Member Bios
Andres Valdespino
My interest in photography started in high school and has only increased with time. I have been shooting with a digital SLR for over 20 years. Now that I am retired, I hope to spend more time both shooting and processing with the many tools now at our disposal. My wife and I live in Amenia, New York. We love to travel, where I have done the bulk of my shooting, and spend time in New York City.
Cindy Bilinsky
I live in southeast Michigan with my husband. Together, we have three children and five grandchildren. Spending time with our family brings us joy and is an important part of our lives.
My passion for photography began at the age of five, when I started taking pictures with a Brownie film camera. Over the years, my interest and experience have grown, and I now use Canon DSLR and mirrorless cameras to capture images.
Traveling is something I truly enjoy, and I try to fit trips into my busy schedule whenever possible. When traveling is not an option, I make it a point to explore and photograph a variety of subjects close to home.
My photography interests are diverse. I enjoy shooting the night sky, landscapes, lighthouses, and occasionally people, horses, dogs, and macro subjects.
Recently, I have been dedicating my efforts to improving my technical and editing skills. My approach now involves intentionally capturing the best possible image in-camera and then fine-tuning it during post-processing.
Robert Coleman
I am a recently retired physician and now have time to devote to his hobbies of photography, fishing, and beekeeping. In addition my wife and I hope to travel during this work-optional phase of our lives. Our current plans include visits to National Parks and enjoying time at our home in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC.
Although, I have enjoyed photography for years, I still consider myself to be an "advanced beginner." My current interests are travel photography and documenting the wonders of nature that exist in our suburban backyard.
I look forward to honing my skills while working with this digital dialogue group.
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Ruth Sprain
I live in Loveland, Colorado with my husband. We have two married children and three adorable grandchildren. I retired from teaching and have pursued an interest in photography ever since. My husband and I love to travel and take photos of new places. I have found that as a member of a Digital Dialogue group, I am further developing my photographic skills. I also enjoy watercolor painting and Plein Aire sketching in the natural areas near my home.
Kieu-Hanh Vu
I am currently a Systems Analyst working in Washington DC. I learned to use Photoshop via a Computer Graphics course in college back in 2002 and was very interested in the power of Photoshop tools before starting to learn about photography. I started in photography by joining Vietnamese Photographic Society (VNPS) in 2006, using point-and-shoot camera, and slowly moved to SLR digital camera - Canon EOS 30D. I currently use Canon EOS 50D to capture my images. Photojournalism and nature photography are my main interests. I have been a member of Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) since 2008. I learned about PSA via VNPS and I am looking forward to improve my photography skills through this program.
Mary Ann Carrasco
I live in Sacramento, CA. Photography has always been an interest but I did not seriously pursue it until I retired in 2013. Currently, I am using a Nikon Z9 and my lenses consist of a Z 28-400; Tamron 150-600 and macro Nikon 105. I like shooting wildlife, landscapes, flowers and whatever I come across. I look forward to participating in this dialogue, continuing to learn and explore.
Joan Field, FPSA
Joan Field and her husband, George, lived in New Jersey for 26 years before moving to CA, George's home state, in 1989. They spent four + years in Danville (near San Francisco) and another four years in the Los Angeles (Orange County) area, when in 1997 they returned to Danville.
Joan has been a member of various camera clubs since 1984 when she purchased her first 35 mm camera. The Contra Costa Camera Club is her current affiliation, but she has also been a member of the ACES (Anaheim Camera Enthusiasts Club) in Orange County, CA and the West Essex Camera Club in New Jersey. Joan had been a member of several slide circuits since 1985 and is now administrator of the Digital Imaging Print Circuit #4 and DD circuits #21 and 15. She was the chair for the PSA Newsletter Contest for five years.
She is a generalist in photography. Today her primary interest is in correcting and creating images using Photoshop and printing, her favorite being monochrome.
Her digital camera is the Nikon D750. She uses an iMac 27 inch screen, Bridge and Photoshop 2021 and also has an Intel based PowerBook Pro. Her lenses include the Nikkor 29-300 VR and the Rokinon 14mm wide angle lens, an 80-400 mm Nikkor VR, a Tamron 150 - 600mm lens and a 90 mm Tamron macro lens.
She received her FPSA in October of 2021.