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Artist // Hobbyist // Photography
- Jan 17
- United States
- Deviant for 14 years
- He / Him
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My Bio
Biology undergrad, photographer, mechanic, all-around-handyman.... I wear many hats. I took up photography years ago because I wanted my children to have plenty of photos to remember their childhood with. My first 'real' camera I bought was a Fuji Finepix S700, and by nature I quickly was poking around in its rather user-unfriendly full manual mode.
Despite what a pain it was to adjust everything as I pleased (manual focusing on the s700 was terribly implemented) I became enthralled by the amount of control I could have over my photos. A whole new world opened to me that became an obsession, and I soon purchased a DSLR so that I could have even greater control. It all went downhill after that and I ended up graduating to film a few years later.
I now have a fair collection of film cameras in medium format and 35mm, and I converted one of my rooms into a darkroom. Sadly, I rarely can justify buying chemicals, but I enjoy it just the same.
Despite what a pain it was to adjust everything as I pleased (manual focusing on the s700 was terribly implemented) I became enthralled by the amount of control I could have over my photos. A whole new world opened to me that became an obsession, and I soon purchased a DSLR so that I could have even greater control. It all went downhill after that and I ended up graduating to film a few years later.
I now have a fair collection of film cameras in medium format and 35mm, and I converted one of my rooms into a darkroom. Sadly, I rarely can justify buying chemicals, but I enjoy it just the same.
Tools of the Trade
Mamiya RB67, Mamiya NC1000, Bronica ETRS, Beseler Dichro 45, Epson V500, a bunch of other random film cameras.
Devious Journal Entry
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Been too busy for photos! I just posted some lazily done scans of my kids in their Halloween costumes so at least I'll have something up here. I'll have some much more recent work up soon!
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Help me get a business rolling!
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Ok, trying to get a business idea off the ground, please donate or share!
There are rewards for donating! (and they are negotiable since not everyone needs/has negatives to scan/repair)
http://www.gofundme.com/92odlw
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Dreams
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Some day, in the future I want to be making my living off of my photo work. Not shooting events and pageant work like I did in the past, but maybe making use of all the ridiculous technical things I have learned over the years to do something big, to make real art. I have all sorts of plans hatched from daydreams that I want to persue but... it all requires funding that I simply don't have. It's like as Giorgio Moroder said of his desire to be a musician: "It was almost impossible because it was, the dream was so big that I didn't see any chance ... " Many times I feel that, that it's such a big thing that it is beyond my ability because
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Hi dear friend, many thanks for your kind support. Have a nice week.
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