A message to newbies and lurkers

[Toolz]

thanks very much..

i have a few pics that i took with my old sony alpha a200 that i had till some rude prick stole in a year or so ago and am only just getting round to replacing it in the next few weeks before i start my digital photography course.

I cant wait to get my new camera (Sony A37k) and get back to doing what I love. Already have a few photo shoots lined up with a friend and her daughter

[riley989]

Are you doing the course at Aoraki Polytechnic?

[Toolz]

Well thats the hope.. Going in to drop my enrolment form off today lol

[Brian_A]

Hi all

I have been following this forum since I got my first dslr camera two years ago but have only just recently been able to join.
I have been taking photos for many years some good, lots not so good.
I don’t have any preference to any type of photography (yet) I just like to take photographs. I do like to experiment to get different effects
Some of the photos I see here are exceptional & inspire me to try & improve.

Brian.

[Arthurhh]

Hi all

I have been following this forum since I got my first dslr camera two years ago but have only just recently been able to join.
I have been taking photos for many years some good, lots not so good.
I don’t have any preference to any type of photography (yet) I just like to take photographs. I do like to experiment to get different effects
Some of the photos I see here are exceptional & inspire me to try & improve.

Brian.

Welcome
You will find a wealth or experience and personality amongst the members here. There is a hard core of contributors and then those whom drop in now and then.

Dont be afraid to post images in the appropriate forums, almost all feedback is valuable and constructive and you just ignore the rest.

[Auckland]

Hi all

I have been following this forum since I got my first dslr camera two years ago but have only just recently been able to join.
I have been taking photos for many years some good, lots not so good.
I don’t have any preference to any type of photography (yet) I just like to take photographs. I do like to experiment to get different effects
Some of the photos I see here are exceptional & inspire me to try & improve.

Brian.

Hey Brian. If you want to head out on the streets for some walk and shoot, let me know. I'm always keen to meet photo-peeps

You might want to consider some one on one tuition too. Lots to choose from in Auckland- and i'm biased- as i offer this service

http://www.outdoorphotography.co.nz/...-photographer/

[Brian_A]

Thanks for the Welcome.
It is nice to see so many professional photographers willing to help us amature photographers.

[WorkingClassHero]

Greetings from a Kiwi in Melbourne.

Just found this forum, so thought I'd join in. I've been interested in photography since I was a kid, but buying my first DSLR a few years back really rekindled my enthusiasm.

I'm coming over to do a week's photo tour around the lower South Island in a couple of weeks, so hopefully I'll get some shots to match up with some on here. Really looking forward to it, as most trips back to NZ are mainly catching up with family and friends.

Cheers,
Alan.

[rjd]

Hey, welcome Alan!

Have a great tour round s island too!

[tirabytes]

Hey all!

Been lurking around in the forums and thought I'd say hi!

Majority of my shots are cars and sports but also take random interesting subjects.

[copasetic]

Hi everyone

Been advised by arthurh to introduce myself. I live in Gisborne. I attempt to take street photos mostly badly but Practice makes perfect and in 50 years time somebody might look at my early work and discover some merit in it, but until then I'll keep perservering. My problem is that I am attracted to the mundane, boring and average rather than the exciting, glamorous and unusual so I struggle to make my photos remotely interesting to anyone but myself and a handful of other people who follow my blog(who mostly seem to be in the USA for some reason). Nonetheless I resolve to be a regular poster here as long as people aren't too harsh with me, and hopefully with the help and guidance of people with far more knowledge and experience (and better gear) than me I may improve.

[Russ]

Welcome along. With regard to the "too harsh" thing. remember the written word can often be taken in a totally different way to the way in which was meant.

[Jos]

Hi guys, great to see new people!