Hello everyone..
Another advrider here.. I thought I recognized a few names as I was lurking around today
I'm a photo n00b, although I did take a class in the 7th grade
I took a long bike ride last September from Fort Worth to Vancouver BC and I took along a Olympus P&S that I had and let's just say the pics of Big Sur and all the cool places I saw .. well, were just plain crappy. Not to lay all the blame on the camera .. as i'm sure most of it was user error .
But in any event, that is what kicked off my now passion for "trying" to take good shots. So, soon after my trip I picked up my first DSLR a Nikon D50 and have since gotten one other lens and some filters (UV, polarizer..etc)
and am now hoping to get a better % of "good shots".
Here is a shot of my mug taken with the Olympus on said bike ride:
And here is one taken with my D50 - I've heard it's not the camera that makes a good photographer, but a better camera does help
anyway, look forward in contributing and learning a thing or two.
There's something special about taking your own portrait (self-portrait). Anybody can take a photo of you, but only you can do the hard bit about choosing how you want to be seen. It's not that we don't want to see your handsome visages taken by other people, but that we want YOU to shoot them and present them yourselves.
self-por·trait: n. A pictorial or literary portrait of oneself, created by oneself.
Edit: I merged the two "show us your mug" threads.
Ok, I am jumping in with my first post. I have recently selected smugmug to host my photos as I don't have time to figure out how to operate a website of my own. No matter how easy everyone says it is, there are always details for which no reference seems to cover.
I like the idea that this website has a community associated with it. Soon I will post pictures from my wife and I and all the great places we have had a chance to explore. Not quite ready for prime time yet though and I have some questions I will post to the board.
Thanks ahead of time for your patience. My portrait is in my profile.
Hey guys. New here also. Just got a Canon XS so I've been playing around more than I could before, that's for sure. There's a lot you can learn with the limitations of a really cheap compact digital, though.
Little background: I'm an 18 year old dude and I've been into photography for quite a few years, though 'idly'. My main passion is traditional art but I'm hoping to expand my photography skills as well.
A bit less ambiguous...
Canon EOS 1000D (Rebel XS)
EF-S 18-55mm
EF 75-300mm
Hello all
I cannot find a real thread /forum to introduce myself, so hello, here I am. :ivar
I've photographed for most of my life, with the odd break in between, and have been a smugmugger for a long time. Guess now it's time to help with what I know and ask for what I need.
Newb
I wanted to introduce myself, but if I wait until I have figured out how to load a photo onto my post, it will be summer by the time I do this! So please forgive no photo for now - will get to it and learn it as I can. I just signed on with smugmug and love what I see. But I am more than a little intimidated by what seems to be a very high level of super shooters - it is wonderful, but I'm kind of wondering what I've gotten myself into! I read one post while browsing from a woman who says she is a completely non-internet knowledgeable and she asked for help on a subject. Andy replied for her to check a link he posted - and she replied that she always forgets to 'check the wiki'. Meanwhile, I'm thinking, "Wiki? What the heck is a wiki????"
Anyway, nice to be here. You can find me at Kara Stewart ... Art in Photography karastewart.net
Hey hey
Just trying to learn a bit and move past snap shots. This is me and my daughter playing with the point and shoot. I've graduated to a better camera but still trying to upgrade my skills.
My photo is on my smugmug page. Right now I'm on my 14 day free trial, but you can see me at fredjclaus.smugmug.com I have been involved in photography for over 30 years. My father started the company when I was a kid, and I took over after his passing in the 1980's.
Can't seem to get my photo to attach, but that's ok. You can see my photo at fredjclaus.smugmug.com
My name is Frederick Claus. I am a commercial photographer in Western New York. Right now I'm using the 14 day free trial of smug mug and learning all that I can. I really want to use your services for my photography company. Trouble is, I closed the business a couple years ago and just re-opened it. Now, I'm working on a 0 budget trying to build it from scratch. Not sure I will be able to keep the site after the 14 days, but I will be coming back to purchase the Pro service and possibly use Smugmug to host my site.
Currently while I'm trying to build the business, I live on Grand Island, NY with my wife and 3 small children. I work as a visual merchandiser to pay the bills and build my photography business on the side. My goal is to get the company back to where it was before I had to close it. One can only hope.
Anyway, I'm happy to help anyone I can if you have questions I can answer. Happy shooting everyone and Nice to meet you.
