Introduce yourself Here!

[David]

Hey im Dave, co-founder of the Forum and keen Photographer!

Looking forward to learning more about Photography and considering it as a possible future career path... Need to start saving... $_$

Who are you!!! :P

[creepdontsleep]

oh hai,

i'm tim..
i'm um... a noob photogapher.. learning lots as i go! been doing it for the last 3months and LOVING IT!

i love cars, fashion, parties, travel and food...

[tomberkley]

Gidday guys
In tom, just entered the dslr world this year with a canon 40d am loving it so much to learn.

Churr
Tom

[Haim]

Yo,

I'm Haim, i been into this for 1.2 years now... i practive almost every day.... i shoot Nikon :)

Also i study electrical engineering.... this photography stuff is putting me off study!!! haha

[holden_fan2005]

Hey my first post so I might as well introduce myself :)

I'm Brad from Wellington

I have been doing photography for a few years off and on as a n00b :p

Studied photography in 5th and 6th and most of that time was in the darkroom which was cool. Been shooting drag racing for a few years and I want to get into more car stuff.

I'm not using anything flash at the moment though :confused:

[Haim]

Thats ok.... everyone starts off small... oh... and Welcome! :)

[holden_fan2005]

Thanks :) Ill post up some of my photos soon

[weka2000]

Tony from Auckland

42, married with 2 daughters.

IT manager during day.

Started with Sony F828 4 yrs ago and moved up through the Canon DSLR very quickly (see gear thread)

Been involved in Model photography (studio / out doors) Motorsport but Landscapes are subject of choice.

PS cant spell to save myself and I love to talk :)

[Haim]

Hello Tony,

Welcome to what i think is going to ba a great community ;)

why dont you check this thread (http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?t=76) out


cheers,

Haim.

[weka2000]

Hello Tony,

Welcome to what i think is going to ba a great community ;)

why dont you check this thread (http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?t=76) out


cheers,

Haim.
One of your members visited another forum I belong to thats how I found out about this one.

[phys]

Paul from Auckland
Personal trainer 34
Enjoy sports and generally stuffing around
been into photography on and off for around 5 years but still looking for my eyes and artistic bones.

[BaNaNaMaN]

Hey Brian from down in little Foxton Beach
Im a designer and estimator with a side of programming.
I am a NZ Hondas user which is how I found this so naturally hobbies are cars and photography.

Been doing motorsports photography for around a couple of years now and am Motorsports New Zealand accredited. Do team photos for Chris West.

[weka2000]

but still looking for my eyes and artistic bones.
Shame it dosnt come with 1 series bodies :rolleyes:

[phys]

Shame it does'nt come with 1 series bodies :rolleyes:
Yeah turned the box inside out but to no avail.......:(
Guess I will have to learn and improve the hard way huh.

BaNaNaMaN, How did you go about getting accreditation? Am interested as i shoot motor sports too and love it but get's hard to gain access etc when your not with a mag etc.

Must be great shooting rally, I always shiver when I think about stones and glass:D

[weka2000]

Must be great shooting rally, I always shiver when I think about stones and glass:D
UV filter ..... first line of defence :)
I miss the green box mode on the 1 Series ;)

[phys]

never noticed a green box?....my 1 series has no markings at all, in fact the dial must have fallen off on a previous owner :p.

[weka2000]

never noticed a green box?....my 1 series has no markings at all, in fact the dial must have fallen off on a previous owner :p.

I found once I moved to the 1Ds3 I shot only in manual mode. Whats the point of having all those features if you only ever us a auto mode :eek:
Mind you still a lot I dont use.

Green box you only find on XX or XXX series (auto mode)

[phys]

Sometimes emoticons cannot portray sarcasm so well ;).
I do miss my 30D sometimes but not for auto modes that's for sure!

I usually shoot only manual but have been using Tv / Av and getting good results with motor sports except sometimes the camera chooses a crazy aperture or speed that I don't want which can be a pain at times.

[BaNaNaMaN]

Phys: You require two letters from editors saying that they will use you as a freelance and two tear sheets with proof of publication of your images.

I have provided images for the truth magazine and MVP magazine which is how I got accreditation, and my partner is an accredited motorsports photographer too so that helps.

[weka2000]

I got a 30D for my Sigma 50-500 as the Sigma was rubbish on my 5D.

I found with my last event at Puke I set to manual and only adjusted ISO

[phys]

Phys: You require two letters from editors saying that they will use you as a freelance and two tear sheets with proof of publication of your images.

I have provided images for the truth magazine and MVP magazine which is how I got accreditation, and my partner is an accredited motorsports photographer too so that helps.


Tear sheets??
This year (I have a kind of real job) I just really want to get some practice, next year I hoped to try get some published but not sure where to start. As for finding a mag to publish my shots :(.
Some of my shots I personally like but have no idea if they are good enough for publication use.
Just to get near the track proves to be hard sometimes but I can understand why but I have shot at the Drifting so far which was great.

[phys]

I got a 30D for my Sigma 50-500 as the Sigma was rubbish on my 5D.

I found with my last event at Puke I set to manual and only adjusted ISO

It is a great camera, sold mine with only 6000 shutters recently to get a faster body, was a very capable camera I shot my first club day at puke in manual and learned some valuable lessons about settings :D.

[Snapz]

Im Harriet, some of you know me...:p hai! Will try to keep active on this forum!!

[Haim]

Yeah... i was just thinking of why u didnt sign up here while i was on NZH lol yeah so Welcome!

[Snapz]

Thanks. Yea I have been pretty slack with the internet lately. Have done lots of new work though I will try suss out where you guys post things etc haha.

[talan]

Im Harriet, some of you know me...:p hai! Will try to keep active on this forum!!
Welcome! Looks forward to seeing more of your work.

[psychrn]

Chris here from Hamilton,
Just signed up.
An amateur mainly but have had the odd paying Jobs-more in video these days. Still like to keep my hand in however.

[Snapfrozen]

Hey im Jarred from NZH.

Currently using a 450D with an 18-200 kit lens (Best kit lens ive ever seen) and am pretty much too poor for anything else.

My obsessions at the moment are HDR and long exposures at night, finding some awesome stuff although the night shots can be tricky as my lens isnt amazing :(

[Carri]

Hi all
I'm Carri - I am originally from the UK but now live in sunny Nelson. I am a costume / clothing designer, love photography, currently using a Canon 50D with my fave 24-105 F/4 L Lens. Have a website with some of my work on www.rivendell-studios.com (http://www.rivendell-studios.com)
Any of you guys members of www.dailyawards.com (http://www.dailyawards.com) ? my fave photo hang out online - you can find me on there as rivendellstudios, look forward to getting to know you all :)

[smurff]

welcome! :)

-smurff

[Haim]

Hey Carri,

Welcome to our small community, ( hopefully larger sooner rather than later...) hope you will post/share your recent work. Dont forger to have a look at our 2 week photo comp/theme (http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?t=166) we have running on here.

[David]

Welcome Carri, I like your work on the website :)

Added you on twitter!

[The Mad Hatter Project]

Hey!

I'm Becks and I'm currently studying Photography again (long story), I'm based in Auckland and do some freelance work.

Have mostly done event, wedding, product and fashion work.

Currently waiting to get my hands on a Canon 5D Mark II once I have saved up enough pennies as a poor student :p

[Nat]

Hey

I'm Nat, not involved in photography in any professional way, just do it cos I enjoy it.

Don't have any formal training but me and Mad Hatter Project have been going on a few expeditions recently so have been sponging off her knowledge <3

Regularly take photos of clubbing events/gigs for websites to try and learn too.

