I'm a student of photography who is always trying to learn and improve. I try to shoot virtually every subject you can think of because my long-term goal is to be as versatile as possible. If you look around in my photostream you'll see night work, portraits, flowers, architecture, landscapes, abstracts, light painting, classic cars, decay shots, still lifes, lightning, animals, weddings, film, pinhole, family shots--all kinds of junk. I try to not be one of these Flickr twits who is married to their photos.
I like my own work, sure, but I'm never satisfied with it. Your comments AND critique are welcome.
I shoot a Nikon D750 with, principally, the Nikkor 28-70 f/2.8 and the amazing Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 micro. They're just so crisp and so much fun to shoot with. I also shoot with a Fujifilm X-T3 and an XF-10 as a carry-around for daily JPEG shooting. Great little cameras!
On the film side, I have a 1970 Yashica 124 TLR, a Nikon FM, a Nikon FE 2, a Nikon F100, a Polaroid 350, a Polaroid 450, a Konica C35 automatic, a Canonet QL 17 G-III, a Fujifilm GA645Zi, and a couple of Kiev 60s that won't ever behave. I sometimes do my own B&W film developing and scanning, but I still ship my color film out.
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
-Dorthea Lange
"If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up."
-Richard Avedon
DO NOT COPY or USE my photos without my permission. I created these works and they are mine, exclusively. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO DUPLICATION OF THESE PHOTOS WITHOUT SPECIFIC PERMISSION.
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Edson is the man! His camera skillz are fantastic, and he is all that in person as well!!! Except of course his one flaw is his ability to to identifying flickr-breaks and work-arounds. I suggest he spend more time trying to write me a testimonial.
Edson is one of the reasons flickr is a great place. He is one of the people on flickr whose opinion I respect a lot. His skills at taking photos are good and my words could not do it justice, just look at his stream. More importantly he is an intricate part of the flickr community and always will to share ideas, give … Read more
Edson is one of the reasons flickr is a great place. He is one of the people on flickr whose opinion I respect a lot. His skills at taking photos are good and my words could not do it justice, just look at his stream. More importantly he is an intricate part of the flickr community and always will to share ideas, give feedback, share technique and offer encouragement.
Read lessLook through Edson's photostream and you'll immediately see he has the technical skills to take great photographs, the processing knowhow to lift them to another level and more importantly the eye for a great shot. Moreover he takes the time to share his knowledge with others but remains humble regarding his own skill… Read more
Look through Edson's photostream and you'll immediately see he has the technical skills to take great photographs, the processing knowhow to lift them to another level and more importantly the eye for a great shot. Moreover he takes the time to share his knowledge with others but remains humble regarding his own skills, always striving to improve and learn. Listen to any critique he gives because it is almost invariably spot on.
Read lessIf there's one guy I've met on Flickr whose opinion is truly respected it's Edson. He puts thought into other peoples images, he is a student of photography and is selfless enough to put serious time into helping people improve. It's clear from his images that he holds himself to the highest standard of all. All … Read more
If there's one guy I've met on Flickr whose opinion is truly respected it's Edson. He puts thought into other peoples images, he is a student of photography and is selfless enough to put serious time into helping people improve. It's clear from his images that he holds himself to the highest standard of all. All the details of his images clearly thought through at length. Images that cover a wide range of styles, moods, subjects. Check out the ambiance in these shots: www.flickr.com/ph... Perhaps above all just seems like a guy who's enjoying life.
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