Photobucket. Not all of the images were shot with my current inventory.
Brand: Fuji
Bought this one for school (Biology labs) but soon learned what great pix it takes. So now it's our "around town" and "going someplace dirty" camera
Body: Finepix A805 point&shoot
Brand: Canon
My Favorite until we got the Nikon D80
Body: EOS Rebl K2
Lense: Canon a/f 28-90 f1:4-5:6
Brand: Nikon
I LOVE THIS CAMERA!
Body: D80
(she still needs an external flash)
Lenses:
Nikon a/f 18-135 f3:5-5:6
Quantaray a/f 70-300 f1:4-5.6
No vibration reduction on either
Other equipment: Ambico tripod, Sunpack 1600A Flash, Olympus T20 Flash
Editing software: Photoshop Elements
Experience: Disclaimer: Despite the may cameras that are in the house (not all named) I consider myself an ametuer. I rely far too much on the auto mode. I've still got a lot to learn about how the little things contribute to good photos (exposure, white balance, f-stops, ect.). After I graduate, I plan to to take some courses (or even minor) at my local city college on photography.
Like most folks my age, I started out taking pictures with my mom's Polaroid. You know, the ones that got your fingers sticky when you pulled that leader off of the picture itself. I crowned myself official family photographer because got tired of looking at pictures of great family shots through my mom's finger filter.
I was to poor afford anything but a simple point-and-shoot box camera. So I developed my "now that would make a good picture" eye with that. In 1995 I got on with Photo Drive Up. I worked for them for about 2-3 years. While I was there, I got to learn the real ins-and-outs of film processing and developing.
Today, I am fortunate to be able to combine my background in processing with my amatuer photo knowledge to not only help me to take better pictures but to help customers that come into my store do the same.
Favorite shots: I really love taking pictures of my daughter. I know this sound cliche. But she is VERY photo genic. Check out this photobucet album to see what I mean:
Jamy and the New Camera
Advice: I am fortnate enought to work in a photo lab part-time so I see the common mistakes that folks make when they come into my store.
1. Don't be stingy with the shutter! When I go out I take TONS of pictures; film or digital. The more pix you snap the better the chance you get that "worth 1,000 words" shots.
2. Try to educate yourself in this stuff every chance that you get. I've got the "Photography for Dummies" in my bedside library.
3. Never be without a camera. Great quality digital P&S's are really cheap these days. They're small and light so there's no excuse. And, make sure you have multiple camera cards. They are also very cheap these days.
4. Offload your digital pix onto...something. Be it CD, DVD, or internal/external hard drive. Make at least one backup copy and store it in a fireproof safe.
5. DO NOT get rid of your 35mm cameras! 35mm quality surpasses all but the more sophisticated digital SLR cameras
. The amount of "stuff" that a film processing machine can do to your roll of film is AMAZING! Plus, you can always have your rolls put onto CD. Win, win!
6. One camera is good, two cameras are better, three cameras are even better...and so on,and so forth. You never know when your fav camera is going to go on the fritz. So, it's best to have a back up, and a back up for your back up.
7. DON'T FORGET TO CHARGE YOUR CAMERA BATTERIES!!!!!
As we speak, I've got the battery for my beloved D80 in the charger right now. Current finances prevent me from buying a backup battery. So, I am religious about checking that thing and keeping it charged. For my P&S, I've got two sets of charged batteries always ready to go. Overkill, maybe...well, yes. But I've had those occasions where I didn't have enough juice to record a family function. Not good.