Hi! Mike here. 43 just this past October. I have been in to photography off an on all my life, but recently got back into it heavily about four years ago. Up to that point it has been mostly nature photography, which is still my passion, but I love all aspects of it. My favorites are landscapes and animals but just recently started doing a bit of small studio shots and outdoor portrait.

Hey guys. Im Julie. Im 32. I mostly do portraits with the occasional wedding or event thrown in there. Its mostly a hobby right now. lol.... my poor kids. Ive been shooting since highschool when I worked for the school paper. I desperately miss the dark room. le sigh. Heres a link to my flickr page. Ihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/catlinfamily/ ts mostly family pics. I should throw some other work up there!

Hi I'm Angie and I think of myself as 35 and am annoyed that my birth certificate disagrees. I have been a photography assistant and self-employed doing portraits and photo restoration. My true love is landscape photography and have no problem getting up at ridiculous hours to catch the perfect light. I am a Pentaxian. I was given my first Pentax in high school and went from film to digital as soon as the quality of color photos was comparable.

My name is Shelley and I'm 24. I live in Brisbane, Australia and have been interested in photography for 4/5 years. I got more seriously into photography 3 years ago and purchased my first DSLR, a secondhand Canon 400D. I shoot nature photography, mainly seascapes/landscapes/waterscapes and macro.

Great to see a photography group on MFP, the best of both worlds

It's good to meet you all!

Hi all! I'm Cathy and I am 28 and a full-time wedding photographer with my husband in Chicago. We've been in business for 4 years now, and I love it! (check out our blog at www.cathydavidphoto.com/blog)

I joined MFP to help me attain my weight loss goals. As a photojournalistic wedding photographer, I have to move around a lot and be energetic (usually in the hot sun in a black suit), and being overweight really hinders me sometimes. My main goal is to get healthy, but I know that losing weight will also help me be a better and more confident photographer.

I'm To****ugu (but everyone calls me Joe)

I started way back long ago in a time they often call the 80's (ok so it was 1988) I went on to study photography in both HS and College, including Photojournalism, but I was mainly a Fine Art major before switching to Psyche.

Photography wise, I am mainly a street photographer now days (but I have done other kinds in the past). I like to keep things simple, so when I go out shooting I limit myself to carrying a single prime lens, rather than everything I have in my kit. I like the challenge of limiting yourself to what you have on hand, and I like to improvise on the fly. I am a big fan of natural light and SOOC, and I am not a fan of the heavy use of Photoshop.

Hi.. This is my first post on MFP!
I'm Tracey and I'm from Nottingham in the UK.
I've been into photography for more years than I care to remember.
Up until I had my kids, I used an Olympus OM10 (and OM40) camera, but that was before autofocus, and I couldnt get good shots of my kids being kids. I temporarily traded down to 35mm point and shoots for a few years, and disappointed in my photography, drifted away for a while. I have had numerous digital cameras, including one that used a floppy disc for its storage.... but I a few years ago hubby bought me my first DSLR, an Olympus E410... and I fell in love with photography all over again!
I have now upgraded to a newer model with built-in image stabilisation, and bought a couple of non-kit lenses and I love the quality I can get from this small and lightweight DSLR. I also have a point and shoot olympus which produces wonderful images too.
A couple of years ago, I combined my love of photography with my love of looking through old photographs and started my website which I hope will grow to showcase the best old and new photographs from around the world.
Thanks for reading this
Tracey

I'm Brian, I'm 30 and had been using a point and shoot quite a lot since I was around 21. I wouldn't say I was into photography so much at the time, I just used the camera a lot at parties and liked tinkering with the settings. I started getting some nice comments about some of the shots I was taking at friends weddings and so the seeds were planted.

