Member Bios
Group Admin
Donna Sturla
I've been photographing people since I was about eight years old; I've taken many classes, including black and white in the lab (darkroom), macro photog., and I could go on and on. After I retired as an Audiologist in the Sacramento City Schools, I sold real estate while taking classes at Sierra Junior College nearby and received an Associate of Arts in Photography. I love to sing and I'm in a choir; but my biggest passion is photography. I don't have much experience in Black and White photography using my Digital Camera so I hope to Learn from being in this group. I recently bought the NIK programs but don't know how to use them. I have Topaz Black and White. I process in Lightroom and Photoshop. I look forward to learning from all of you !
Mark Aksoy
I have spent most of my working life as a research scientist - mostly as a biochemist/pharmacologist working in the Pulmonary Division of Philadelphia's Temple University Hospital. My interest in photography goes back to childhood when my father let me click a few pictures with his Kodak Retina camera on family vacations. It became more serious when I purchased my first SLR (a Pentax) and joined the Delaware County Camera Club in the early 80's.
I also bought a computer (a Commodore 64) about that time, but it never occurred to me that computers and photography might someday coalesce into one single endeavor. By 1995, my beloved Commodore was on the verge of becoming an antique, and so I bought my first PC - a Pentium 90. For 6 months or so, I had the fastest computer on the block! This, in turn, finally introduced me to digital imaging and fed my growing interest in creative processing which continues to this day.
In addition, I have retained my initial first love in shooting landscapes, especially the canyons and deserts of the American West. Here nature is writ large on a grand stage, with distant mountain backdrops or a sunset against a horizon stretching to infinity. And thirdly, I have more recently focused on the macro world and the abstract patterns revealed by close-up photography.
I currently have a Nikon D750 camera with Nikon 24-120mm and Tamron 70-300mm lenses, plus an Epson V600 scanner and R2880 color printer. I continue to use a variety of imaging/graphics programs: Photoshop, Lightroom for editing; Topaz Studio, Filter Forge and Fractalius for creative effects; Photomatix for HDR; Bryce and Poser for 3D work; and Ultrafractal and Apophysis for fractal designs.
Doug Wolters
For the first 62 years of my life, I was a professional cellist and teacher. I taught elementary strings in Fairfax County, VA for about 36 years. Upon retiring in 2010, my wife, who has always been interested in photography, urged me to begin shooting for real. I had only had point & shoots until then. Thus began my journey in photography. If you would like to see more of my (and my wife's) work, go to TimePointsPhotography.com. You should not miss my wife's photographic reinterpretation of Dutch still lifes (the button is on the home page).
Bob Legg
Bob, in 2023, has moved back to NH. Bob has been a member of the Manchester NH Camera Club for 40 years and served over 20 years as its President. He started photography as part of a college design course in the 60's. His first digital camera was the Nikon Coolpix 995 in 2001 and has moved forward with Nikon Cameras to the present D780. He's always been a non-conformist and started using "Mac" computers in 1996 and never tempted to go the PC route. He uses Lightroom Classic & Photoshop as well as Topaz Studio for his Creative & Abstract images. Bob has always shot landscape, nature, flowers and many Photojournalism images while serving as small NH town fire department photographer.
Since the pandemic Bob has almost exclusively shot local landscapes and flowers, but not just regular flowers, as most have taken on a Creative/Impressionistic or Abstract look. Bob likes Great compositions, Vivid colors and images with IMPACT.
Frans Gunterus, QPSA
Frans Gunterus
I live in Indonesia. Photography is my everlasting interest since my childhood. Before the pandemic, my wife and I visited many countries in tour groups. That was my chance to explore my interest in photography. Unlike most photographers that have time to set tripods, filters and wait for good lighting and good moment. I just don't have that kind of luxury when following non-photography tours. I sometimes have to shoot from the moving bus.
So, I always used bracket exposure. Most likely with auto ISO. I normally provide enough space around my subjects for further cropping to get more suitable composition. The rest, I have to refine my image during post processing. I enjoy my time for post processing. It almost like visiting the place for the second time. Imagining the color, the lighting and the beauty of scene I visited.
I enjoyed being a member of PSA. Learn some of many available courses, Digital Dialogue and keep up with photography updates and engage with other photographers from different countries.
Mariana Kruger
Mariana Kruger is a true child of Africa and this reflects in every image she takes. It can be seen in a classic portrait with the soul of the animal, the interaction between species or those real "aha" magical moments that capture nature in all it's glory.
Mariana has worked in the Information Technology industry for most of her career, currently she is still doing a bit of consulting on the side.
Mariana has taken photographs for over 30 years but only recently joined the South Africa local and international Salon scene. She joined PSA 17th of August 2026.
She shoots with Nikon Z9 and uses DXO, Lightroom Classic and Photoshop for post processing.
Susan Ribeiro
I have loved art my whole life. Whatever I could do to be creative - draw, paint, sew, bake, I did it. My earliest memory of using a camera was bringing one to a 4th grade field trip to the Statue of Liberty. Photographing friends, the statue, the moments… it was all fun, and to see the prints later (a week later, in fact), was thrilling! The ability to look back on something that happened to preserve the moment was, and still is, so appealing! A high school photography class set me on a path to pursue my degree in art as a photography major at Pratt Institute.
My life path has lead me in different directions, but photography remains the one medium that I consistently use to express my creative desires, while receiving the therapeutic benefits of walking and concentrating on light, color, and design. I concentrate mostly on florals and nature. I consider myself a perpetual student in this field, especially due to the ever-changing technological advances. Photography has always been such a personal experience, and now I find myself wanting to open myself up to sharing the experience with others who also enjoy photography. I use mostly Canon cameras, and I am currently learning how to use my Canon R5. In addition, I am a newbie at using Lightroom, Photoshop, and various apps to digitally manipulate my images. I look forward to sharing, learning, and evolving within the group.