[Haim]

Hey Nat and Backs,

Firstly welcome and would love to see what you guys work is like so please do start posting up some photos of yours!

( 5D MKII is a good camera, if i was a canon shooter that's what i would be getting!!)

[Nat]

Sure, anywhere in particular we should be posting it? I haven't done a club set in a couple of months but have some new stuff on my flickr?

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

[Haim]

just added u as a contact :)

umm....

i'm just about to post up a meet thread on here,

we have a 2 weekly period of two things.... one is the meet and our photo competition (http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?t=167) /theme. (http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?t=166)

---------- Post added at 10:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:48 AM ----------

new meet thread (http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?p=1211#post1211) < --- Check it out

[The Mad Hatter Project]

Don't have much up at the moment but flickr stuff is here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/themadhatterproject/ will add more stuff shortly, have just been slack haha

[Ben]

just joined. I'm hoping some good info from here as DPreview site is bit of too much "off topics" and D-Photo forum is VERY quiet.

I'm from Nelson and also a contributor of ourspace NZ project. (http://www.flickr.com/groups/ourspace/)

[Dot]

Hey All, I'm Andrew (not Dot).

I'm a kiwi from the Taihape area (Kawhatau Valley) but have lived in the UK and France for the last 15 years.
I spend my days making skis (whitedot freeride) and have only just got into Photography. I couldn't afford the €2500 daily rate for photo shoots so am doing it myself and loving it and I'm too old to keep up with the pro skiers so taking shots gives me a great excuss to stop and get my breath back.

As I didn't have a load of lenses and the reviews were great, I went for a Sony A700 and am really enjoying using it.

Love the site, I've only be using the camera in anger for the last 9 months and have already picked up some great tips.

Cheers all

[smurff]

welcome Andrew!
the photos you have put up already are very nice!
carnt wait to see more.

-smurff

[christofurr]

Hey guys, I'm Chris.

I've been shooting semi seriously off and on for the last 4-5 years probably, but always been interested in snapping away. I'm probably going to be the young dinosaur of the group. I shoot both 6x4.5 and 4x5 film and love every second of it.

Looking forward to seeing what you guys get up to around here. It's always nice to see what other local photographers make of this rather picturesque group of islands we have here.

[robo git]

Gidday, I'm Trav, aka crocos, aka Robo Git (and a couple of other aliases)

I've been mucking with photography for about 2.5 years now, went to do the same course as Steph (Availablelight), but frankly it bored me and I haven't completed it. So no real formal training - I love to muck around with my photos and experiment with effects and odd-ball lenses.

Also quite fond of low-light photography, which is the biggest reason that I want to upgrade my camera from a 350D :D

[Sikahill]

Hi

I took up photography last Xmas. Ive been hunting for over 10 years and fishing for over 25 yrs so decided to take up photography as I see many places that many wouldnt.

I like landscape photography but am focusing on Wildlife photography at the moment.
I am based in Hawkes Bay and cant seem to find any other photographers here like myself who I can bounce ideas off and meet up with to do photo sessions. So I am limited to talking over the net.

Kit is Canon 40D, with standard lens kit 35-70mm, 70-200mm 2.8 IS, teleconvert 1.4x, marumi lens protector and circular polariser.

Any Hawkes Bay wildlife or landscape photographers online want to hook up?

[NikonF4s]

Hey guys, I'm Mark, been in photography for about 10 years. My work is mostly editorial and commercial, although I have aspirations in the field of Photojournalism.

Looking forward to sharing work and seeing some of yours!

[photocol]

Hi, I'm Colin. I enjoy Portraits and Studio work. But this year I am out to try all sorts of techniques. I'm the President of a camera club, have done some judging and use Sony Alpha gear.

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

[smurff]

welcome! good to hear you use sony :D were slowly making up numbers here :D

-smurff

[Aynsley]

Hi all, been taking photos for quite a few years now.. 50+... almost got the hang of it . Joined a local photo club a couple of years back and have got a few successes in club and national competitions.. then they shifted me up to B grade.. now its harder. Started out in 35mm with a Braun Gloriette (anyone remember them?) after various 127/120 toy cameras., then graduated to a real SLR with an Exakta for my 21st BD.. then onto Nikon F and have been collecting Nikon stuff for years.. currently D3 and a few modern lenses.. 14-24,24-70.70-200, 105VR macro,50 1.8.... now I am unemployed(no not retired...yet)... with plenty of time to take photos...sic
Peter

[Haim]

wow.... great gear you have.... haha sounds like you are having some god time off work with the camera..... i'd love to just have some time off work/uni and do many photos etc......

any way we all welcome you and lok forward to seeing your work!

[talan]

Welcome! It's so good to see such a diverse range of people on the forum now!

[El Zorro]

Hay there members,
new to your forum (or else I wouldn't be writing this). Good to see some talent out and about. I'm in Horowhenua, mother of two teen (brats) delights. Animals are my thing. Esp equestrian scene. Prez of local camera club and I was shooting digital before it became commonplace.

I have attention span of a gnat (1/1000th of a second). So forgive me if my mind w-a-n-d-e-r-s off.....

Z

PS - wonder why I'm a junior member.... I like that

[welly]

Hello!

I've just signed up to the forum as I'm coming over to NZ - will be living in Wellington - from the UK for 4 months (hopefully longer if I manage to secure a job and work visa!) at the start of September. The forum looks similar to a very popular one that I've been using here in the UK, talkphotography, so I'll feel right at home! Am looking forward to seeing a bit of the country and taking some great photos to make friends and family back home envious!

Anyway, just a quick hello!

[John Darroch]

Hi my name's John I have been taking photos of protests for a couple of years but have only been concentrating on photography since about March. I've just started the Unitec Bachelor in photography and am starting to do a bit of paid work. I'm really looking forward to using the forum and meeting some more photographers in real life.

I take photos of pretty much anything and am always looking for stuff to shoot but most of my work is documentary I guess.

My flickr acount is http://www.flickr.com/photos/12492550@N03/page1/

[BenClement]

Hi my names Ben Clement

A photographer based in Hamilton

Currently running a fujiflim print lab. Hoping to move on and become a fulltime photographer

My main niche being Fashion photography and Live bands

Check my temp online portfolio at www.flickr.com/someherophoto

website should be up soon

[smurff]

welcome!

-smurff

[TimX]

hello,

I'm Tim from Auckland? or China, bought Canon 450d and two IS lens last boxing day.Learning and confusing .....

I have a dream that I can afford 70-200 is usm one day, so I worked very hard and keep buying lotto every week...

anyway, still nothing happened so far

[kiwi_xposure]

hi all,paul here from the deep south in invercargill
been at the camera club here for about 4 years luv it(Y)(Y)(Y)(Y)

i got 400d canon,10-22mm canon,60mm macro canon,70-200mm F4 IS canon
as you can see i shoot canon (not the dark side..nikon)

so hi all

:):)

paul

[Ruby Tuesday]

hi, I just found you all because David added me as a contact on flickr.
( I also see another name I recognise!)
I'm new to all this. I have a canon 400d with various lenses I share with my husband, but I do own a lovely macro lens of my own and this is my favourite :D
I mostly take photos of flowers in macro cos I think they look freaky!
I don't do much post processing, I'm more of a what you see is what you get. Also I don't really know how to do it!
I live up in the Bay of Islands with my husband and a lot of animals.

[tomberkley]

welcome all great to have you on the site.

Tom

[The_distant_one]

Hey All

I currently own a 350D with just a 18 to 55mm lens. I have jsut started learning the in and outs of my camera by going to a night class in auckland.

Hopefully in the futre I can afford some more lenses.

I look forward to sharing my photos and discussing on here

[creepdontsleep]

Welcome to photographersonline!

