Seth Loader: Bio

EXIF DATA:

Make: Loader

Model: Seth

Creation date: 29/01/1980

Focal Length: 5ft 11inches

Exposure Bias: Macro

Orientation: Straight

Software: Anything I can get my hands on

Sensing Method: CANON EOS 300D, POWERSHOT G5, WEBCAMS

Accessories: Sigma 70-200 F/2.8, Sigma 70-300 F/4-5.6, Sigma 100 F/2.8 Macro, Canon 24-85 USM, Extension tubes, Reversed 50mm, fibre optic flash.

PROFESSION:

I am currently a student at The Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. I am completing a masters in geography, specialising in spatial analysis and spatio-temporal modeling. Before I started my masters I completed a Bsc(hons) in Forest and Woodland Management at the national school of forestry in Penrith, England. Since my undergraduate studies I have also gained a diploma in Geographic Information Sciences, which involved courses in GIS, Remote Sensing, and Cartography. I have worked on various projects while studying, ranging from virtual reality modeling of historic sites to mapping ocean floor habitats. My studies have have been very helpful with my photography and design skills. I have leant a great deal about image processing from my Remote Sensing courses and practical applications to my research work. My cartography courses covered the full range of map making skill but concentrated on design principles, which are a great asset to my photography and design work.

INTERESTS

Photography is my main hobby, and until I make my millions on ISTOCK it is only a hobby, but I also enjoy lots of outdoors stuff like fishing and hiking. I have thing for old landrovers but while I am in canada there is not much I can do about it. I spend quite a bit of time messing around with web design testing new stuff and generally trying to put interactive things on my web sites. At some point I am planning on getting into web based mapping but I haven't got past reading about it so far. I like making my own equipment, partially because I am a poor student and partially because I like making stuff. My homemade gear has ranged from macro lenses and fibre optic flashes to quick release tripod bags.

LINKS

My Blog: The main base for my web activities and the most frequently updated

Gallery: My gallery is where I dump most of my images, there is over 100 galleries in there and it covers most of the photography I have done in the last few years

Istock portfolio: My stock images

LHRG: The Labrador Highlands Research Group, the umbrella under which my research is conducted

Mun Geography bio: This site is about me but really created by me, the powers that be won't let me edit my own bio.

Flickr: I have only just started using flickr but it seems like quite a neat community

Photosig: I haven't put anything on phtotosig for a long time but there is still a whole load of my old images there