Josh Blackwood
New member
To start, a bit of an introduction; my name is Josh Blackwood, I'm 19, have been interested in photography for about a year now, and have a Nikon D40 with 18-55mm kit lens and 55-200mm VR on the way. Should be here tomorrow, and I absolutely cannot wait. I've been overcome with anxiety for the past three days since I ordered it! I've been using the Canon Powershot A560 I received as a gift last year up until recently, as I saved up to purchase the D40. I have read a lot about photography in the past few months, learning as much as I could. I have sold a [s[few[/s] couple pictures on Dreamstime, but not enough to make any real money. Of course, I've only got seven uploaded, so no surprise there.
I hope to pursue photography both as a hobby and as a money-making venture, along with various other ventures. One of the areas I'm interested in is knife photography, as I also design, and will in the near future be making, knives. I have a small makeshift studio of sorts set up on my enclosed back porch (fully enclosed, not screened) consisting of a kitchen table, a diffuser made from PVC pipe and plastic sheeting (okay, it's trash bags), and three clamp-on worklights with 6500K bulbs. It is minimal and somewhat limited, yes, but it's also cheap, and it works.
Most of my better photos thus far are macro shots, but I also love rustic buildings, landscape, and animal photography. I'm more the type of guy to just use my eye, not go by the book. I have a penchant for over-saturated, colorful pictures with bright primary colors; despite the seeming abundance of these I am simply drawn to vibrant color. I live near a small tourist town, and hope to get set up selling prints in one of the local storefronts. You may have heard of Callaway Gardens, in Pine Mountain, Georgia, it's a pretty sweet privately owned and operated botanical garden-style attraction with tons of acreage. Having an annual pass is a huge help for taking photos, especially within the butterfly sanctuary!
I look forward greatly to learning more here, benefiting from the accumulated knowledge. Experience has taught me that forums tend to be extremely good learning environments; I administrate two forums on the subject of lucid dreaming myself. After a good bit of exploring and ruminating, I've settled on OPF because I really like the atmosphere here as compared to other photography forums I've found. It is to me very important that the administrators and/or owner(s) take part in the discussion as well, it shows that they are proud of the place and find it a good place to hang out as well. I like what I see here, in that regard as well as many others. Kudos to the staff and membership of this forum for making it such an inviting and welcoming place!
See you around,
Josh
I hope to pursue photography both as a hobby and as a money-making venture, along with various other ventures. One of the areas I'm interested in is knife photography, as I also design, and will in the near future be making, knives. I have a small makeshift studio of sorts set up on my enclosed back porch (fully enclosed, not screened) consisting of a kitchen table, a diffuser made from PVC pipe and plastic sheeting (okay, it's trash bags), and three clamp-on worklights with 6500K bulbs. It is minimal and somewhat limited, yes, but it's also cheap, and it works.
Most of my better photos thus far are macro shots, but I also love rustic buildings, landscape, and animal photography. I'm more the type of guy to just use my eye, not go by the book. I have a penchant for over-saturated, colorful pictures with bright primary colors; despite the seeming abundance of these I am simply drawn to vibrant color. I live near a small tourist town, and hope to get set up selling prints in one of the local storefronts. You may have heard of Callaway Gardens, in Pine Mountain, Georgia, it's a pretty sweet privately owned and operated botanical garden-style attraction with tons of acreage. Having an annual pass is a huge help for taking photos, especially within the butterfly sanctuary!
I look forward greatly to learning more here, benefiting from the accumulated knowledge. Experience has taught me that forums tend to be extremely good learning environments; I administrate two forums on the subject of lucid dreaming myself. After a good bit of exploring and ruminating, I've settled on OPF because I really like the atmosphere here as compared to other photography forums I've found. It is to me very important that the administrators and/or owner(s) take part in the discussion as well, it shows that they are proud of the place and find it a good place to hang out as well. I like what I see here, in that regard as well as many others. Kudos to the staff and membership of this forum for making it such an inviting and welcoming place!
See you around,
Josh