Hope to see your contribution uploads soon :)

Tim

[buddythunder]

Hi all,

I'm a dead keen amateur of a few year's experience, shooting in and around Wellington. I've just joined a club and am starting to get into competition for the challenge and stimulation they provide. Oh, and the thick skin when you're images get overlooked!

Cheers,
Dave

[creepdontsleep]

Welcome dave! hope to see some of your stuff posted up! :)

Haha @ thick skin, i know how that feels :)

[rodrigo]

Kia ora,

my name is Rodrigo, but I quite understand it's a bit tricky to pronounce it, so you can just call me "Rod" if you want.
I am an architect and urban planner, and enjoying photography for almost 3 years now.
I work with 3D presentations, CAD technology. So I do love to work with lights and shadows and different shapes. Maybe it's the reason I started to enjoy photography.
I started usig a Fujifilm camera.. today I have my lovely 450D Canon. One day I hope i can get enough money to buy a real professional camera, even if Im using it just as a hobby. Who knows ...
=]

[BlueRose]

Anyway - I am Stacey but known all over the web as BlueRose (or variants thereof). I live in CHCH and have done for about 10 years. Currently working in Corporate IT but have worked in IT for nearly 20 years doing one thing or another.

Hobbies involve photography (obviously), cooking and food, reading SF and Fantasy books, watching TV series not actually on NZ TV, have a medieval persona in my local SCA, pandering to my two Birman cats, swing dance, bellydance, digital art, 3D fractals and just general mooching online.

Ive been a point and shoot gurl for many years and went digital about 4 yrs ago. Due to some fortuitous circumstances I have recently been able to purchase a Canon 40D and am now totally at a loss of how to drive it any other way except Auto, and I *want* to take my training wheels off, so be patient with all my questions (I have already requested a Beginners section in the Forum which was kindly granted)

Anyway enuf yapping, nice to be here, looks like a good place to hangout in real time. If you want to check out my pix, the link is in my sig.

I have also started myself up a "Learning to use my Camera" blog, and if you want to check it out its here - ideas, feedback and volunteers for guest posters welcome!

http://lensaddiction.wordpress.com/

Talan found me via my blog and let me know you guys were here, so HI! *waves*

[smurff]

welcome!!
alot of people know there stuff here and there great to learn from, so injoy!

-smurff

[talan]

Welcome to our small, but rapidly growing forum BlueRose. Hope you find the forum a great hangout place with other photographers alike. You will certainly learn a lot from the forum and also feel free to share your insights!

Some really great, talented people on these forums.

[David]

welcome! hope you enjoy it here

[Raizer]

Hi guys,
I joined today after getting referred here by HUNTD, I am still very new to photography but I am very keen to learn as much as I can!
I had been using my Canon SX10is for about 4 months (after upgrading from a Fuji finepix S5800 which really started my interest!).
I am now shooting with a 1000D and kit 18-55mm lens which I was given for my birthday.

Some of my better pics can be found on my photoblog which is in my signature :)
And I will no doubt post a thread to get some c&c on my pics soon enough lol

[smurff]

welcome along!!

-smurff

[mrstwho]

Hi team - I am keen to actually use my camera rather than hide it away ... lots to learn but passionate about taking good photos - will post some photos and will challenge myself to keep posting photos and build up some confidence!! Cheers. Trace

[smurff]

welcome, we will all love to cheak out some of your photos!post them up, have a look round at others works, and enjoy urself!

-smurff

[Bailey]

Howdy folks

Posting for the first time after a couple of weeks of lurking. I heard about the forum after an email from Bernzfotos to (I think) the Wellington Flickr group.

Anyhoo, I'm in Wellington, putting a great deal of time and effort into my photography with a view to one day maybe making a living from it.

I have a Canon 400D and a few lenses and other odds and ends, shooting RAW, using Lightroom but just got PS CS4 and am planning to learn my way around there since the absence of has cost me a couple of potential jobs lately!

[David]

Welcome Bailey, good to see your getting into Photography feel free to join in the discussion around the forum :)

[Haim]

Hey Bailey,

Welcome - I have just been through most of your photo stream... Man, you have shot alot! any way... nice to have you here.

[LynEve]

Hello from North Otago.
I saw the link to this great site on FaceBook - I am sure I will learn a lot (and I have much to learn lol)
I struggle with the Canon 450D, mainly use my Panasonic FZ28 recently upgraded from the FZ7) and also have a couple of pocket cams , Kodak V550 and Canon PS A580.

I am so impressed by the amount of great talent displayed here :)

LynEve

[David]

Hey Bailey,

Welcome - I have just been through most of your photo stream... Man, you have shot alot! any way... nice to have you here.

haha sorry i thought you were just getting into it Bailey! i think i read your post quite early this morning and didn't read it properly. Looks like i have a lot to learn from you :)

[boostin it]

Hi everyone,

Im Wayne, been looking around the site, and finally registered. Im another member of NZHondas.com to join these forums, as thanks to the likes of EGD, Bananaman, Talan etc Ive started getting into a bit of photography. Hope to improve and learn more!

Cheers!

[smurff]

another NZhonda boy :P :P sup wayne, woundered if you would actually get on here :P

-smurff

[Bailey]

haha sorry i thought you were just getting into it Bailey! i think i read your post quite early this morning and didn't read it properly. Looks like i have a lot to learn from you :)

Hey, well thanks for that :)

Been close to a couple of years with the SLR now, before that I had a compact that was mostly for snapshots but I still tried to take a lot of good photos when they caught my eye. The interest was there since my teens but it took reasonably priced digital to make the hobby really viable, and the DSLR has made all the difference in the world. Now if I could only get enough paid work to pay off the equipment... Then I could buy more equipment!

[monkfish]

Hi, Im Andrew I run a video production and photography company www.monkfish.co.nz and enjoy taking any kind of photos (event, underwater, landscape etc). Oh yeah and i have a niche stock photo business.

[buildabrig]

Hi, I'm Brigitte from Auckland.
I've been into photography since last yearish and will always be obsessed with it from now on.. I'm currently trying to get a DSLR for ages, but I'll have to do with borrowing the school's once in a while :)

[talan]

Hi, Im Andrew I run a video production and photography company www.monkfish.co.nz (http://www.monkfish.co.nz) and enjoy taking any kind of photos (event, underwater, landscape etc). Oh yeah and i have a niche stock photo business.
Welcome Andrew! I have a friend who is really into video production. Actually, I'm planning to set up a video subforum here. Just waiting for more demand for it first :)

Hi, I'm Brigitte from Auckland.
I've been into photography since last yearish and will always be obsessed with it from now on.. I'm currently trying to get a DSLR for ages, but I'll have to do with borrowing the school's once in a while :)
Welcome Brigitte. Once you get a DSLR you will never go back to point and shoot :)

[buildabrig]

You've got one more vote for a video subforum!

[Tugboat]

Hi everyone...

I'm in Wellington and have been learning and trying to improve my photography since buying myself a Canon 40D as a Xmas present last year.

Going through a bit of a water and flowers fetish at the moment but I enjoy shooting a diverse range of things... sports, landscapes, nature, long exposure and am wanting to learn astrophotography (but the budget only stretches so far).

[Azza]

I'm Azza
I'm new to photography having scored a Canon 450d earlier this year when I flooded my Lumix TZ3 while diving. The insurance company couldn't find me another Lumix that would fit my underwater housing so I took the money and bought my 450d. I only wish I had put more thought into it and gone up a few notches in camera.
I'm a hunter and diver and see plenty of places most people dont and love sharing them. I havnt got a huge amount to show yet but I have a month off over Christmas so will get a few goodies hopefully

[Angela]

Hi I'm Angela
Have loved photography for forever but have always been a "film" girl. Gave in to pressure last year and got myself a Canon 450d which I am totally in love with. Have spent way to much time in front of children taking photos of them so ready to branch out now and start thinking of other ways to use my camera!
Looking forward to lots of helpful info and learning heaps of here!

