-John P. Sandstedt
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I've been taking pictures since I was 7 years old. My first camera was a Kodak Brownie. Then for my 12th birthday I got a Steky III, a very small 16 mm camera that took images on film similar to the Minox spy cameras. When I graduated to 35 mm, I first used the Kodak 35 [everyone's heard of that model] and Kodachrome ASA 10 color slide film. Of course, all of that's in the Dark Ages. I upgraded to the Nikkorex 35, one of the very first autoexposure cameras when I got married. In the middle 70's, I moved to the Minolta system with the SRT 201. Since 1988 I've been using Canon EOS equipment [traditional, as in film,] and initially with the EOS 620 and then with the EOS 3. For about ten years I used a EOS 30D; I recently upgraded to the EOS 7D and, obviously, enjoy its speed and convenience.
I use Photoshop CS6 with the NIK suite.
I love shooting seascapes and, especially, when I can combine a water shot at sunset. I'm also into portraiture, having started taking these seriously in the late 1980's. I've shot about a dozen weddings; I really take my hat off to those professional wedding photographers that must contend with all the guests and their point-and-shoots.
I am a registered Speaker and Judge in my home state. When I critique an image, it is with the intent of providing the maker with suggestions for improvements. I urge everyone to be ruthless in assessing their own work since for many of us, in a significant competition, judges can be very picky!
Copyright for these photos belongs to John P. Sandstedt
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.