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Shannon Plummer [shannonplummer]



PHOTOGRAPHY
Do you have an online gallery where one can view your photos?
For how long have you done photography? How did you begin?
I was a graphic designer before the photography bug took hold around 2005 - 2006.
What has been your education as a photographer?
Internet, magazines, books, mistakes! - in other words self-taught.
Please list any exhibitions in which you have participated.
2008 International Photography Awards
Splashlight Studios, Soho, New York + worldwide traveling exhibition

2008 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris
Galerie Acte 2, Paris
Please list any awards for your work.
2008 International Photography Awards, Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles
'ORDER:SQUAMATA' - Third - Nature category
+ Five Honorable Mentions

2008 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Galerie Acte 2, Paris
'ORDER:SQUAMATA' - Third - Nature category

2008 Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Finalist - 8 images in 6 categories

2007 International Photography Awards
'Wild Portrait' series - Honorable Mention - Nature/Wildlife category


2007 ADPOTD Australia
Animal Texture I - Winner - Animals/Nature category


2006 Black & White Spider Awards
Honorary Spider Fellow 10 December, 2006
'Elephant Mirror' Nominated - Nature category


2006 International Photography Awards
'Elephant Mirror' - Honorable Mention - Nature/Wildlife category


2006 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
'Elephant Mirror' - Honorable Mention - Nature category
What is your favourite type of photography?
Anything involving animals.
What do you try to express through your photography?
The incredibly beauty of the natural world.
Do you normally photograph with a purpose already in mind, or do you let yourself go with the flow?
A combination of both.
When working with animals is best to be open minded and patient.
What software and plug-ins do you use to retouch and manage your photos?
Nikon Capture NX2
DXO Optics Pro 5
Photoshop CS2
What is your team of habitual collaborators like?
Me Me Me - I'm it!
Do you consider yourself more technical or more artistic?
I'd like to say artistic but I am more technical.
How does one develop the instinct of knowing when to press the shutter release button?
Mistakes, luck and practice
When should one use film, and when should one use digital?
Digital all the way, baby!
Does photography have the recognition that it should have in contemporary art museums?
Not even close.
Which websites for photographers do you frequently visit?
Is there any particular technique that you could share?
Sure . . . but then I'd have to kill you.
 

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