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Who are you?What
equipment do you use?How
do you process a slide or film photo?What kind of films do you previously use?How did you get started in photography?How do you take that good shot? |
My name is John Zhuang. I am a freelance photographer, taking both color and B&W photos. Last year, I moved to Greater Boston area. Previously I have lived in Dallas, Texas for many years. My hometown is Nanjing, a scenic city with rich history in eastern China.
The digital camera fundamentally changes our way to process an image, but it does not change the skills and methods to take a good photo. This is the my way to process a slide or film photo before I switched to digital photography. After photo slides or films being developed, I sort them into different album. Labeling them by date, place and events. First, I use a slide scanner to scan slides or films up to 3500 pixels. They are my first-hand archive files. Then I use professional image software
Adobe Photoshop to edit the image files, resizing them to the certain size (500-600 pixels). Also make them as thumbnail images, make web pages. Finally I upload them to the site of my web host.
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Involving photography was a gradual and unexpected one. I started to take
photos for fun while I was a teenage. In 1993, I got a summer job in Key West, Florida.
After I crossed many bridges to get to this tropical island, I was stunned by the beautiful
scenery, then I took some nice shots while staying there. In April 2000, while visiting my friend in New York City, I took
some memorable photos which are included in Manhattan
and World Trade Center pages. Since then, I always
brought my camera when I was on vacation, business trip or
out of town.
How do you take that good shot?
Some people has talent since they were born: good image perception. That's really help them a lot when they take photos. However, for most people, taking good photos require lots of practice and experience. From selecting equipments, choosing right speed film, to handle camera properly, there are many elements to be considered to take a nice picture. Shooting a photo is like playing with light. Timing is a very important element. Dawn and dusk are some good time to take action. Other issue including shooting angle, lighting etc.