Hello Everyone

This is my first post since joining this forum. I got into photography while I was stationed on Guam in the early seventies. What started out as a hobby became a passion which included creating a darkroom so that I could process my own film and prints. During the late 70’s and 80’s I did weddings and portraits part time which was great for a while but then I decided that I needed my weekends for fun time. Since then I have taken pictures of my travels, kids, grandkids and whatever looks interesting.

I have had all sorts of cameras over the years. The first camera that I owned was a Mamiya Sekor range finder that I used while I was on Guam. Since then I have used cameras by Pentax, Nikon and Canon. The cameras that I use now are the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Canon 7D Mark II.
I am now retired and living in Arizona and I look forward to being a part of all the fun discussions that go on in this group.

I've been reading UHH for several months now, but just registered today. I'm another boomer who's been involved in photography for practically forever. I currently shoot a Canon 5D III, a Canon 7D II, and a Fuji XT-2. I would fit in the semi-pro category. I do work for a local non-profit world class museum and wildlife preserve, but mostly on an in-kind basis (this is not taking work from a professional because high caliber photography is not in their budget). My husband also enjoys photography and we actively pursue it as a hobby both locally and when traveling. Our work for local non-profits is often published in the local newspaper and in a local magazine. We still attend photography classes because it's fun! We're registered for the upcoming Kelby PhotoWalk. Our vacations are always to photographically interesting places. It's a way of life for us!!

Hi all,
First let me say I am very happy to join ypur group and I hope to be an asset as well as learn a thing or two.
I am located in Indianapolis, IN. I am from southern Indiana, Mt. Vernon. Please don't confuse it with North Vernon or Fortville (they have a Mt. Vernon High School).
I am married have 5 grandchildren between 18 and 5 years old. I am retired from the non-industrial quality assurance and quality control field.
I started in photography in my 40s, some 26 years ago. I started out using P&S equipment and eventually moved to TSLR and to SLR. My SLR vendor of choice has always been Minolta and now of course Sony. However, I do not consider myself an equipment snob. In other words I respect the choice of others to use whatever equipment they choose. I started with Minolta because when I purchased my first SLR it's what felt good in my hands and the controls felt natural. Of course that was the film days when there wasnt such a big emphasis on "what the camera does" other than being something to hold the film. I still occasionally shoot film because I like the discpline it evokes. My first digital cameras were the Sony Mavica and Olympus C5050 both of which I still have. I am not a pixel peeper. I hope that doesn't offend anyone I don't care if you are it's just my way of saying not to expect me to engage in topics like who has best low light sensitivity, etc.
I've had some formal education in general photography including film development as well as portrait photography.
I have worked for various national portrait studios where I learned to use medium format equipment and a massive Camerz long roll camera which shot 70mm film yielded a 6x9 cm negative. To change film we used a black bag and had to learn to change it without being able to see what we were doing. It was typically used for "school day" portraits. Also, for a short time I ran my own portrait and wedding studio. Now my primary photographic interest are wildlife, nature, and landscape photography.