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Eric Alper
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I am a physician, teacher, and father of a 9 year-old boy. In my free time, I’m a photographer. I live in central Massachusetts, and have lived in MA my whole life. I really got started as a photographer about 15 years ago, after I shot my first roll of Velvia color slide film in Acadia National Park and got some images that really surprised and excited me.

My camera now goes wherever my life leads me. Therefore, I tend to photograph my son, our vacations (typically Acadia National Park , my favorite place to photograph, and Disney, Florida, Cape Cod), around town, zoos, ball games, and the beach. Most of the time I photograph family. I guess that I like nature photography best, but I love shooting people too. I’ve never shot in a studio.

I have sold an occasional photograph. More often, I have donated framed photos to local charities for auction. I hope to be able to sell more of my photographs and share them with more people.

BetterPhoto has been a great resource for me. It’s taught me a lot about improving my compositions. The teachers and the community have helped me improve my images greatly.

I feel like I have a lot of good pictures in my portfolio but not many great ones. I hope to continue to add great photos to my portfolio - images that make people say “wow” . It’s these images, like the ones I see on BP every day, that inspire me.

Most of my day, I am a scientist. I can’t draw, paint, or otherwise create. Photography is my artistic and creative outlet. I hope that you enjoy my work.

We celebrate Eric's Third Place award for his image "He served his country" for the September Mission "Storytelling and Website Presentation". He served his country received 24 nominations - congratulations Eric!

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I’ve recently upgraded my equipment (Canon 5D Mark II, 28-105L, 100-400L, also Canon G9) as I previously struggled to get sharp images. I’ve been very happy with this combo so far. The flash and a polarizing filter are always in my bag. I haven’t used other filters to date. I rarely use a tripod.

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