Amateur photographer continuing to learn by trial and error. Bought a camera to take shots of my children, they told me to learn to take pictures of subjects other than them, soooo..... The more I shoot the more I realize I have no clue what I am doing half the time. Not a very disciplined shooter, I have no area that I concentrate on. Sort of shoot by the rule of serendipity.

Update: I spend most of my days in dimly lit rooms, studios and stages using my ears for work. Maybe photography is an natural progression or filling a void. After thousands of pictures I am still not disciplined with my shooting, but now I consider myself to be experienced amateur…my focus beep is off, the rest of the world doesn’t need reassurance when I’m in focus or for that mater that I am even present with a camera … ( just like a ninja).

I have gotten more confident about what looks pleasing and I'm fortunate that interesting subjects have passed into frame, but at the end of the day I am just another sound guy with a camera and there are lots of us!

 

"If you smile at me I will understand, that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language" Crosby, Stills & Kantner

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I enjoy trying a bit of every thing

  • JoinedJanuary 2009
  • OccupationSound Supervisor
  • HometownPark Forest, Illinois

Testimonials

The color and the clarity of your images is nothing short of amazing. Combine this with great framing, and interesting choice of subject matter, and you have one of the nicest galleries on Flick.r

February 27, 2022

Annie Leibovitz said photography was not about special cameras or lenses, it is about telling a story. This photographer knows how to tell a story. The images of people drew me in immediately. They are so empathetic and human. They give me a needed dose of optimism. Thank you.

December 19, 2021

Amazing! Incredible shots! Stunning gallery from a talented & modest photographer! :)

December 7, 2021

You have some great shots for sure. So keep on snapping away. Most important you having fun photographing you a natural.

December 1, 2021

Larry, you wrote "I am just another sound guy with a camera". Well, your photos aren'e "just another bunch of photos". They are well composed and several are very touching. Keep exploring and sharing your work with the world.

May 6, 2021

Superbe galerie variée, drôle, technique et colorée... Une mention spéciale pour les portraits d’enfants 👍

February 9, 2021

Very beautiful pictures, wonderful portraits, with so many poetry in fact.

January 21, 2021

Yes you have very done well for an Amateur. Congratulations

September 9, 2020

Amazing work ,feeling fresh by seeing your images. Thanks for sharing on Flickr so that i could see them

April 23, 2020
Ricardo says:

You are doing a great photo stream... Good variety and great photo capture, exposure, focus, etc...

March 9, 2020
Organic Pencil (deleted)

Wonderful photos !!! Greetings from the former GDR ...

January 20, 2020
Agirard says:

Beautiful works. Bravo 👍👍👍

September 10, 2019

Great photostream, lots of variation in terms of topics and techniques!

August 10, 2019

Great Photo Stream, impressing photos of different themes. Your children shpuld be happy to get pictured from you. Good light an good luck for the future.

August 2, 2019

très belle galerie ,les sujets sont variés et photographiés avec beauté et poésie du très beau travail !!

July 27, 2019
warata says:

larry.goeb = You seem to be an allround photo genius. Not bad, a lot of great. I have been trying for over 60 years - without a tripod, but only to bring my home over to the viewer. Keep up the good work, your photos are beautiful and interesting. (I would be glad about a re)

July 21, 2019

Hello you have a stunning gallery. All pictures really well done and are creative. It's really a great pleasure to see them all is perfectly done thanks for sharing. I appreciate the great number of faves you gave me showing your interest in ma gallery see you soon on flickr

June 23, 2019
Protective Thought (deleted)

Brilliant !!! Greetings from the former GDR ...

June 17, 2019

I came to discover your photographic images after you faved some of mine. I am impressed! You are (by now) a talented and experienced photographer, one with an unmistakable talent! If I may give a suggestion: try to honor each image with a title. Your title words are often surprising and refreshing. It is a pity tha… Read more

I came to discover your photographic images after you faved some of mine. I am impressed! You are (by now) a talented and experienced photographer, one with an unmistakable talent! If I may give a suggestion: try to honor each image with a title. Your title words are often surprising and refreshing. It is a pity that some great pictures still only are accompanied by a number. But apart from that: Congrats and please continue like that. Or like we say it in Dutch: Proficiat!

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January 10, 2019
Freshte says:

You are very creative, love most of your photos.

January 10, 2019

Please, continue your shooting!!! and thanks for sharing your world of interests.

October 29, 2018

Beaucoup de photos originales. Bravo.

August 13, 2018

Thank you for stopping by my channel and faving some images. You say you are an undisciplined photographer but you are actually good at what you do. You have a good camera so in the hands of a good photographer that should and does yield good results. I'm curious about a couple of things, why you selected the images y… Read more

Thank you for stopping by my channel and faving some images. You say you are an undisciplined photographer but you are actually good at what you do. You have a good camera so in the hands of a good photographer that should and does yield good results. I'm curious about a couple of things, why you selected the images you did to fave (two are special effects) and why you went to Vietnam. Did you serve and if so when and with whom? I will follow you because you do turn out some very nice images. Keep it up.

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May 2, 2018

Serendipity is serving your art form well when most others don't even understand nor exhibit the rule of thirds, you have surpassed it but are so humble to call yourself an amateur! Your Rule of Serendipity should be made the new industry standard. By gosh I think you've got it!

April 26, 2018

For answering to your profil, Larry, the most important with the photography is to have fun ! So, let's go !

January 21, 2018