[Cameronjgale]

Hi my name is Cameron,

Been keen on getting in to Photography for a long time and then this year brought a Nikon D60 still only using the auto mode looking to learn more about the camera and get into this more and also looking at hjoining a camera club

[Bailey]

Hi my name is Cameron,

Been keen on getting in to Photography for a long time and then this year brought a Nikon D60 still only using the auto mode looking to learn more about the camera and get into this more and also looking at hjoining a camera club


Switch to aperture priority right now, you'll start learning faster :) Then head for manual as soon as you can.

[Haim]

Hi my name is Cameron,

Been keen on getting in to Photography for a long time and then this year brought a Nikon D60 still only using the auto mode looking to learn more about the camera and get into this more and also looking at hjoining a camera club

Good morning....

Welcome to our small community hope to see your work

[Kat]

Hey guys n girls, I'm Kat :)

It started when I went rock fishing and got stuck in a cove because someone got the tides wrong, we had to swim back around the corner to dry land causing my camera to go in the drink (my life>a camera) ended up replacing it with a 400D + lenses.

Had no idea how to use this camera so I've spent hours reading all about my camera and have also taken on the Diploma in Professional Photography course through The Photography Institute (alot harder than i expected).

Halfway through this course now and feeling like I'm actually achieving something, hoping to gain some more knowledge/ideas through this forum also.

Thanks to Talan for coming over to GamerHub to let us know about the site :) even though you got flamed in the process :(

[Haim]

what a bunch of ballbags those haters are on 'GamerHub ' i just searched for that thread.

any way good on the people who have joined.

[PureKiwi]

never heard of that gamehub , shows you how much out of loop i am with games these days stupid 60hr weeks .+10 to Haim for good use of "ballbags" and talan for taking pride

Welcome all members

[talan]

This is a mass welcome to every new member I haven't welcomed. Yeah that GamerHub website has a hostile bunch of people :embarrassed:. Just just trying to link in with more photographers. Anyway if they are happy in their own little word, we'll leave them in their own little world. All I know is we have a great bunch of people here (Y)(Y)(Y)

[TuataraDude]

Gidday. Just joined. My wife and I are keen photographers, although work tends to take a lot of our time.

We have a Nikon D70 and a few extra gadgets as well as a Canon point and shoot (which can be very handy at times). We look forward to going through the forums, learning from you all and hopefully impart anything of use in return.

[mata.saina]

Hi all,

I'm paul, and was invited by Talan [thx for the link here] to have a look around, after he saw some of my pics here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mata-saina

I've been playing around with camera's for about 15 yrs; started with a Nikon 35mm SLR; lost interest for a few years, until a new invention called the digital SLR came in, so got a nikon D70. Moved onto a Nikon D200, until that was stolen, so moved over to Canon (a 40D; and just got a 5d mk1).

This is still a hobby for me really but scored my first paid gig with Dawn Raid concert last week. Looking at taking all this to another level one day, though.

[cortisolman]

Hi,
I got my first camera (Canon S3IS) about April, given to me by my Grandfather, so I could join in the family competitions. Still learning... But it's great fun.
Found the forum on google and you guys look like a good bunch.
Cheers, Jake

[phallex]

Hi, I've been with the forums a week or so now! found it through the competition link through GP photography forums (also a great bunch of guys!) also thanks to talan for being friendly!

Ive been in to photography for a couple of years now (started with a Nikon D50) working in the television industry for 6-7 years helps a lot with this hobby! Now using a Nikon D80 and hope to upgrade when the bank allows it! have just been taking random photo's of friends and family, have a nine month old daughter who must be the most photographed child in NZ! thanks anyway and I hope to add to the vast amount of experience in here!

[Haim]

Welcome EVERYONE I hope you will like it here !!

[Troy McKelvie]

Hey everyone, just joined. Started playing around with photography in January with a Nikon D60, and I just got the D90, so still learning, slowly!

[talan]

Hey everyone, just joined. Started playing around with photography in January with a Nikon D60, and I just got the D90, so still learning, slowly!
Wow you grew out of the D60 pretty quickly! Welcome and enjoy the forums :D

Make sure you share some of your work with us (Y)

[Haim]

that's about the time i took to grow out of my d300 + / - 2 months :P

oh and welcome :)

[Troy McKelvie]

Ha, yeah, it just didn't have the low light capabilities that I was after. I love the D90 though!

[drspangle]

Hello

I screwed up and started a thread moments before finding this one. Fail

If someone wants to delete the thread... (I can't see an option)

http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?t=618

Greetings all.

I've been taking photos for about 4 years now but in the last 6 months I've hit a bit of a roadblock and have been getting a bit frustrated and bored. I class myself as a 'landscape' photographer, but lately have struggled to find anything nearby that I havn't already taken photos of.

So I'm looking to expand a bit, focus on some different areas, start getting up earlier to get the decent light, join some groups (*wave*), meet some people and eventually move closer to the city again (in the northern suburbs of the shore atm...).

So. I'm thinking of inspiring a new wave of..uhh.. inspiration with a new body. I'm currently making do with a D50, but I'm looking at a D300s or D700 quite likely. Question 1 - why the hell do we pay so much here compared to Oz (and the states). I can get a D700 for almost $2k cheaper from B&H Photo than from the non-parallel dealers here. How can people afford to buy from them? Question 2 - there is no Question 2.

So anyway, long rambly post. hi :envy:

[smurff]

well hello!

i have no answers to any of your questions, but they are very good questions at that

-smurff

yes i did just copy and past :P :P

[drspangle]

well hello!

i have no answers to any of your questions, but they are very good questions at that

-smurff

yes i did just copy and past :P :P

Thanks! I feel twice as much loved <3

[smurff]

hahaha! sharing the love is fun lol

-smurff

[AstroVisual]

Psssssst ... do you have to live in NZ to be welcome here folks?

[smurff]

i dont see why, im sure we welcome everyone!! we just wont expect you to show up to any photo outings we have :P

-smurff

[AstroVisual]

i dont see why, im sure we welcome everyone!! we just wont expect you to show up to any photo outings we have :P
You never know. I get over there once in awhile. I was born in Tauranga :cool:

[possum]

Hi ya! My name is Lou, and I have had a camera attached to my arm for the last 14 years. I live out Waitakere way, and have a part time photography business (for the last 4 years).. Things are just starting to kick off a bit, which is exciting. I have a real job too, lol, I'm a preschool teacher.

I shoot with an entry level Olympus dSLR now, which I am very attached to. Have tried other cameras, but we don't seem to bond! Pre digital, I was a Pentax Spotmatic girl all the way. ;)

Lovely to find you all here, look forward to reading a bit more. :D

Nice to meet you!

xxx Lou

[talan]

Welcome possum!

Look forward to seeing some of your work! Im guessing there's lots of possums out in the Waitakeres? :cool:

[possum]

;D

lol, I'm one of a kind...

xxx Lou

[smurff]

welcome, just looked at your photos you put up, looking good :D

-smurff

[Kbelle]

Hi, I'm Kirianna
Always had a thing for Arts, was more towards fashion and textiles until now....Loving them both.
Ive just started out but loved what i've learned and seen.

cheers for the inspiration guys.