Me? Blimey, well, ……. ex-pat Scot (east coast, near Edinburgh) now living in deepest darkest Somerset, south west UK. Started out in this here photography malarkey with a Zenith EM back in ’75 (yes, I am that old) then spent many years with 35mm Minolta gear shooting (mostly) B&W and nearly choking to death in an unventilated wet darkroom housed in a blacked out bathroom (great water supply, dodgy electrics) ..….. A bit of a hiatus during the ‘90s (job & family thing, it’s a common story) then was swept along in the digital Tsunami when, in 2002, I traded all my 35mm gear for a Nikon Coolpix 5700, then promptly spent 9 moths wishing it was a DSLR. I now use Canon gear (a ‘long in the tooth' 20D at the mo) and various lenses (primes & zooms). I'm a Canon man simply due to an accident of timing, when the 10D became the first DSLR within reach of the am-tog.
I suppose I’d describe myself as a keen enthusiast for many years, with a day job to pay the bills and an occasion togging commission to keep it interesting. I don’t specialise in any particular area so ‘general photography’ would be the word but I suppose I take more landscapes than anything. Lately I’ve been getting into band & gig photography …. mostly because I’m a aging rocker at heart
I’ve played around with my own web site for a couple of years but decided that life’s just way toooo short to waste time on that so here I am, adopting Smugmug as my web home and dgrin as my font of all knowledge
Afraid I haven’t got a shot of my mug but have included one from earlier this year sneakily taken by the current Mrs daveb on her little Sony silver-box-slim line-compact-thingy. We were in NW Wales and I was photographing HarlechCastle, catching the evening light, before retiring to the pub for a pint or three
I'm a 63 year old female Lab Manager for the forensic drug lab in Delaware. My passions in life include bicycles, photography, writing, Philadelphia Colonial history, my furbabies (Dachshund and German Shepherd), and too many other things that I don't have time for.
Favorite subjects for photography: street photography, macro, landscape, abstract.
It is LOVELY to find such a friendly group of avid photographers. I'm struggling with RAW conversion, PE 7, getting used to the new camera; but oh my but I'm having fun.
"A photograph is a secret about a secret." Diane Arbus
For better, or worse, here's my mug (well, profile of my mug anyway). Used my 20D, 10-22mm, tri-pod and cable release which is out of the photo in my right hand.
I'm a 63 year old female Lab Manager for the forensic drug lab in Delaware. My passions in life include bicycles, photography, writing, Philadelphia Colonial history, my furbabies (Dachshund and German Shepherd), and too many other things that I don't have time for.
Favorite subjects for photography: street photography, macro, landscape, abstract.
It is LOVELY to find such a friendly group of avid photographers. I'm struggling with RAW conversion, PE 7, getting used to the new camera; but oh my but I'm having fun.
Been on Smug for a while but just started on Dgrin.
Boring old work photo I am afraid.
Chris
LR 4.1 Nik Silver efex 2
D90 + D50 Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Nikon 55-300 mm f4.5-5.6G ED DX AF-S VR
Landscapes, Sport and Buildings are my bag.
Chris White Cheltenham England
Hi Chris and welcome . I don't see your pic. You probably don't have external links enabled in the hosting gallery. How To Post on Dgrin
Weird that I can see me, anyway changed settings in smug, hopefully I am here now.
LR 4.1 Nik Silver efex 2
D90 + D50 Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Nikon 55-300 mm f4.5-5.6G ED DX AF-S VR
Landscapes, Sport and Buildings are my bag.
Chris White Cheltenham England
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well here am i now my mugs www.musicinphoto.com
cheers ya all !
Another advrider here.. I thought I recognized a few names as I was lurking around today
I'm a photo n00b, although I did take a class in the 7th grade
I took a long bike ride last September from Fort Worth to Vancouver BC and I took along a Olympus P&S that I had and let's just say the pics of Big Sur and all the cool places I saw .. well, were just plain crappy. Not to lay all the blame on the camera .. as i'm sure most of it was user error
But in any event, that is what kicked off my now passion for "trying" to take good shots. So, soon after my trip I picked up my first DSLR a Nikon D50 and have since gotten one other lens and some filters (UV, polarizer..etc)
and am now hoping to get a better % of "good shots".
Here is a shot of my mug taken with the Olympus on said bike ride:
And here is one taken with my D50 - I've heard it's not the camera that makes a good photographer, but a better camera does help
anyway, look forward in contributing and learning a thing or two.
have a great day
Devin (00SS)
I joined for various reasons but if this goes south you can blame Wendee...she is the SmugMug Hero that put me up to this
This is me and my wif (she will be joining shortly I hear):
Good to meet you all!
Getting started on DGrin? Go here first!
