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Audrey Waitkus
I'm a retired theater technician, who has discovered photography as a hobby. I take every opportunity to participate in classes, photo outings, and critique sessions with more experienced photographers. I am also very active in the Urban Ecology Center Photo Club in Milwaukee. My main photographic interest is in capturing details, often those smaller than the eye can see. By looking down, looking up, and looking closer, the camera can abstract elements we miss on our daily rounds. And thanks to digital photography, the world is truly at our fingertips, with the ability to correct or enhance the work in post-production so that it will tell the story we intend, and allow us to convey our unique vision to the viewer.
Jennie Wang
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Ruth Holt
I’m Ruth Holt. My husband, Mark, and I were married 15 years ago and have lived near Holland, Texas, since that time. We both were born in Texas. I was born Sept. 4.1939; I’m a middle aged 68 year old. I am a retired RN.
My interest in photography started as a young girl, but I had not the means to do much about it until the early 1980?s when I joined a camera club. I got a darkroom and leaned B/W developing and so much other stuff. I now do digital darkroom.
I have a wonderful CANON EOS 10D and use ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
CS-3.
Some other interests are camping, reading, and collecting frogs.
Eric Schweitzer
I retired at the end of 2004 from the Department of Energy where I managed environmental studies for the nation's nuclear weapons program. I set several intertwined goals to pursue in my retirement. First, to become proficient in photography using a digital camera and Photoshop, and to digitize some of the several thousand slides I have taken over the years. Second, to develop a web site where I can present some of my pictures, and third to travel to as many new places both in the US and abroad as time and health permit. My travel in the US is guided by visiting scenic places with a sub goal of visiting all 391 parks, monuments, etc. managed by the National Park Service.
So far I have acquired a point and shoot camera, Nikon Coolpix 4500, and a DSLR, Canon Rebel XT, photo scanner, photo printer, Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom. I have established a web site which you can view at http://www.eschweitzer.net/" target="_blank">www.eschweitzer.net. I try to make 3-4 trips a year each of 2 to 4 weeks long.
My photographic interest is primarily in travel and landscapes, and developing a digital library of family photos to go in a family history.
Gordy Swetland
I'm from Tacoma Washington, and a lifelong photographer, artist, and a great guy. I served in the military as a photographer (22 years) and with civil service / federal government (18 years) in media and public affairs. My interests vary, from birds to skyscrapers, as long as there is a story to be told I'm interested!
Brian Parkin, QPSA
Hi - I'm Brian, based in Manchester, England. I retired a few years ago (2019) after 35 years in the IT industry, although I started my career as an industrial chemist.
I don't do a lot of shooting, although I do find time to mess around with film cameras and using a pinhole 'lens' on a DSLR. Most of my work these days is of model photography - it's one area of photography that I knew little about a few years ago, but I'm think I'm getting the hang of it now, albeit slowly. I do little post-processing, usually with Affinity Photo, but occasionally with Photoshop Elements.
I usually produce monochrome images - probably because I'm not good at colour!
For 'serious' photography I usually shoot with Nikon, but I've often got a film camera to hand for when I fancy going back to basics.
I've gained some paper qualifications/distinctions along the way (QPSA etc), and was very pleased to get recently a PSA 'two star rating' for colour work - something I often struggle with.
I'm looking forward to getting some good advice and critique from the group!
Bollin Millner
Born in Richmond, Va. In 1954. Ordained by the Episcopal Church in 1984, served several churches in North Carolina and Virginia until retirement in August of 2019. Married Katherine Kelly in 1976, a visual artist with a degree in painting and drawing from the East Carolina University of Arts (1998) in addition to an English degree from the University of Richmond (1976). Two married sons, one living in London, England and the other in Charlottesville, Va. Bought first "serious" camera in mid-nineteen nineties, fulfilling a longtime desire. Currently shoot with a Sony Alpha 7iii. I have enjoyed taking photography classes at the School of Continuing Education at the University of Richmond and also at the Studio School of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Currently reside in a 1914 townhouse in the Museum District of Richmond, a neighborhood with a walkability score of 94, making it a "Walker's Paradise" as well as being a photographer's dream.
You can visit my web site at: https://bollinmillnerphoto.wixsite.com/mysite