[smurff]

welcome along :) enjoy your stay :P

-smurff

[laidir45]

Hi all. I'm Val from the Manawatu. Followed a link on Facebook to the forum. Nice to see a kiwi site for photographers. Just graduated from the BAVI, UCOL (after three long yrs of study and majoring in photography). Looking to touch base with other photographers.

www.valeriejefferies.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Valerie-Jefferies-Photography/221952891336

[smurff]

welcome !
to late at nite to think of anything to say :(

-smurff

[smurff]

thought i should update my welcome laidir45

very much like your photos :) and your flickR pics re very nice aswell :)

-smurff

[*Glenn*]

Hi guys & gals. Thought I better say Hi before posting anything ;)

I'm a self taught amateur, started with SLR film cameras and currently just have a Sony Cybershot & 60gig Sony digi cam.

I've been evaluating a Canon 500d & Nikon d5000 and have pretty much decided to go for the Nikon. I find it easier to handle and I like some of the features the Canon doesn't have. The tilt screen being one, even though the pixel count is lower and the in camera editing. Don't get me wrong though... I think they are both very good cameras. I can also use my other Nikon lenses & my tele converter.

I'm going to get the kit to start of with, 15-55mm & 55-250mm lenses.

I look forward to being a regular poster and learn a few things from the more experienced on here :)

[smurff]

Welcome Glenn!
will be good to have more regular posters!

-smurff

[Haim]

yay! GO NIKON :D:D:D

welcme glenn

[*Glenn*]

Please...DON"T laugh.

Went and bought my Nikon D5000 twin lense kit yesterday morning at 10.00am. I got the best deal from Noel Leeming in Manukau. Purchased and extra battery, 8gig Extreme SD card and a back pack. The Nikon back packs they had were crap, so I got the canon one instead. Just got wifey to remove the label.

Anyway...rushed home, put the battery on charge, fitted the neck strap and adjusted it correctly, inserted the SD card, was getting the hurry up from the wife to get to the War Birds show at Ardmore, times up 11.30, had to go, fitted the battery and headed off to the show. When we got there, I carefully put the camera on and made sure I had everything and then we headed off down and found a great possy to get a good view for getting some shots. We waited a little while for it all to start happening (had a couple of smokes) Then it started, turn the camera on, bring the camera to my eye............................................... ....

(I said no laughing)


With all the rushing around and the hurry up signals...


I HADN"T INITIALISED THE CAMERA :mad:

Didn't have the manual with me... still sitting on the bench at home. Stood there looking like a dick with a nice new camera and not taking any pictures. Had to stay for the first air display for wifey and missed getting some good shots.

Anyway, after that we shot home, I set the camera up, shot quickly through the menu to find continuous shoot mode. I drove back to Ardmore, found a good possy and took 500 frames of the final display. I got some good shots that I can see on the LCD. Have just got to setup my computer and get them all on there. Will post a couple when I've done that.

Now the fun begins.... learning to use my camera & lenses correctly :D

[Haim]

haha no worries man... just have the camera with you almost every time you go out for fun then you will learn pretty quickly. try shooting on M all the time this will teach you the significance of : lens sharpness, bokeh, aperture and shutter speed.

[stic]

I guess i better leave some info.

Started out with a love of American cars and drag racing, so as a teenager (maybe 15?) used a cheap and nasty instamatic...

Gave up for a while as i couldn't afford an SLR, then finally brought a Pentax P30T when i was 20 and decided to learn how to use it.

Never did get any formal training, but moved to digital and ended up shooting Drift for D1NZ for a while, then freelance features (photos and editorial) for REV, with a few for PCAR, TARMAC, Automag and Autotrader.

Was Editor for REV for a while, and now i just do odds and sods (ads, photos, a bit of design).

No training, so excuse me if i don't understand some of the jargon, either in photography or with th e Adobe suite...

[serre86]

Hi.

wow.. i'm the first person to introduce in 2010. :D

i'm from malaysia currently studying in auckland.
started photography as a hobby last year. so still a beginner.
my gear = sony a200 which is my first dslr

is there anyone here using sony alpha?
i've been trying to find sony alpha club in nz. but don't think i can find one here. sony alpha club in malaysia is quite active.

anyway, nice to find this forum. hope to get more new friends here. thanks!

[smurff]

welcome!

there are a few sony people floating about, i used to be a A350, but am now a canon person.

i havnt heard of a sony alpha club, not saying there isnt one though

-smurff

[serre86]

thanks smurff,

50d might be far better than a350 isn't it? but might not fair
to compare entry-level with semipro dslr. =)
hope to see you in the future

[smurff]

yea, probly not a fair comparison.
the sony was a great camera, some things really i miss, but still really happy with the 50D

were abouts are you based?

-smurff

[serre86]

i live in auckland city centre. queen st. usually i go to auckland domain and around the city to take photo when i free.

[smurff]

ahhh sweet, theres a few of us in auckland, im out howick. hopefully there may be a meeting happening one day soon

-smurff

[serre86]

cool.. i'll try to be there if it happened. thanks!

[talan]

cool.. i'll try to be there if it happened. thanks!
Welcome mate! Make sure you share some of your work on the forum.

Enjoy!

[serre86]

thanks talan, sure i will. =)

[Epic]

Wow alot of aucklanders on here haha.

Anyways Im Joel from Tauranga, spend my life on the beach either surfing or taking photos of surfing haha at 20 still not sure what im doing with my life but want to get into photography just need to find the way in.

Peace

[alphaein]

Hi guys,
I'm totally new here, and i can see a great comunity of photographers here in NZ...

I think i've always been interested in photography and i think digital photography is the holygrail of photography since film. I had always been quite obsessed with good photo quality and bought my first DSLR 3 years ago (A100) now i've moved on to using an A900 FF and never looked back since.
I love photography and would be keen to meet like minds in this journey of photographic discovery.... not sure how active this community is on outings and such... but let me in on some gatherings if there is to be one....
Cheers...

[smurff]

welcome alphaein,

good to see another member, were abouts are you in the country?

-smurff

[alphaein]

Hi Smurff,
I'm right now in Wellington, but i travel around a bit to Taupo, Hawksbay and Plammy... kinda going where the wind takes me... I hope to be based in wellington soon as its such a cultural city with alot more arty stuff happening...
how about you?
I assume you are using a 50D?, its an awesome camera paired with an L lens..=)

[smurff]

there are a few members in wellington. most are in auckland i think.
yea, im using the 50D, dont have an L lens, cost to much for me lol
i have Sigma 10-20mm EX DG F3.5 and a EFS 18-200mm IS Lens

-smurff

[alphaein]

Awesome!
hehehe L lenses for canon, Zeiss and G lens for sony...

you've got a pretty nice setup as it is wide and long... if u hadn't max out the lens and camera, i won't be too worried. =P maybe christmas can wait...

[smurff]

i would like to upgrade the zoom, shooting with my 50mm 1.8 i really like the low f/stop.
hopefully in a few years i could get something nice, or a mid and a long lens of good quality.
dreams are free lol

-smurff

[catlovanz]

Hi guys and gals

I thought it was time to introduce myself! I'm a full time Student at Waikato University, studying to become a Primary School Teacher. This is my final year (thankfully) and I hope to secure a job teaching either in the Waikato or Bay of Plenty. I have two children, amazing friends and rather a busy life, but I like to balance this with my own interests like Photography.

