Biography

Name : Steven Carrie
d.o.b : 18th Feb 1987

Well where do I start? I suppose alot of my desire to take pictures comes from my father who was a very keen amateur photographer when he was at university studying for his engineering degree. Can intrests be hereditary(sp?)? I just like the way that, through photography, you can say so many different things using the same subject depending on how you choose to shoot it. I suppose there is also a part of me that does enjoy the fact that I know that my pictures are bringing enjoyment to other people when they view the pictures - which is one of the main reasons I set up this site. My prime objective when taking pictures is to enjoy myself, and show whatever I'm taking pictures of in as natural a way as possible. I don't believe in heavy post processing usually.

The story with digital photography for myself began at the age of 16 when I bought myself a little Olympus. I liked how I could take pictures and put them right on my computer and see them straight away...none of this waiting about for processing like with holiday photographs etc. I then bought a little Canon which had a small zoom on it and I will be honest - I didn't use it nearly enough, but the bug was firmly growing on me. I started getting annoyed with not having the read needed for certain situations so I bought a panasonic lumix FZ5. This was an astonishing little camera until I realised that, for my 19th birthday, I could afford a D-SLR and there was no turning back. That was five years or so ago now and since then, I've built a small fortune in lenses and accessories which enable me to make the most of my desire and ability to take pictures in all sorts of situations.

I then upgraded to a Nikon D80 from the D50. This was a subtle upgrade, but the smoother images and more powerful processor were worth it.

In December of 2008 I was given the oppertunity to test some top level kit and I realised what I had, if I was going to be serious about this, just wasn't going to cut it. As a direct result of that I went out and got myself a Nikon D300 which with the added battery back, gives 8fps and even more fantastic noise control while also maintaining the 1.6x crop factor. I sold the trusty sigma and got myself a 70-200mm G-IF VRII Nikkor Lense. Very recently, in January of 2010 I invested in a macbook and associated aperture software which has streamlined my post shoot production.

Anyone who loves taking photographs and thinks they are happy with thier camera, try a D-SLR and you will be blown away with the quality of the images produced. If you can live with the slight burden of the size of the things, you absolutely will not regret buying one.

Steven