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About Me Member Landscape Photographer Andrew19/Male/United Kingdom Recent Activity Deviant for 2 Years
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Sumatran Tiger 5

Desktop 17-10-09

- Cameras:

Nikon D40
Olympus Trip 35

- Lenses:

Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8
Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 VR
Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5

- Filters:

52mm UV Filter (x2)
52mm Polarising Filter
77mm UV Filter
77mm 0.9 ND Filter

- Laptop and Software:

Macbook Pro (late 2008 model, 2.53Ghz, 4GB)
+ 750GB Maxtor Harddrive
+ Apple Wireless Might Mouse
+ Apple Wired Keyboard
+ Photoshop
+ Apple Aperture
+ Logic Pro 9

- Displays and Audio:

HP w19 Monitor

Tascam US-1641 (16x4, 24bit, 48kHz, USB Audio Interface) [1U]
Behringer DSP 2024 [1U]
M-Audio FastTrack
Foxtex PM04 Monitoring

Samson C02 (x2)
Samson C03
Sennheiser e815s
Shure SM57

deviantID

I'm a Music and Sound Recording student who prides himself on knowing the engineering and signal processing side to photography.

I'm not convinced its purely subjective factors that create good images such as composition and originality. My stance is that knowing the technical side behind imaging leads towards creative photography as you need to know how to capture a certain style before you can do it. Thats how I do it with music, and that got me on a world leading music and sound recording course, so why should other art forms be different?

Oh, and don't buy me a premium membership. I don't "need" it as deviantART says.

First Commission

Sun Oct 11, 2009, 2:28 AM
Heres the deal:
One of the guys on my course is re-designing a website for this restaurant in Woking (i think) called 'The Biz', and they needed a whole load of new photographs. Thats my entry, seeing as i've already done a portrait of this guy before, and he was more than happy with the results [link]

Turns out i'm gonna be paid a sizeable amount for this shoot, and now it seems that unlike all the shitty anime people on this site who abuse the japanese language, I can actually say i've been commissioned to do something. Thats right, I went there, and I can because i've got my A* in Japanese already and don't just say kawaii all the fucking time.

Sorry for the bitter entry, but those anime people do just get on my nerves with their clear lack of basic knowledge in their medium.

As far as my backlog of photos goes i'm still sorting through london zoo photos, then i've got Warnham Nature Reserve to sort out as well, so its gonna be a while before theres a proper commissioned photo up here from 'The Biz'

If anyone has some sneaky tips on food portraits, please share, otherwise i'm shooting everything about f/8-16 with natural light, then playing around with the white balance



:pointr: Please join me on Facebook by becoming a fan!
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:pointr: And please check out my Prog Metal band on Facebook!
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:spotlight-left: Photography Roadmap :spotlight-right:

:pointr: :bulletgreen: :camera: Entry Level DSLR:
Completed Mid 2008, Nikon D40 :winner:

:bulletgreen: 52mm Polarising Filter:
Completed Late 2008, Camlink 52mm Polariser

:pointr: :bulletgreen: Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens:
Completed Jan 2009, Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 :w00t:

:bulletgreen: 77mm UV Filter:
Completed Jan 2009, Jessops 77mm Skylight Filter

:bulletgreen: 77mm 0.9 ND Filter:
Completed Feb 2009, Tiffen 0.9 ND Filter

:pointr: :bulletgreen: Prime Normal f/1.4 or f/1.8 Lens:
Completed July 2009, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 :giggle:

:bulletgreen: 52mm UV Filter:
Completed July 2009, Jessops 52mm UV Filter

:pointr: :bulletgreen: DX Format Telephoto Lens:
Completed August 2009, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 VR :happycry:

:bulletgreen: 52mm UV Filter:
Completed August 2009, Optex 52mm UV Filter

:bulletred: 77mm Polarising Filter:
Not Complete

:bulletred: 77mm Warming Filter:
Not Complete

:bulletred: 77mm Gradient Filter:
Not Complete

:bulletred: 77mm IR Filter:
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: 3rd Party Battery Grip for D40:
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: External Flash (probably Nikon SB-600):
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: Wide-Telephoto Zoom Lens (at least from 18-200mm)
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: A Better Tripod (cos mine is crap):
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: :camera: Upgrade DSLR (midrange or prosumer model DX Sensor, perhaps a D90):
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: Second Telephoto Zoom Lens (70-300mm ideally):
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: Dedicated 105mm Prime Macro Lens:
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: Third Telephoto Zoom Lens (150-500mm perhaps):
Not Complete

:pointr: :bulletred: Ultimate Goal: 70-200mm f/2.8: :D
Not Complete

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Clubs:
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  • Mood: Triumph
  • Listening to: Scar Symmetry
  • Playing: Gears of War 2
  • Drinking: De-Cafe by accident

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Guildford
  • Interests: Music, Audio Engineering, Photography
  • Favourite band or musician: Bands like Emperor, Mayhem and 1349 to Dream Theater and Meshuggah
  • Favourite genre of music: Black Metal/Symphonic Metal/Blackened Death Metal etc.
  • Favourite photographer: [Insert cliche'd list from everyone's profile]
  • Favourite style of art: Ultra Wide Angle Photography
  • Operating System: OSX
  • MP3 player of choice: MPEG Layer-3 sucks, 256kbps AAC is far better
  • Favourite game: Gears of War 2, It may actually be the perfect game
  • Favourite gaming platform: 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: The Evil Monkey, makes me laugh every time
  • Personal Quote: 'If you don't understand it, you cant use it'

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Comments


:iconmmichelleej:
You are most welcome :) You have some great photographs!
Also, may I suggest two friends of mine?
Stormpetral0509; [link]
and Lordguardian; [link]
:)

Keep up the great work! :highfive:

One last thing, may you please check out my recent feature?
The feature is of my Favourite Favourites :)
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(Please, favourite it if you like the work)

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:iconbibiipruna:
thak you for the :+fav: .
:iconandy1349:
you're welcome :)

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"I hear what you're saying lois, but unlike my credit card, i'm carrying a very low rate of interest" Peter Griffin
:iconaaronplotkinphoto:
thanks for the fave. i have many more canyon shots in my gallery. :)
:iconmordachai71:
thanks for the fave, mate. :)

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Someone spoke to me only yesterday." Eeyore

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