Equipment (Camera): Nikon D40 Equipment (Lenses): Nikkor 18-55mm Other Equipment: Photoshop CS2, stands and Nikon SS-400 Flash Website/Gallery: Meh Deviantart Date you started photographing: Unknown Best photo: Your Idol (best photographer): Unknown Other: Please comment my photos on Deviantart, I would like to get C/C how to improve. 12.30 Quick edit by me (Runemetsa) ________________________ Forum Name: Remoteman Age: 16 in a month Location: Manly, Sydney, Australia Favorite subject: Landscapes, especially beaches, and trees Equipment (Camera): Pentax istD S SLR and a Pentax Optio W10 (waterproof) I've also got a Nikon F60 SLR (film) something that my grandpa gave me. I don't use it much though. Equipment (Lenses): Sigma 18-125mm and a Tokina 100-300mm lense (bought second hand of ebay, best bargain ever, it's like brand new) Other equipment: Tripod, remote shutter release, polarising filter, you know, the usual stuff. Website/Gallery: None :( Date you started photographing: Last term of year 7, so around october in 2004. Doing darkroom photography, which is a load of fun. I stopped that two years later, and have worked more on digital ever since. Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): Your Idol (best photographer): Ken Duncan Quote: None Other: The Pentax SLR is my dad's, but i use it alot more than he does, i even bought 2 new lenses for it haha. The waterproof one is mine, it's great for pool parties and i've got some really cool shots of my friends surfing. __________________________ Forum Name: Zargo_VI Age: 21 Location: Stockholm/Sweden Favorite subject: Nature, Scenery, Macro Equipment (Camera): Nikon D80 Equipment (Lenses): AF-S DX 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Other equipment: "Gorillapod" tripod Website/Gallery: SXC profile Date you started photographing: November 2005 Best photo: Your Idol (best photographer): Don't know any :S Quote: "Practice makes perfect" Other: Got my new camera and now I'm going to learn to how to use it well. __________________________ Forum Name: Pandaownage Age: 13 :lol: Location: Kentucky Favorite subject: Nature, flowers, waterscape (a little bit) Equipment (Camera): Canon Eos Rebel Ti Equipment (Lenses): The one that came with it :lol: Other equipment: none Website/Gallery: http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa26 ... 772384.pbw Only a couple Date you started photographing: May 2006 Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/56664101/ Your Idol (best photographer): none Quote: "Don't worry about the world ending today, because it is tomorrow in Austrailia." ~forgot who said it :-$ Other: ________________________________________ Forum Name:Dave0293 Age: 14 Location: Maine, USA Favorite subject: Nature,Far away places Equipment (Camera): Nikon D70 Equipment (Lenses): 18-70/ 70-210 Other equipment: filters/ tripod hopefully soon Website/Gallery: n/a (most photos I shoot are for my family like vacations and they don't want they evrywhere on the internet Date you started photographing: 2005/06 Best photo: I like these three since going to rome/ monhegan isle (and the one in shivers thread.) Your Idol (best photographer): Ansel Adams/ Berenice Abbot _______________________________________ Forum Name: AgentBlond Age: 16 Location: San Antonio, Texas. Favorite subject: Portraits Equipment (Camera): Canon EOS 20d Equipment (Lenses): none Other equipment: none Website/Gallery: soon... Date you started photographing: beginning of sophomore year, 8-06 Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): [Real Life Photo Removed - woopidoo2 ] ^me Your Idol (best photographer): John Freeman Quote: none Other: Portrait photographs capture the essence of a person in a way that's much more tangible than staring them in the face. That pic was with my Canon, on self-timer. I had my friend stand there for 20 minutes to see the best picture angle. Took me 16 shots to get it right Case you didn't know, that's the Tower of the Americas, and that board is a Blind deck with speed demon bearings and spitfire wheels <3<3<3<3<3 _________________________________________ Forum Name: navyplaya Age: 18 Location: houston,tx Favorite subject: nature Equipment (Camera): fuji finepix s5200, canon ae-p1 (old film slr) Nikon D40x Equipment (Lenses): (fixed lens), (they're upstairs...rofl lazyness) Other equipment: macro filters, random filters, tripod, etc Website/Gallery: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v405/ ... ya/Photos/ Date you started photographing: summer '05ish Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): dont know how to thumbnail, but