As some of you will have noticed by my photos an comments, I have a little Fujifilm FinePix F480 point and shoot camera. My goal this year is to learn the basics of photography and a little photo manipulation and when I am working full time, I will purchase a DSLR. :)

[smurff]

well welcome i guess, hahaha, you have been here a while already :P

-smurff

[catlovanz]

well welcome i guess, hahaha, you have been here a while already :P

-smurff

Yup Hahahahaha I have.....:D

[smurff]

Yup Hahahahaha I have.....:D


just about part of the furniture :P :P :)

hehehe

-smurff

[catlovanz]

just about part of the furniture :P :P :)

hehehe

-smurff

Yup, but when I start uni in March, you will not see me as much as I will have to trade my hours on here and taking photos for assignments :eek:. but only less than a year to go:D

[Marms]

hey new member here. my name is alex, people call me marms. take your pick.
I mostly shoot live shows, usually just local hardcore/punk/metal bands but have shot many international acts. trying my best to take a photo every day this year (although i have already missed two days)

photo a day plus other stuff posted here - http://marms-photos.tumblr.com/
(http://marms-photos.tumblr.com/)also have lots of stuff on my flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/marms_rtt/

all my gear:

Digital: Canon EOS 5D mkII, Canon 24mm f1.4L, Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye (for sale), Canon 430ex

Film: Canon EOS 3000, Canonette, Lomo Diana F+, Lomo Fisheye 2, Full dark room set up (just not actually set up right now as i have nowhere to set it up in current flat)

[jackinavox]

i'm Jay and i'm a gear-whore.

i've always been a photography nut but have only just recently purchased a DSLR.

i'm a car nut (VW's but cars in general).

my wife is the talented one when it comes to photography, she enjoys it so i'm trying to catch up so she'd spend more time with me! :D:envy:

[Beatnik]

Hi There,

Another new member here. I'm an ex-pat kiwi living in Perth W.A.
A relative newbie to photography. I took it as a subject at high
school but that was a few years ago now and I'm only just starting
to get back into it.

I have a wee olympus point and shoot
which I use for my digital photography and it can
take reasonably good photos. I'm saving for my first DSLR.

I've also got a Ricoh KR-10 Film SLR with 3 lenses (standard,
macro and zoom). Which was my first real camera. I haven't used
it in years but it's in the shops getting some new seals and I'll be dusting
it off and using it very soon.

[smurff]

welcome, good to see a more new members :D

-smurff

[MENZIES]

Hi guys i'm a kiwi living in OZ, I am totally new to photography and only recently bought my first DSLR. Look forward to picking up a few tips from this site.

Cheers,
MENZIES

[Beatnik]

Hi guys i'm a kiwi living in OZ, I am totally new to photography and only recently bought my first DSLR. Look forward to picking up a few tips from this site.

Cheers,
MENZIES

Welcome to the forum from another newbie.
I'm another kiwi living in Aussie.
Where are you. I'm in Perth.
Also check out http://www.photoforum.com.au/forum.php
if you haven't already.

[Boa]

Hey everyone... new member living just outside of Auckland (North side). Came back to our fair country about three years ago, been hiding out in the country, bit of a recluse but hoping to start study within the field of photography within the next year.

[smurff]

gudday and welcome! :D

-smurff

[PhotoSales]

Hi there, just found this forum today, thought we would join in as well, so Hi everyone

[kahkityoong]

Hi there. I'm an Australian photographer and world traveler who recently spent 5 weeks in NZ. I found this website when it came up in google while I was looking up NZ Geo. I'll be spending more time in NZ shooting landscapes because I liked it so much so thought I would join up. Now that I'm back in the office for a while I'll explore the forum and give some feedback. Cheers, Kah Kit

My website www.magichourtravelscapes.com
My blog www.magichourunplugged.com
My flickr photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/kahkityoong/

[talan]

Hi there. I'm an Australian photographer and world traveler who recently spent 5 weeks in NZ. I found this website when it came up in google while I was looking up NZ Geo. I'll be spending more time in NZ shooting landscapes because I liked it so much so thought I would join up. Now that I'm back in the office for a while I'll explore the forum and give some feedback. Cheers, Kah Kit

My website www.magichourtravelscapes.com (http://www.magichourtravelscapes.com)
My blog www.magichourunplugged.com (http://www.magichourunplugged.com)
My flickr photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/kahkityoong/
Welcome Kah Kit. It's great to have people all over the world join our forum. Please feel free to share some of your work. Your portfolio is fantastic. I wish I could just travel the world taking photos!

[smurff]

Welcome Kahkityoong, you have some amazing photos!

-smurff

[kahkityoong]

Thanks for the welcome guys.

[Rivetgirl]

Hey all. Came across this forum today.

I got my dslr in Feb 2008 and haven't really put it down since., I'm a canon girl. I'm currently doing my teaching degree at the moment which has meant I haven't had as much time for photos lately.

I really enjoy taking photos of people, and my poor girls (who are 4 and 7) have had a camera shoved in their faces over the past two years!! I must be doing something right though and I've got two weddings booked for the summer season coming up, and a family portrait. I've also been doing a lot of commerical work (which unfortunately I don't get paid for or get credit for) which I'm stopping now, due to commitments (I initally liked the idea of seeing my photos being published in the paper etc).

I'm also very keen on macro photography as well.

So, hi everyone, look forward to getting to know you all.

[Wellzy6]

Hi Rivetgirl and welcome to the forum.

[Kazeden]

Hi people. My name is Dennis. People at work call me DK (like Drift King in the movie Tokyo drift) because my surname is Kee and i love cars. Funny thing is i ain't no boy racer, i am a responsible driver:)

I am 32 year old, doctor during daytime but always eager to get out there to shoot photos when weather permits. I have only been shooting for a year, recently bought a Nikon D90. Also joined the Auckland Photography society at Remuera recently but find that the atmosphere there is a bit serious. I am hoping to know more young photographers and perhaps get out there together to shoot photos.

---------- Post added at 03:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:54 PM ----------

Hi.

wow.. i'm the first person to introduce in 2010. :D

i'm from malaysia currently studying in auckland.
started photography as a hobby last year. so still a beginner.
my gear = sony a200 which is my first dslr

is there anyone here using sony alpha?
i've been trying to find sony alpha club in nz. but don't think i can find one here. sony alpha club in malaysia is quite active.

anyway, nice to find this forum. hope to get more new friends here. thanks!

Hi Serre86. I'm from malaysia too (Johor). Apa Khabar? Please to meet you.

[talan]

Also joined the Auckland Photography society at Remuera recently but find that the atmosphere there is a bit serious.

^^^Precicely why I started this forum. We like to keep it cool and casual:cool:.

BTW welcome mate. Hope your enjoy you time on the forum! Keen to see some of your photos.

[Canvart]

Hey all,

Really glad I found this place!

A little about me....

I am Rob, and I run Canvart where we print photos onto canvas.

I first developed an interest in photography in the 90's and got my first SLR in 2001. Photography fast became my main past time, and like a lot of you on here I am also mad about cars.

I started off working in IT, doing mainly website development as my day job, and getting out and about after work with my camera, slowly setting up a photography business. While trying to find something cool to do with my photos I came across printing onto canvas, so put all my savings into a printer and started printing my own. When I say my, I actually mean 'our' My good wife Jane is also a photographer and my wonderful business partner too :-)

From there, people started asking if we could print their photos too, and what started as a part time business run from home, is now a full time show running out of its own custom built studio, and I love every minute of it ;-)

I have always been a country boy at heart, and while working in the CBD of the capital was fun, it wasn't for me. So we shifted down to Lumsden, a small rural town in Southland, from Wellington about 4 years ago.

My days are now pretty full between the local Volunteer Fire Brigade and Canvart, but whenever I do get spare time I like to combine my two passions - my camera and my car, and get out to take photos in the beautiful countryside that is at my fingertips.

I am just a few weeks away from becoming a dad, so am stoked about that too!

