.background
Photography. Where to start? I always remember having some sort of a camera or another. The first one I really remember was an old disc film based camera back in the day. Next up I remember making a pinhole camera out of cardboard in Jr. High School in shop class, was quite fun and I really enjoyed it. Had a film SLR for awhile, I think it was a Nikon, not sure…
Then I moved on to digital point and shoots – Canon Powershot A20 and A70s. Being in computers, it made sense and the lure of digital photography was too much. Sometimes I think it was a mistake, I have some good shots composition wise, but through the ones I had, I never really used the cameras to the full capabilities – and I lost a lot of my knowledge I’d gained from using film.
Enter November 2007… my first digital SLR, and current camera, the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D). I love it. It’s opened up photography for me again in ways I couldn’t imagine and beyond…
Self Portrait With Canon 5D Mark II - my current weapon of choice...
I don’t really have a specific style… I don’t know if that is a good thing or a bad thing, I just like to try different things and experiment with my camera and Photoshop – see what I can do with the camera and with post-processing. That being said, I give my best effort to getting the composition, framing and lighting right in camera and most of my photos are post-processed for clarity and perhaps minor color and curves adjustments. However, certain photos I will post-process to the max with techniques like HDR (high dynamic range) Imaging and simulating cross-processing.
Over the past 18 months, I’ve focused on mixed martial arts, muay thai and boxing in the Edmonton area and have traveled to Manitoba and BC as well. There is definitely an abundance of fight cards to shoot and I have shot over 40 to date.
.website development
One thing that became very apparent since I’ve becoming involved with the fight scene is the lack of websites amongst fighters and sometimes even promotions and gyms. I’ve started offering basic web development services to industry related companies in hopes of assisting them in getting up and running online with websites and proper social media solutions.
.flickr
I didn’t get a Flickr account until I knew I was getting a DSLR. I’ve met a lot of great people on Flickr – not only is it a great place to store and share photos, it’s a great place to make friends and discuss photography. I’ve met some cool people through my threesixtyfive project, and hooked up with a few local photographers through some of the local groups. I love the amount of variety on Flickr, it’s awesome and inspiring to see so much great photography from different places and from different perspectives.
.gear
My current gear consists of:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D)
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens
Canon Zoom EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 III USM lens
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Canon 430EX Speedlight
Kodak Duaflex I TLR
argus Seventy-five TLR
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
Nikon FG Film SLR