Contact a Support Hero: http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/emails/new
I like the idea that this website has a community associated with it. Soon I will post pictures from my wife and I and all the great places we have had a chance to explore. Not quite ready for prime time yet though and I have some questions I will post to the board.
Thanks ahead of time for your patience. My portrait is in my profile.
Little background: I'm an 18 year old dude and I've been into photography for quite a few years, though 'idly'. My main passion is traditional art but I'm hoping to expand my photography skills as well.
A bit less ambiguous...
EF-S 18-55mm
EF 75-300mm
...and am not even going to attempt to try and link something in here.
But Hi all the same.
Still struggling between smugmug, zenfolio and pbase, each have there good and bad points.
I'm too old to be learning all this html and javascript and css stuff.
Mike
..:: 5ive Star Studios ::..
40D Gripped | 40D back-up | 580ex II | 580ex II back-up | 24-70mm 2.8L | 70-200mm 2.8L IS | 100mm f/2.8 macro | 50mm f/1.4
I cannot find a real thread /forum to introduce myself, so hello, here I am. :ivar
I've photographed for most of my life, with the odd break in between, and have been a smugmugger for a long time. Guess now it's time to help with what I know and ask for what I need.
Greetings from Germany,
Mon
here is Introduction thread.
Keep posting !
My Gallery
We all sat at the table one night and passed around the sunglasses.
C&C always appreciated.....
Joe
I was referred here by a kind gentleman, after starting my own thread...
I wanted to introduce myself, but if I wait until I have figured out how to load a photo onto my post, it will be summer by the time I do this! So please forgive no photo for now - will get to it and learn it as I can. I just signed on with smugmug and love what I see. But I am more than a little intimidated by what seems to be a very high level of super shooters - it is wonderful, but I'm kind of wondering what I've gotten myself into! I read one post while browsing from a woman who says she is a completely non-internet knowledgeable and she asked for help on a subject. Andy replied for her to check a link he posted - and she replied that she always forgets to 'check the wiki'. Meanwhile, I'm thinking, "Wiki? What the heck is a wiki????"
Anyway, nice to be here. You can find me at Kara Stewart ... Art in Photography karastewart.net
about.me/karastewart
Just trying to learn a bit and move past snap shots. This is me and my daughter playing with the point and shoot. I've graduated to a better camera but still trying to upgrade my skills.
Commercial Photographer
http://www.FredJClaus.com
http://www.Fredjclaus.com/originals
Save on your own SmugMug account. Just enter Coupon code i2J0HIOcEElwI at checkout
My name is Frederick Claus. I am a commercial photographer in Western New York. Right now I'm using the 14 day free trial of smug mug and learning all that I can. I really want to use your services for my photography company. Trouble is, I closed the business a couple years ago and just re-opened it. Now, I'm working on a 0 budget trying to build it from scratch. Not sure I will be able to keep the site after the 14 days, but I will be coming back to purchase the Pro service and possibly use Smugmug to host my site.
Currently while I'm trying to build the business, I live on Grand Island, NY with my wife and 3 small children. I work as a visual merchandiser to pay the bills and build my photography business on the side. My goal is to get the company back to where it was before I had to close it. One can only hope.
Anyway, I'm happy to help anyone I can if you have questions I can answer. Happy shooting everyone and Nice to meet you.
Commercial Photographer
http://www.FredJClaus.com
http://www.Fredjclaus.com/originals
Save on your own SmugMug account. Just enter Coupon code i2J0HIOcEElwI at checkout
You keep POM glasses too?
EF-S 18-55mm
EF 75-300mm
For sure.......Drink out of em all time, kids thought I was just cheap, now they're saving them too.....
Good eye Drin.......
C&C always appreciated.....
Joe
Interesting introduction! Welcome to Dgrin Dave!
Favorite subjects for photography: street photography, macro, landscape, abstract.
It is LOVELY to find such a friendly group of avid photographers. I'm struggling with RAW conversion, PE 7, getting used to the new camera; but oh my but I'm having fun.
http://jrogers.smugmug.com
Cool shot
www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
about.me/karastewart
Been on Smug for a while but just started on Dgrin.
Boring old work photo I am afraid.
Chris
D90 + D50 Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Nikon 55-300 mm f4.5-5.6G ED DX AF-S VR
Landscapes, Sport and Buildings are my bag.
Chris White Cheltenham England
Hi Chris and welcome
Weird that I can see me, anyway changed settings in smug, hopefully I am here now.
D90 + D50 Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Nikon 55-300 mm f4.5-5.6G ED DX AF-S VR
Landscapes, Sport and Buildings are my bag.
Chris White Cheltenham England