Member Bios
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Dorinda Wills, APSA, QPSA
My husband and I live in Dupont, Washington. Other than snapshot photography, I have no photography background at all. I became serious about photography a few years ago when I got my first digital camera. Currently I shoot with a Nikon Z8 with a variety of lenses. Like so many others, I often use my smart phone as well.
My husband and I are active in our local camera club, Tacoma Photographic Society. I am Assistant Director to PSA PID Digital Dialogue and enjoy working with the other members of the DDG team. I've learned a lot from the club members and through various competitions, classes and workshops.
I enjoy participating in this Digital Dialogue group and am happy to have an opportunity to share and to learn with others.
Walter Ho
I am born and stayed in Singapore since birth. I started this photography hobby about 15 years ago. My first DSLR camera is a Nikon 5000 that comes with 2 kit lenses. My second camera is a Nikon 750. I usually take pictures of events, portraits, travels and also snap shots of street photography as well.
I hope to build up my skill sets in photography especially in post editing and be able to learn from all of you in this journey.
Mark Lachance
I have been working in photography for over 10 years, having worked as a guest photographer for Seaworld and Daytona International Speedway. I have also done freelance work for local modeling agencies, and seasonal work in sports and holiday photography My primary focus is portraiture, but I also like sports and action.
Phu Vo
I'm from Vietnam, came to live in Houston, Texas in 1994, and have been working in Medical field as Medical Technologist for more than 25 years. I started learning Photography in 1984 while having no job after graduation from university back home. I had to borrow an old camera from my sister in order to practice and do class assignment. In US, as finishing school and having a job in Houston, now it was right time to come back to one of my hobbies, Photography, by taking a class provided by Photo Club of Vietnam-Houston and became a club member until now. I use mainly Canon branch. I've practiced in many subjects and learned anything related to Photography.
Jody Coker
Joel ( Jody ) Coker
Here is a little about myself.
I started out in the mid-70s with a totally manual Vivitar 35mm that I "borrowed" from my older brother, then in the 80s I upgraded to a Pentax ME super. Along came the the 90s and photography took a back burner to other hobbies and to a family. Fast forward to 2017 and I finally picked up an SLR again, this time it was a Canon T6 Rebel kit and I haven't looked back. Today my daily carry is a Canon 5d mark iv with a 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens. My photo style runs the gamut, with macro, monochrome and wildlife front and center, but I love to try new things so I never know what's going to catchy eye next.
Originally from Roswell NM and moved to Shreveport Louisiana way back when. I work full-time for the Louisiana DOTD and hope to retire in a couple of years, and spend more time with the grandson and camera.
Leonid Shectman
I am originally immigrant from previous Soviet Union (more exactly from Ukraine). We moved to US in 1978. I am structural engineer, worked in design consulting companies. We lived almost 10 years in Houston, TX after arriving to USA, and then moved to Los Angeles, where are living right now. Last year I retired after more than 50 years of work. Photography was always my passion and hobby, which is really a big help after retiring. Me and my wife like travel all around the world. I mostly taking pictures during our travel time, after retiring we could spend much longer time traveling in different part of the world. I use Nikon D7100 with 18-200 zoom and wide angle 10-16. Also, I am using Photoshop CS5. I hope to have a lot to learn and look forward to interacting with this group.