I accidentally posted this in the wrong thread so here it is in the correct thread:

I have been a serious photographer since I was ten years old when I developed my first film and made my first darkroom print. I am still a very serious photographer who specialises in shooting silver halides and doing things the traditional way. I only shoot in monochrome and print onto very high quality cotton fibre papers. For me, photography is a fine art as I am definitely not interested in convenience photography which is why I do not shoot digital. I hope to continue my passion for many years to come.
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That's the beauty of photography Nikonuser, there is no right or wrong, but a myriad of different approaches, each as valid as the other.  As long as you get out of it what you want, then it is great.

A friend of mine takes a landscape photo.  He spends a whole day working out what to take and the right time of day to take it, then goes back the next day at the right time, and exposes one frame.  it works for him, and he's happy.

That's the great thing about photography, there's no right or wrong, do what you want, but most importantly, enjoy what you do. I like taking pictures of anything I find interesting, sometimes it's people at carnivals or street performances, but I try architecture, landscapes as well. I didn't used to process my pictures aside from the odd crop to remove a distraction from the sides. But I am still learning Lightroom to make my pictures better and experimenting more with filtering and processing.

the sun has come out so Ive convinced a rather reluctant model to pose in the local woods. hope the spring light gives an extra clean edge that can be hard to get in the fullness of the summer sun

Some days I am a photographer when my mojo comes out to play. Sometimes people pay me to do it. Sometimes I say no if I'm not in the mood and then I get paid to do something else instead 🙂

My flickr username is jrobl  can't seem to link it to here

Is this the link you were looking for?

Am following you on Flickr now, Devman.

I have been a serious photographer since I was ten years old when I developed my first film and made my first darkroom print. I am still a very serious photographer who specialises in shooting silver halides and doing things the traditional way. I only shoot in monochrome and print onto very high quality cotton fibre papers. For me, photography is a fine art as I am definitely not interested in convenience photography which is why I do not shoot digital. I hope to continue my passion for many years to come.
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Without wishing to enter into a film/digital debate, you are actually doing exactly the same thing as digital togs. You manipulate images in chemicals, we do it in software. You print to high quality, we do to when we NEED to print (saves paper, preserves trees etc) but main difference is, if take that shot and realised someone has just photobombed you or that tree is sticking out of your models head and it wasn't there before - you have lost that picture. In digital, there is a button called delete  😀

Anyway, all for people maintaining traditional ways of doing things and it helps keep arts alive but for me, I will definitely stick with digital.

I am a photographer of many years standing - a professional in the days of film, but now a very happy amateur. I have always concentrated on shooting people and have shot many nudes, but always as a textile myself. I also shoot landscape, industrial and, record pictures for my business.

I should be happy to shoot any naturist single (m or f) or couple in the South East (I'm based in Kent) or to provide a guide to shooting in manual modes (effects of different apertures on depth of field, different exposure times, different sensitivities to light (as was film speed). I'm not an expert in Photoshop, but can get by quite well, but camera work I do understand!

I am relatively new to naturism and had assumed that cameras weren't welcome, but if this is not the case, I'd be more than happy to work for free in a naturist environment with fellow naturists. Any pictures taken would be downloaded to the model's computer before I left with no pictures kept by me.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested.

David

I'm a photographer who specialised in the art nude genre. Mostly studio work as I have one, mostly female models trying to get a start in the industry. A few hobbyist models who just wanted good images for their own memories, I would like to post an image but I don't seem to be able to make it work.

This is one I took of a model in the woods - the shoot was for a completely different theme but thought, while I had a naked girl, stick a rucksac on her back and hey presto, have a naked female hiker  ;D

Since I got my Nikon D3300 I have found that I am getting more of the shots I wanted but I do honestly believe an element of luck exists in getting a GREAT photo!

I've always believed that, within reason, it isn't the camera that makes the difference, it is the photographer. Of course, the better the camera you have, the more flexibility you have with different lenses, better resolution etc etc etc, but regardless of the camera, it is the photographer who chooses the shot, composes the image and, hopefully, has the knowledge and skill to capture that image.

With that said, I'm about to upgrade my Canon DSLR to a D5, largely because my present one is becoming unreliable.

Absolutely agree David, spot on.

I explored a few Camera Clubs in my return to the hobby last year and have to say I found them largely very equipment orientated. I remember the first words a 'committee' member said to me at one ... "tell me are you a Nikon or Canon man?".  To which I replied (out of bloody-mindedness)... "mostly I use my iPhone". She slunk away.

In the same way thet the most dangerous part of a car is the idiot holding the steering wheel, the most important part of the camera is the person holding it.

I've seen people take great pictures with mobile phones, and I've seen people take very bad ones with £5000 DSLRs.

I explored a few Camera Clubs in my return to the hobby last year and have to say I found them largely very equipment orientated. I remember the first words a 'committee' member said to me at one ... "tell me are you a Nikon or Canon man?".  To which I replied (out of bloody-mindedness)... "mostly I use my iPhone". She slunk away.

I have not found a club I like yet - most are snobbery at best. Best response I give to the "canon or nikon" question is Sony  ;D

In fact, I now use a Sony a58 which is SLT - doesn't have a mirror  🙂

I am a strong believer in that if you want awesome pictures, the only way to get them is to go out an about and practice, practice and more practice. Play with all the settings, mess around etc. Afterall, with digital it's not as if you will run out of film heheheheeee  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D