Interview with:NewUser [lnmyviewfinder]
PHOTOGRAPHY
 | Do you have an online gallery where one can view your photos? Yes
http://ln-my-viewfinder.deviantart.com/ |
| For how long have you done photography? How did you begin? properly 5 years |
| What has been your education as a photographer? self taught with books and websites |
| Please list any exhibitions in which you have participated. some galleries. Mostly online |
| Please list any awards for your work. nothing :*( |
| What is your favourite type of photography? Aviation/ abstract/ landscape |
| What do you try to express through your photography? personify machinery.
find abstract ways of shooting ordinary objects |
| How do you choose your subjects? whatever is there at the time I am feeling creative. |
| What type of preparation do you do before undertaking the photo session? depends.
Usually grab my bag and hope the camera has some charge in it |
| Do you normally photograph with a purpose already in mind, or do you let yourself go with the flow? go with the flow |
| Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sigma, Olympus, Sony, Pentax...which do you place your bets on and why? Nikon Because its an investment for the future. |
| Describe your current equipment: cameras, lenses, computers, accessories... Nikon D700
Nikon F90x +Mb10 battery grip
Nikkor AF-D 35-70mm F2.8
Nikkor AF-D 50mm f1.8 (+hood*)
Sigma AF 70-210 f4-5.6 (+hood*)
Zenitar 16mm fisheye f2.8
Remote shutter release for D2h*
Praktica MTL5
Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC 50mm f2.8
Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC 135mm f3.5
Lomo action shot (uboot edition)
cokin A filters
star 42 tripod
sl 2400 tripod
Tamrac series 9 bag* |
| What software and plug-ins do you use to retouch and manage your photos? Adobe Photoshop CS2/CS5
Gimp |
| What measures do you take to protect your work against Internet piracy? every image has a copy rite embedded into its exif |
| Are you a good salesperson of your work? In what should you improve? poor.
My photographs are available on Deviant art only |
| Which past masters of photography do you most admire? no one in particular |
| Are technology and digital retouching reducing the gap between professionals and amateurs? yes but it is also creating 2 forms of artist.
ones who can use a camera and those that can use a computer |
| What is your team of habitual collaborators like? very small.
Well its just me really |
| With which other photographers do you normally team up with or do sessions with? http://oggieteepo.deviantart.com/ |
| Do you consider yourself more technical or more artistic? more artistic.
I make allot of technical and planning mistakes |
| What have you learned about the art of framing and composition? to do these things? |
| How does one develop the instinct of knowing when to press the shutter release button? you just know |
| When should one use film, and when should one use digital? Film is so much more exciting and it also teaches you to not be to snap happy.
I like to use film 1/10 times just to ground me and use something different. |
| Does photography have the recognition that it should have in contemporary art museums? yes.
It is very accessible now so picking good photography must be difficult |
| Which websites for photographers do you frequently visit? http://www.deviantart.com/ |
| Is there any particular technique that you could share? lots.
I write monthly news letter here http://everything-nikon.deviantart.com/ |
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