heres the link (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/ ... urchbw.jpg) Your Idol (best photographer): my bro Quote: Patience is the key Other: _____________________________________ Forum Name: LP Age: 17 Location: South-West Minnesota Favorite subject: Landscape, Portrait, Sport, Experimental.. Everything. Equipment (Camera): Canon 20D - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... =15&page=1 Equipment (Lenses): -Canon 70-200mm f/4 USM non-IS - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... e=2--Canon --50mm f/1.8 mkII - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... t=2&page=2 ---Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 - http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... =43&page=1 Other equipment: -Hoya Circular Polarizing filters - http://www.adorama.com/HY67CPL.html --Canon UV Filters - http://www.adorama.com/CA67UV.html ---Bogen - Manfrotto Tripod - http://www.adorama.com/BG718SHB.html ----Cable Release - http://www.adorama.com/CZCRP20.html -----Wireless Remote Release - http://www.adorama.com/CZDR5DR.html -------White Balance Aid - http://www.adorama.com/EXWH77.html --------SanDisk 4 GB Extreme IV CF Card - http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF4GE4.html Website/Gallery: http://dimentichisi.deviantart.com/ Date you started photographing: Seriously - 2006-2007, amateurish beforehand. Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): In my opinion: http://dimentichisi.deviantart.com/art/ ... I-61825021 Your Idol (best photographer): http://foureyes.deviantart.com/ Other: <3: Canon _________________________________________ Forum Name: Assult Sabre Age: 17 Location: Washington - USA Favorite subject: History, German, har har - *Nature* Equipment (Camera): Canon Rebel XT, Kodak EasyShare C613 Equipment (Lenses): EFS 18-55mm Other equipment: Adobe PhotoShop Website/Gallery: n/a (my computer \ ) Date you started photographing: middle/end of 2006 Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): IOU Your Idol (best photographer): none Quote: Other: I'm currently on Vacation in FL in a roadtrip, I will have MANY pictures to sift through and choose my favorites and make my own dang thread. till then I won't be able to post till about September ish ______________________________________ Forum Name: 4be2jue Age: 46 Location: Leeds England Favorite subject: people Equipment (Camera): MXJVC, MX90 DIGTAL CAMCORDER 9.9 MEGA PIXEL Equipment (Lenses): f=8.5mm F3.0 Other equipment: TRIPOD , remote control Website/Gallery: Date you started photographing: just a hobby Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): numerous this was took in cyprus, in the tomb of the kings my son is in the picture. Your Idol (best photographer): Quote: Other: _______________________________ Forum Name: Chad197 Age: Anonymous Location: UK Favorite subject: Anything but Architecture most Equipment (Camera): Canon Digital Ixus Equipment (Lenses): Other equipment: Paint.Net Website/Gallery: Date you started photographing: Childhood Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): Took it on a tour in turkey.Then I sharpend,Softened, added a zoom blur (1) and Sepiad it. Your Idol (best photographer): Quote: Other: I'm a basic photographer, NOT a proffesional. _____________________________________ Forum name: Dsavi_x4 Age: Anonymous Location: Finland (Near Runemetsa!) Favorite subject: Ariel photography (From/of planes), or whatever shows up. Equipment (Camera): Nikon D40 Equipment (Lenses): Nikon 18-55 mm Other Equipment: The GIMP Website/Gallery: N/A Date you started photography: A long, long time ago. Best photo: Your idol: No one. Other: I'm also no professional, but whatever, it's fun. _____________________________________ Forum Name: tripsis Age: 18 Location: California, USA Favorite subject: Macro/nature Equipment (Camera): Canon EOS 450D (Rebel XSi) Equipment (Lenses): Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Other equipment: Canon 430EX Speedlight, Kenko Extension Tubes, Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod Legs, Manfrotto 488RC2 Midi Ball Head, Canon Remote Switch RS60 E3, Cokin Filter System & various filters, PhotoShop CS2. Website/Gallery: http://www.aevansarts.com Date you started photographing: Years and years ago. Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): Your Idol (best photographer): Andreas Stridsberg Quote: None Other: I usually post my favourite photos here in The Gallery, but to see my full collection visit me on deviantArt :) _____________________________________ Talk away, even if you have never touched a camera. :)