Member Bios
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Dr V G Mohanan Nair, APSA, QPSA
I belong to Trivandrum, Kerala state ("God's Own Country"), the southern part of India. Did my post-graduation from Kerala University and Doctorate from Kurukshetra University. I was working as a Chief Scientist at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvanathapuram, till April 2016. Photography, travel and listening to music are my hobbies
Even though I was attracted towards photography from childhood, I purchased my first camera, an Agfa-Isolly-II (120mm fixed focus) from my first salary in 1980. After 13 years, in 1993 I got a professional camera Pentax K1000. Two more digital cameras and one 3D camera were added to my small collection subsequently. In May 2022, I got a new Canon R5 camera with RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Dual Fisheye lens.
The interest in photography as an art started after my visit to XXIII All India Salon of Photography by the Lucknow Camera Club. I joined this club to learn more about photography and started participating in local as well as national salons. I took PSA membership in 2003. I do not have much dark room experience as my photographs are developed and printed at professional studios. Digital images are processed by self using Photoshop (Ver. 6 & CS). From 2012, I am mainly concentrating on 3D photography. Received the Associate of PSA (APSA) in 2016. I consider myself as a student of photography as well as Photoshop and look forward to learning these from other experienced members of PSA.
Zoe Kosmi
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Joan Funk
I got my first SLR when I graduated from college and headed to Europe on $3 a day for 10 weeks. Returning to the U.S. and giving birth to 2 children, I took endless snapshots of their well-documented childhoods. After they were grown, I got more serious about photography and took classes for 4 years at the Delray School of the Arts (formerly Old School Square) with the amazing Jack Wild, until he retired. I belong to the Boynton Beach Camera Club and the Valencia Palms Photo Club, and enjoy participating in both (and help to run the latter). Although I am happy photographing most anything, I seem to have gravitated to photojournalism and travel photography, though striving to make my photos "fine art."
My Nikon D7100 got to be too heavy for me and has morphed into a Sony A6300, not the same quality, but still a good camera. I use Lightroom 6 as my home base, and go to Photoshop CS6 and NIK software as needed when I am editing photos.
My education includes a Masters in Computers in Education, followed by a job at IBM in their K-12 Education Department, developing curriculum and software for using computers in classrooms. After IBM mostly pulled out of education and South Florida, I worked for several technology start-ups that didn’t succeed, and then retired to become a photographer. Six years later, I am still becoming a photographer. I have much to learn and lots of room for improvement, but am grateful to have a consuming interest that provides exciting life-long learning for me.
Cindy Post
I’m Cindy Post and my favorite hobby is photography. I am located in Florida, USA. I co sided myself an amateur photographer and a novice in post-processing.
Barath Karthi R K
I'm Barath Karthi, born in 2000 in Tamil Nadu, India. My love for photography began when I came across an old photo of myself with friends, which revealed to me the profound ability of photography to preserve moments. Through photography, I've learned to master the manipulation of light. A single image can be interpreted in various ways, demonstrating the transformative power of this art form. Photography allows me to capture life's fleeting moments and transform them into cherished memories that accompany us throughout life, constantly reminding us of those beautiful times. As an avid traveler, I use photography to document my journeys, ensuring that each captured image becomes a lasting memory. The more we observe and capture, the deeper our understanding becomes.
You can see my work on: Instagram
Bekki Sanders
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Terry Campanella
I am a retired teacher that is still passionate about learning. When I retired in 2012, I joined the Coral Springs Camera Club and purchased my first DSLR. I feel I am still very much in the exploration stage of learning to use my camera, edit pictures and choosing subjects to photograph. Traveling, playing with my nine grandchildren and finding little adventures close to home keep me very busy.
Charles Shepherd
When my secondary school built a darkroom, as part of the new science block, I was able to learn how to process and print b&w film. I went through a number of cameras - Halina 35, Kodak Instamatic and a Zorki 4 before buying an Olympus OM2 prior to a trip to Mexico. I wasn't satisfied with my original zoom lenses so I sold them and for years only used the following prime lenses - namely 17mm, 24mm, 50mm and 90mm as my main kit. I also used a Mamiya C220 and Rolleicord Vb.
When I was taking a career break I was able to work as an photography assistant in a commercial photography studio and consequently became vary good at painting and ironing.
I was not very impressed with early digital cameras and so held off buying a digital camera for some time. However I bought a Nikon 7200 in 2018 I found that the quality of digital was getting better (& I didn't have to spend hours in a darkroom!). I now use Olympus cameras paired up with Olympus 'pro' zoom lenses which give me the quality I desire.
I'm a member of a local camera club and when the pandemic hit the UK I joined the PSA and started entering various salons.
My main interest is shooting people, whether that be in a studio, on location or on stage. I use Photoshop and DxO but I am not very proficient in either (yet)! I love making 'mono' images.