So yeah, that is about me in a nutshell ;-)

[wolf1437]

' Kia Ora ' and ' Salam Sejahtera ' to all photogs
Wolfie from Paraparaumu Beach looking for like minded people to share knowledge and to share the joy of photography.

As noted from posting in this thread, camera clubs with serious atmosphere will definitely make amateur like me uncomfortable. Would prefer a more casual and relaxing gathering in cafe instead.

[PureKiwi]

Welcome Wolf , enjoy your stay you will find alot of knowledge on this forums

[smurff]

welcome! :)
we have a good group of new photographers here and some very experienced photographers, so be sure to ask lots of questions, post up pics and get in on the competitions :D

-Smurff

[moeaung]

Hi there
My name is Moe Aung and from Burma( Myanmar ). I started photography since 1994 and still learning.

[jessicka]

Hiya.

I'm Jess, am from the Manawatu and have been photographing for a few years.

My aesthetic is quite 'dark' but I choose this style because I feel it represents me as a person and communicates my messages better.

I look forward to learning about you all and learning as much as I can about photography - critique is always welcomed!!

[smurff]

welcome! had a look at the photos you posted up, look good :)

you photo of yourself looks rather scary, kinda makes me think zombie lol, that may have something to do with the zombie craze thats been going around lately :D

-smurff

[alumigas]

hi my name is john, im from auckland, i started taking pictures with dslr a year ago.

i would like to learn more about photography, your suggestions and comments are highly appreciated

[smurff]

welcome John!

have a look around, see what you think, then start posting up pictures, everything will flow from there :D

-smurff

[Lazlo Woodbine]

Hello there! I'm Matt from the UK and I'm moving to Wanganui next month (hopefully). Thought I'd join this friendly looking forum to get to know some New Zealand photographers.

I'll go and post some random photos now. :)

[smurff]

welcome!

got some good looking pictures aswell :D

-smurff

[MysTicPies]

Gidday, I'm Simon.. I currently live in Nelson, I found this site through smurff's signature on clubsub which im also a member of! Just recently got back into photography after
years of using P&S cameras, all i can say is that using a dSLR for the first time was overwhelming, its a step learning curve to say the least :P

[smurff]

Welcome Simon! good to see my signature is working :P

-Smurff

[ElleMent]

Hi,
I'm Elena from Germany! Since two weeks I'm in Auckland.
I started taking pictures with the dslr a year ago.
I would like to learn more about photography and I hope it will be possible to meet some people living here (and to take some pictures with them)..
-Elena

[smurff]

welcome Elena,
we have been trying to do a meet for a we while in auckland, we all seem to be busy at the moment, hopefully we can get something sorted :)

-smurff

[ElleMent]

:) Okay... that would be nice...

[tsodium]

*waves* Hello all! I'm 18, currently living in Hamilton. I love shooting people, fashion, and things smaller than the average fingernail. ♥ organic New Zealand is my favourite backdrop.

love this forum!

[smurff]

welcome! just stopped in at your other thread, you have some nice work cant wait to see more :)

dont forget we have a comp going in the comp section aswell, you might like to stop in there :)

-Smurff

[PureKiwi]

Welcome to the site ,

[cfxjason]

hi there everyone im new to photography and just bought myself a fujifilm HS10 and like it lots so far.:D

[smurff]

hey there and welcome!

-smurff

[StephB]

Hi there!

My name is Stephane, I'm from France and believe me this is far far away from NZ! I made the trip twice to check this out! :D

Why twice? Because on the first time I just fell in love with the land, and I needed a new "fix" 4 years later. And I think I'm still addicted ;o)

Mainly interested in landscape and aviation photography, I'll shared some of my preferred shots from NZ, and of course from France... but also from the US or China if you're interested.;)

Cheers!

[Matchu]

hey all, im Matt (or matchu), im 26, i live in the waikato area and im another beginner to the game.
ive always loved the concept of true photography and ive been told i have an eye for it, so i finally gave in to the urge and spent some coin on a decent camera (a 550D) to start some real magic.
I look forward to gettin to know some like minded peeps and milkin all the tips and tricks i can from everyone along the way.

thanks

[Latham]

Hey! Im 16 and a budding photographer that lives in Invercargill. I've been shooting "seriously" for a couple of months and looking at taking my skills further and hopefully becoming a professional photographer in the future!

[Arnie]

Hey guys my names Arnie i just got into photography a few months ago after entering a photo competition and winning it WOO HOO!!! . my wife told me i should get into photography so i listened to her and brought a Canon 550d. Im loving it

Arnie

[stormnz]

Hey guys my names Arnie i just got into photography a few months ago after entering a photo competition and winning it WOO HOO!!! . my wife told me i should get into photography so i listened to her and brought a Canon 550d. Im loving it

Arnie

Welcome Arnie, lots of good information for you here :)

[ally58539]

Hey pplz, i'm ally from auckland, first time on this site,glad i found it...
i've always been interested in photography, now i'm finally doing something about it,learning as i go so wanna learn heaps!!!:D
feel free to say hi, or give me advice hehe..

[smurff]

welcome!!

well theres plenty of stuff to learn and play with, we have a good deal to read and the guys here really know there stuff.

feel free to post your photos and ask for advice or just ask questions :)

What gear are you shoting with?

-smurff

[ally58539]

it's just a panasonic lumix digital camera model:dmc-f3 if that helps, jus 1 i got on the boxing day specials, um culd someone tell me how i can get my pics up on here?? Looking to upgrade to...later on after i find out the basics of a camera

[avgeekboy]

Hi I'm Dave and I'm a recent DSLR convert.
I took B&W film photography at school (10yrs ago) and got the 'bug'. I've tinkered with photography ever since in film and digital point-and-click cameras. I'm interested in all aspect of photography - composition, subject, lighting, equipment, capture, post-production, and technology and physics of photography. I hope to learn heaps from you all and maybe even share some of my experiences.

Regards,

Dave

[Lazlo Woodbine]

Welcome to the forum. Hope you find it useful. :)

[alifeKICKS]

Yo, ahhh I'm adam, graphic design at AUT, currently using a 7d!

[Lazlo Woodbine]

Hello Adam and welcome. :)

[smurff]

welcome Adam, good to have you along, how you finding the 7D?

-smurff

[softz]

Hey everyone, Im Jordan from Palmy Nth,
Im only pretty new to Photography after a few years of doing Web Design but i have found Photography to be lot more fun and rewarding.

I really want to start getting into Sports Photography
I currently have a Canon 500D with 18-55 and 55-250mm lenses,

IF you want to check out some of my work, you can view my websites @ http://www.softzmedia.com (http://www.softzmedia.com/)

[smurff]

welcome! sadly i could not get your site to work right, but the picture on the homepage is great :D

what type of spot photography are you thinking of getting into ?
you have a nice general general kit there, so with some practice you could make it work

-smurff

[softz]

welcome! sadly i could not get your site to work right, but the picture on the homepage is great :D

what type of spot photography are you thinking of getting into ?
you have a nice general general kit there, so with some practice you could make it work

-smurff

Oh yea, there are still some issues with my website that i havent had a chance to fix yet, mainly issues with Internet Explorer.

I really want to try and get into just local sporting Photography, also i had plans of trying to start a local sporting website with news/Photos and forum etc but ive put that on hold for a wee bit.

Im hoping i can just keep practicing with sports on Saturday afternoons and work on from there

[smurff]

ahhh im using IE here at work, will have another look when i get home, i use safari at home.

what i have been looking to do for my targa photos, is something like the smugmug, were you have an account and load your photos, set a price and people buy from there, digital copys can be downloaded and prints sent.

and then i was just goin to hand out cards. kinda make my photos work for me kinda thing.
its not anything amazing, but its a step in the right direction?

one hard thing could be getting releases, but if your selling to the person in the picture, this isnt an issue i would think.

