Hello,
I have recently rediscovered photography beyond just snap shots with friends and family. My background is what I suppose you would call a classically trained artist. I worked with all kind of media throughout my youth and still do when time allows. Shortly after graduating University I found a little camera, the Olympus XA2 and started shooting it on the many outdoor adventures and night life that filled my weekends during that time of my life.
Fast forward 10 years I am a ‘working stiff’ – the XA2 long gone, given to a good friend who traveled to Africa to guide on the Zambezi River, amazing! – I picked up my wife’s digital rebel looking for a creative outlet. I started doing some shooting and learning all the manual setting. As I have an obsessive personality for ‘gear’ I dove in and learned and still am learning as fast as I can devour the information. I stumbled upon the GRD3 on Steve Huff’s website and fell for its pretty little lens. I like the GRD because it reminds me of the XA2, and I wanted a little camera with all the manual setting of the DSLRs – something to learn with and push me. I am already lusting after the GXR system, but I think I’ll sit tight for now. However, I may just have to hunt down an XA.
Currently I take photos of my little one and do some street shooting while out with the family on weekend, or an evening out with co-workers and friends. Outdoor adventures soon to come with the warm weather!
I have recently rediscovered photography beyond just snap shots with friends and family. My background is what I suppose you would call a classically trained artist. I worked with all kind of media throughout my youth and still do when time allows. Shortly after graduating University I found a little camera, the Olympus XA2 and started shooting it on the many outdoor adventures and night life that filled my weekends during that time of my life.
Fast forward 10 years I am a ‘working stiff’ – the XA2 long gone, given to a good friend who traveled to Africa to guide on the Zambezi River, amazing! – I picked up my wife’s digital rebel looking for a creative outlet. I started doing some shooting and learning all the manual setting. As I have an obsessive personality for ‘gear’ I dove in and learned and still am learning as fast as I can devour the information. I stumbled upon the GRD3 on Steve Huff’s website and fell for its pretty little lens. I like the GRD because it reminds me of the XA2, and I wanted a little camera with all the manual setting of the DSLRs – something to learn with and push me. I am already lusting after the GXR system, but I think I’ll sit tight for now. However, I may just have to hunt down an XA.
Currently I take photos of my little one and do some street shooting while out with the family on weekend, or an evening out with co-workers and friends. Outdoor adventures soon to come with the warm weather!