I really got into photography 2 years ago when my daughter was born. We had a photo shoot with a professional place and it cost us SO much money I thought; Why can't I do this and make it more affordable for someone like me? So I went out and bought a Canon 40D, a Sigma 24-70 and a 430 EX II strobe and set about learning as much as possible. I did a 3 night workshop that covered SLR basics, posing, lighting, and editing in Photoshop. I read countless forums, scoured books and just practised. I say that as if it doesn't happen anymore, just not as feverishly as I used to as I am getting a bit more comfortable with my ability. I started my own small business a few months later and slowly started getting jobs. My first gig was for a make-up artists website. What!? I don't even wear make-up, anymore. But it went really well and I learned a tonne (as you do any time you shoot) and kept at it. Since then I've done around 4-6 paid gigs a year in the last 2 years and I love it. It's on the side and I just wait for jobs to come to me as I don't have copious amounts of time to devote to it at the moment (I now have 2 kids, daughter is nearly 3 and my son is 6 months).

I will now shut up about myself as I have just realised how much I have rambled about myself.

I have a very basic website that has barely any of my shots here;
http://www.brianwardphotography.com.au

I've also got some of my favourite live music shots on my Facebook page;
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150122842658478.330962.788473477&type=1&l=5a69d21059

Will update more soon and I look forward to all the topics we come up with on here.

Hello my name is Linette and I am 47. I have been taken photography classes now for 4 years. I can only take one each semester cause I work full time. I prefer landscapes but have become intrested in contemporary portraiture/narrative since I started taking classes. I went back to school when my daughter took a photoclass all I wanted to really learn is about my camera, a Canon Rebel, and how to use it out of auto mode. Wish I would have discovered photography in my 20's, I really love it. I have taken two B/W film and one color film and now I am learning 4x5 film camera. I love my Holga 120 film. My tool of choice is my Canon7d. :bigsmile:

Hi guys, my name is Karmyn and I am a wedding/senior/family photographer in Northeast MIssouri. I have been in business for about 5 years, full time for the last two years and I love it all (except accounting ) You can find my website at www.ribbonsandrainbowsphotography.com and I am active on facebook as well under Ribbons and Rainbows Photography. I am on MFP trying to lose some weight for my upcoming wedding and meet some new people!

Hi, I'm John I am 23 years old.

I have been interested in photography for about 2 years now.
I teach photography at my local air cadet squadron and my local Boy's Brigade unit.
I am looking at joing the RAF as a photgrapher in 5 years time, once my sports centre business can run itself without mine or the girlfriends input.
I mainly take photographs of aircraft,cars or animals. I take the occasional portrait shot, but I prefer the shots where it is about the split second timing. Being in the right place at the right time.
I have won a local and regional competition with a photograph of wingwalkers last year. I will put it as my profile picture on here for you to see.

I am currently using a Sony a230 with a 18-200mm lens, but am hoping to upgrade soon.

Really looking to re-motivate myself to get back out and shoot...been missing it severely, but my weight got the best of me and I lost my motivation/energy.

Isn't funny how weight can affect ability to be motovated and energy level. :yawn: I have the same problem. I find once I do get out I am fine.:happy: It is the initial getting out that is hard. I am working on it too.

Hi, I'm Jeannette - been doing photography more seriously since 2005. I own a Nikon D50 (now obsolete I believe) which I love (except it doesn't have stabilization technology!). I love to see and photograph abstractish patterns in nature or in man-made stuff. I sell my stuff online and do shows. Would love to do more, but my day job (insurance agent) gets in the way!! Am British, but live in upstate NY.
I need to get more motivated and I think myfitnesspal is going to be one of the tools to help me get off my butt and do more! If you're interested in seeing my stuff, and I understand if you're not , you can check out www.redbubble.com/people/jsheehy
cheers! and glad to join this group

Hello~

I'm Cynthia, I turn 40 this September (yuck) and I started with a DSLR almost 2 years ago (2 years this October). I have been mostly taking pictures of my own children (3 of them) and friend's kids when asked. I am always looking to learn more and improve my skills. Can't wait to get know all of you.

Hey there. I'm Eric, and I've been a 'serious amateur' for a while. I'm most interested in signage, cars, and landscapes. I do not like photographing people; for some reason it makes me really uncomfortable.

Anyway, here is a link to my Flickr Photostream, I'd love to make some new contacts (I always contact back) and would love any feedback on my photos. Thanks!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ezgruv/

Also, I just started a photoblog:
http://ericarnoldphotography.wordpress.com/