-smurff

[softz]

ahhh im using IE here at work, will have another look when i get home, i use safari at home.

what i have been looking to do for my targa photos, is something like the smugmug, were you have an account and load your photos, set a price and people buy from there, digital copys can be downloaded and prints sent.

and then i was just goin to hand out cards. kinda make my photos work for me kinda thing.
its not anything amazing, but its a step in the right direction?

one hard thing could be getting releases, but if your selling to the person in the picture, this isnt an issue i would think.

-smurff

Yea i was looking though the forum early and saw your thread about the website, seems like a good idea and takes alot of work out of it which is awesome lol.
I just noticed that i dont have any photos on my portfolio tho, as i re done it a few weeks ago and didnt get a chance to finish it, so ill try and put some photos on in the next week when i get a chance.
Altho i do have some photos and the likes upload on my DA account http://softz.deviantart.com/

[smurff]

you have some really nice photos on there, but if you want to be a sports photographer, thats the direction you protfolio will need to be.

possibly get out and email/call/go see some small local sports club leader, talk to the coachs, ask if you can take photos to build your profile. ( these photos are for you use, not free to give away )
once you get to know them after a many few games ( as you will say hi to them and have a quick chat before the game ) then you could introduce the idea of selling photos to the teams/familiys.
if your prompte, easy to deal with etc, this is all practice and profile building.

then when you think ur ready to take the next step, well, i dont know, havnt done it before, so can help even less with ideas there hahaha

but it wont happen in a month or two, its something to work at it may tak a year or two before you ready to even try to ask the bigger clubs. i dont know.
or you may get to that point and instead of asking the club, you go looking for a paper sports photography role, or a magasine?

there must be plenty of options out there if you willing to put the time in to set yourself up in the start and never sell yourself short!

i think its been said on here photography is 80% bisness, 20% taking photos.

im not sure if thing work this way in real live, but this is how i would go about it.

-smurff

( im a really bad speller, so sorry all hahaha )

[scotteffone]

Hey there!

Been shooting as a hobby for a few years but haven't had much time lately! Hoping joining here will get my a into g...

[smurff]

welcome! have a look around the forum, and dont forget to show us your photos :D

-Smurff

[scotteffone]

welcome! have a look around the forum, and dont forget to show us your photos :D

-Smurff

Will do! Going out quickly with a mate tonight!

[Lourisa]

Hello

Discovered this forum yesterday and so glad about it! I'm very passionate about photography but do not yet have the skills to match. Shooting with a Canon EOS 1000D.

Take care and nice to meet you all!

[smurff]

Welcome lourisa!

the 1000D is a great little camera! some reading and practice and you will get the skills :D
have a look about the forums and post up your pics, we would love to see them :D

-smurff

[MarcelC]

I'm Marcel from Wellington, I have a couple of dogs and I work in the I.T. world. I'm 32 and have been in Wellington 4 years or so now. Relatively noobish with photography, really want a DSLR though!

https://picasaweb.google.com/m.s.checkley/Shots some of my work.

Looking forward to posting :)


Marcel

[smurff]

welcome Marcel!

some very nice photos you have there :D

-smurff

[EmahMaii]

I'm Emma C:
I've recently started a Photocourse online to keep me busy while i'm not working.
I'm eighteen, and I'm a Amature Photographer.
I want to do this as a career though. It would be amazing!

[PureKiwi]

Welcome Emma enjoy your stay post your images and get involved and get inspired

[smurff]

Welcome! i see you have already put up some pictures, they are very nice :)

-Smurff

[CosMos]

Hi, my name is Rich...well I have finally made it...have spent the last 2 months trying to register with no luck and no response to my contact form posts....better late than never;). Have just moved from Auckland to Umina Beach north of Sydney. Been a photographer over 30 years though it wasn't until I bought a digital camera in 2007 that I was able to improve my skills. Look forward to showing some of my work here and improving further. :)

[byza213]

hi im byron
love pictures , rocking a d80 with 50mm AF , does the bizz for me at the moment
i got robbed when i was staying the city only thing that was left was my lense, so i just bought another body

i had about 4 lense prior !

ncie to might you guyyyss

[smurff]

Welcome Byron!

sorry to hear about your gear getting stolen, seems to happen way to much these days :(

-Smurff

[Paul.]

My name is Paul (with or without fullstop).

I live on the Coromandel

I do not want to be a professional photographer

I have a website www.paulalsop.com

aloha!

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[smurff]

welcome!

and i have to say, you have the most excellent name ever :D

i have seen your website somewere before, just dont know where

-Smurff

[Paul.]

I do have an excellent name, i have to remember to thank my mother :)

[softz]

I do not want to be a professional photographer

I have a website www.paulalsop.com (http://www.paulalsop.com)

aloha!

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I dont get it?

[MysTicPies]

I'm with you softz lol
Their photos are pretty incredible to say the least.. :eek:

[sonicfantom]

I dont get it?

I'm guessing that lot of amateur (as in, hobbyist) photographers would rather keep their hobby as a hobby. Professional photography is a tiring, thankless job at best, with demanding deadlines and irregular hours, so I can see why.

Of course, YMMV :D

[Paul.]

I dont get it?

I was just playing Devils advocate, so many people seem to open these threads with "Hi I'm new, and I want to be a professional photographer!"

I can't think of a more difficult sole career choice these days than that of a professional photographer.

Paul:)

[smurff]

hehehe.

yea, having a successful photographer career is kinda like wanting to be a astronaut. some get there, lots dont.

hard job to brake into these days

-smurff

[aaa1313]

Hi There NZ!

I am new from SG.(moving over NZ)
Please feel free to visit my facebook where I kept all my work.
Find Tippu photo.
Thank you and feel free to C&C.

Regards;
Alan Ho

[smurff]

Welcome!

tried to find you on facebook with no luck, maybe post up a link for us, better yet, post up some of your photos in the other sections :D

-smurff

[aaa1313]

LOL smurf

http://www.facebook.com/pages/TIPPU-PHOTOGRAPHY/173239176073178

i think this is the one.

regards.

[smurff]

that link just takes me to my facebook lol

-smurff

[aaa1313]

maybe i can show u some by email since i just delete my page after find out that the FB cannot prevent phot being taken by other.

Regards;
Alan Ho

[smurff]

you can always try getting a FlickR (www.flickr.com) account. they can not completely stop it from happing but with a good water mark and disabling download it can help.

there is still a few loop holes with a pretty impossible to fix unless you have your own site, but it all helps.

Smurff

[Mako Jax]

Hello all.
My name is Mark and I have been collecting canon manual focus fd gear. I work at the film school in wellington, and we shoot grad films on an ARRI 16SR so manual photography is important.
I am looking for an 85mm fd lens to complete kit number 2. SSC would be good, but I am afraid the 'L' series is out of my budget right now.
Nice to be here...

[LouieVTong]

Came across this thread while procrastinating and trawling all the wonderful wonderful things on this forum!

Haha, hi all, my name is Louie Tong.
I want to be a professional photographer...


JOKES- nah just want to get good at it :)

I'm 18 and a student doing architecture at the University of Auckland. Only discovered the DSLR's earlier this year, after having a Nikon Superzoom- WOW. Extremely keen on it and I spend every spare moment I have thinking about it! (But need to get better haha)

Peace all!
Louie

[smurff]

welcome Louie!

good to have you along :D

-smurff

[LouieVTong]

Thanks! :)

Oh man just noticed my bold highlighted first name.... lol, how'd I do that?