Welcome to our group! 

Please post only photos you have taken or that you have edited and have permission to post (with proper credit to the photog of course)

If it's something you have edited, please tell us what you did to achieve the effect (before and afters if possible)

And last but not least,

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that we have pros in the group!  We look forward to any and all advice you're willing to share, but on the flipside, Please do NOT promote your business here.  Feel free to participate in any of the threads on the board, but promos, soliciting or advertisements, etc. 

Also, We do invite you to submit articles with tips/tricks that non-pro members can read to improve their skills!  You can write them on any aspect of photography that you wish from the technical, to the artistic, to the business side of photography.

To get us started, Introduce your self and tell us a little about your love of photography!

Name:

Camera(s):

How long have you been interested in photography:

What do you primarily shoot?:

What editing software do you use?:

Name:  Bri-Anne

Camera(s):  Kodak MD1060 p&s, Canon 7d DSLR

How long have you been interested in photography:  since I was a Junior in HS (14 yrs?)

What do you primarily like to shoot?:  I LOVE to shoot ANYTHING.

What editing software do you use?:  Photoshop CS3

Name: Emily

Camera(s): Supa Sweet Sony! ;)

How long have you been interested in photography: For as long as I can remember, my dad owned a catalog company and had me help him take pics for it with his OLD 33mm. It was a lot of fun! It took photography in high school, and I still love the smell of the dark room.

What do you primarily shoot?: Anything that catches my eye. I am constantly looking, even when I don't have my camera. I love seeing lines created in nature and lamp posts and other man made things.

What editing software do you use?: Photoshop, and Gimp

Emmy, I took graphic arts in HS which included B/W film photography and that is what sparked my enthusiasm, lol.  I LOVED developing the film and pictures!  I clearly remember developing negatives in total and complete darkness...  It was a lot more work than digital and you could do a lot less post-processing wise, but it was very satisfying to work toward an end result.  No instant gratification there, lol.

Name: Jen (or Wren)

Camera(s): Canon Rebel XTi, but saving up for the Canon Mark II

How long have you been interested in photography:I'm pretty sure all my life, I don't ever remember not having a camera!

What do you primarily shoot?: Portraits, Weddings, Pets, Landscapes.

What editing software do you use?: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, iPhoto, Bridge,...etc

Jackie shoot primarily weddings, engagements, bridal/TTD, boudoir

been interested in photography forever but just now have the resources!

Nikon D700 (full frame) and D300 as backup

lightroom and CS3

Name:  Jenn

Camera(s): Digital Camera- Canon Sure Shot I think (something like that)

How long have you been interested in photography:For years, since high school.

What do you primarily shoot?: Nature, landscapes and scenery

What editing software do you use?: none.  i'm not that advanced yet.  i just crop then pics and maybe change to black and white.  thats about it.  wouldn't even know of a program to edit.

Name: Chris

Camera(s):  I have a Nikon L20 handheld and DH and I share a Nikon D80 DSLR.  I also have a Pentax 35mm SLR that until the digital age was my go-to.  I kind of miss using it, but film has gotten to be too low-quality by comparison and too expensive. 

How long have you been interested in photography:  Since high school when I finally got into the very-popular photography class.  

What do you primarily shoot?:  Currently I shoot nature (mostly details).  I'm working on my still life and portrait shots, kind of working my way up the ladder towards getting into wedding photography (I'm basically trying to decide if I have the eye for it and if it's worth the time and money. . .it's something DH and I want to do together but it's many years off)

What editing software do you use?:  I'm currently a little intimidated by Photoshop - so I've been putzing around in paint.net which is a free shareware program that has a lot more capability than say your standard photo editor but is a bit more 'beginner' friendly.  It's like 'Photoshop for dummies'.  

Name: Aleks

Camera(s):Canon 40D (x2) Canon 5D (x2)

How long have you been interested in photography: for about two years now :)

What do you primarily shoot?: wedding, engagements, families

What editing software do you use?: PS4, lightroom3 beta

What computer do you use? : The new IMac 27 inch with the dual processors :)

Name: Denise

Camera: Samsung Digimax i6 (I want a Nikon Dx40 but can't afford it yet)

How long have you been interested in photography:  I think always but just really got into in the last few years

What do you primarily shoot: nature

What editing software do you use?: none at the moment, that's something else I want to purchase

What computer do you use: Dell inspiron