Sunday, November 7, 2010

Nov 7, 2010

I have been tinkering with digital photography for a couple of years now.  I am challenged more by technology than I am by the actual photography.  I have a new web-site, a new account on Flickr and I am still trying to figure out Facebook.  I tried Twitter and gave up.  I look forward to tracking my progress in this blog and look forward to any comments you may have.

I started my real dive into photography using a Nikon D50 with a couple of Sigma lenses.  I bought a Sigma 15-50mm f2.8 and a Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 lens.  This was a great starter set.  I replaced the D50 and gave it to her to begin her obsession, but did not realize I had worn out the electronics.  I bought her a D90 as a replacement using all of my original lenses. 

My kit now includes a Nikon D300 bought at a good discount right before the D300s came onto the market.  I already have a digital video recorder so no need for that function on my DSLR.  My lenses no include a Sigma 15-50mm f2.8 with optical stabilization, a Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 and a Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 with vibration reduction.  I also use a Nikon Speedlight SB-600 for flash.  I have a couple of odds and ends like a Sigma 1.4x teleconverter, a Manfrotto tripod and ball head.  Next up a simple studio lighting kit.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy following along.  I particularly like sports, action and nature photography.  I am beginning to work on portrait photography and I am working on my digital workflow.  Right now I am using mostly Adobe Lightroom 3 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0.  I use Front Page to post my website but will be changing to Dreamweaver CS5 soon enough.

My website is http://www.jdmphotography.us/
I can also be found on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdmartin011

Feel free to stop by for a visit.

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