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So I've just returned from a long Flickr hiatus. Never stopped shooting during the time, but I didn't participate much at all in Flickr.

 

I was good to take a break though. I learned so much from Flickr, beginning as a relatively clueless amateur, then maturing a great deal. I did some stock photography for a while, but became relatively burned out, and gave up on shooting for both stock and Flickr. Though I never lost the love for photography.

 

Photography is and will always be a hobby for me, and both Flickr and stock shooting was more like work than fun. To me there is a huge difference between a photo that sells well, a photo that gets lots of faves and comments, and a photo that I love in my personal album. My personal album has become my concentration with photography once again, and most likely it is going to stay that way, as I enjoys shooting now as much as ever before. But I can share.

 

If you have any questions about how I did anything or how I shoot, just ask. Asking the questions of people whose work I admired I how I learned myself.

 

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My equipment collection currently includes:

 

SLR Setup:

Canon 350D (Rebel XT)

Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

Canon 25mm Extension Tube

 

Lighting:

Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash (with diffuser, and long ETTL cord)

2 Savage 100W Studio Strobes w/Modeling Lights, softboxes, 'brollies, barndoors, grids, and gels

 

Point and Shoot Cameras:

Canon S2 IS

Canon A60

Canon A530

Fuji Finepix 3800 (not functional)

 

Software:

Photoshop CS2