Introductions/Self-Portraits 2009

**sweetalienchick** · 03-09-2009, 06:59 AM

It's time for new Introductions since there are alot of new faces.

Name:
Age:
DH/SO:
Children:
Location:

What camera do you have? Do you like it?:

What editing software do you use?

How long have you been interested in Photography?

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style?

What/who inspires you?

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share:

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share?

Anything else you'd like to say?

**mikael's mommy** · 03-09-2009, 09:11 AM

Name: Kelly
Age: 27
DH/SO: Kevin, 31
Children: Mikael James, 2 in May, baby girl on the way in July
Location: NJ

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: Canon Rebel XTi. I love it now, I will hate it when I outgrow it and don't have the money to upghrade, LOL!

What editing software do you use? Photoshop CS3

How long have you been interested in Photography? I started in February of 07 after I stumbled onto this board and found myself inspired.

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? Mostly nature but I'm trying to move into people.

What/who inspires you? My son and all the ladies here.

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: Don't forget to change your ISO! LOL!

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share? I will have to post one later.

Anything else you'd like to say? Don't forget to have fun! That's why you got into photography in thr first place, right?

**shaw8** · 03-09-2009, 10:45 AM

Name /Screen Name: Shawna/shaw8
Age: 29
DH/SO: Bill Married for 7 years in July, together for 14
Children: Will 2, and Nora-9months
Location: Michigan

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: Canon Rebel XS, yes I like it, but I already want to upgrade and I just got this camera in December.

What editing software do you use? Canon Crap

How long have you been interested in Photography? Really just since my kids came into the world, but really excited in December 2008.

Who Inspires me? Many of you on this board!

What kind of photos do you like to take? Family snaps, portrait, sports and action.

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: Really just starting

Self Photo: I'll have to work on that one, for now that's me in my avatar, like 1.5 years ago.

**AmberBella** · 03-09-2009, 01:26 PM

[B]Name: Amber
Age: 32
DH/SO: DH Rich
Children: DS Nathan
Location: Southern CA

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: Canon 5D Mark II....LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

What editing software do you use? Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom

How long have you been interested in Photography? Almost 2 years now.

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? I like to think I have a clean style...it's still developing and changing. I like to take portraits. I prefer natural light.

What/who inspires you? All you ladies here inspire me.

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: Just to think outside of the box.

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share?

**EL2** · 03-09-2009, 02:18 PM

Name:El
Age:32
DH/SO: DH J
Children:DS Brandon
Location:California

What camera do you have? Do you like it?:Canon 40D. I like it a lot. It is a great improvement from the XT.

What editing software do you use?I mainly use Lightroom, but I do have CS4 and Aperture.

How long have you been interested in Photography?I think almost 1 year. I started after my kid turned one

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? I take lots of portraiture. I am still trying to figure out my style

What/who inspires you? Everyone on this board is truly inspiring!

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: Keep practicing, after all practice makes perfect!

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share?
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Anything else you'd like to say? Thanks to everyone here on the board. It is a great place to learn!

**sweetalienchick** · 03-09-2009, 04:26 PM

Name: Loida
Age: 28
DH/SO: B.E.
Children: Jeanette and Mikael
Location: Norway

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: Canon 40D and yes I love it

What editing software do you use? Photoshop CS3. I have lightroom too but don't use it.

How long have you been interested in Photography? Oh since my daughter was about 6 months old. I found out my old P&S had manual on it and I decided to look it up and see how to use it more.

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? I don't really have a style yet. But I like to take pictures of people so far. I might get into portraits later on. Maybe. Not too sure about that yet.

What/who inspires you? Everyone on here. But my kids are a huge inspiration. I just want to capture those sweet moments as best as I can.

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: Umm...I'll get back to this later.

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share? Here is me:

Anything else you'd like to say? - Thanks for keeping this board alive! I love coming here

And thanks for letting me be your mod!

**luv** · 03-09-2009, 04:59 PM

Name: Christi
Age: 28
DH/SO: Nick
Children: Kacey 18mo and Cora 3weeks
Location: Near Paris, France

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: XTi I like it yes but I would love the 5D!

What editing software do you use? CS4

How long have you been interested in Photography? Since just before Kacey's birth.

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? Not sure I really have one as I try to dabble a bit. You never know when you might find something you like. Kids this week. Macro next. Stock all the time.

What/who inspires you? The kids do without a doubt. I love that I can get decent shots of them w/o taking them to someone else.

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: Get your hubby 'into' photography too. Guys tend to be gadget heads. Hubby buys the gear then I get to use it!

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share?

Anything else you'd like to say? Thanks to our mods for stepping up and keeping this board going. Of the three boards I visit here on pg.org THIS one is the most active!

**coolmama72** · 03-09-2009, 05:22 PM

Name: Gwen
Age: 36
DH/SO: Rich
Children: Andrew (7) Jordan (5.5) Natalie (3) Jack (8 months)
Location: Northern Virginia

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: Canon Rebel XTi, love it! Also have a Canon Powershot SD750 for my back pocket, and love it too

What editing software do you use? GIMP for "serious" editing, Picasa3 for quick edits, Microsoft Picture It for digital scrapbooking

How long have you been interested in Photography? Forever. I've been taking pictures since I was 13, have had my own camera since then. I have thousands of negatives and about 30 photo albums. I've developed my own film but not in a long time. I love taking pictures. I've been shooting in manual since last May when I got the Rebel, but it's only been more recently that I've been serious about it.

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? Pictures of my kids.

I don't know if I have a style yet. Working on it I guess.

What/who inspires you? my kids mainly, I mean I just want to capture their little personalities with perfection. Here, there are several girls whose pictures turly inspire me.

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: Not yet, I'll update this when I have one.

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share? Sure, my self portrait is below

Anything else you'd like to say? I'm really happy that I got involved with this board. I used to be intimidated by the talent here, but there's a good mix of skills here, and I'm learning tons!

Jaxie · 03-09-2009, 07:08 PM

Name: Jacquie
Age: 26
DH/SO: Jeremy
Children: DD Taylor
Location: Currently in Delaware

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: Canon Rebel Xsi, and love it! Just got it in November.

What editing software do you use? CS3

How long have you been interested in Photography? A long time. Took a photography class back in 2002 but stopped taking pictures after about a year. Picked it up again when we bought our new camera.

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? No style yet really. Mainly am only taking pics of DD as she's my only volunteer so far.

I like to take pictures of children in general.

What/who inspires you?
The ladies on this board and my family. I want to capture our family moments and is why I'm so interested in taking pictures in the first place.

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share:

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share? I don't have very many recent picture of me, but here's one of me with DD not too long ago (Thanksgiving):

Anything else you'd like to say?

Saza · 03-10-2009, 11:47 PM

Name: Sarah
Age: 22
DH/SO: Chris
Children: Juliet (12/2005)
Location: Seattle

What camera do you have? Do you like it?: Canon XSi; no. I hate it. The noise is ridiculously horrible! I really feel that I have outgrown it anyway. Hopefully I will only have to deal with it for about 2 more months!

What editing software do you use? Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2

How long have you been interested in Photography? about 3 years but only really actively pursuing it for about 1.5 years

What kind of photos do you like to take? What is your style? portraits; soft, romantic, candid, sometimes vintagey

What/who inspires you? http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkinmom/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarisstudios/ are the most recent

Any favourite tip/trick you'd like to share: A simple eye pop can seriously enhance a photo. And, I firmly believe catchlights can either make or break a photo.

Do you have 1 favorite photo and/or self portrait you'd like to share? I'm cheating because I can't decide between this storyboard and another photo, so I am posting both.