Intro yourself!

[redredwine]

Hi!

I'm redredwine! Living in the Pacific Northwest. Divorced, 30 years old. Lover of wine, the outdoors, my dog and my camera.

I'm in the process of setting up a photo blog so I can focus more on my photography.

I have never broken a bone and I hate dill pickles.

And....go!

[cbwm1]

I'm cbwm. I'm 31, married for 5.5 years and have an almost 4 year old named Will.

I take lots of pics of kiddos and have managed to get myself into three weddings this year.

I fancy myself to be somewhat crafty and have just taken up sewing. IDK WTF I was thinking.

I like trashy TV and am beyond psyched for So You Think You Can Dance to start next week!

[sailorette]

I'm Sailorette. I'm a 30 year-old technie type, mother to a 10 month old boy. Married five years, carrying around a big camera for fifteen. I have a cat, a dog and too many pictures of all of them.

And I keep telling myself that I'm going to start sewing.

[ohsquirt]

Hi. ohsquirt here.

I am 31, 3 years married, no kids but a fur baby & alot of nieces and nephews that I love more than life itself. We travel alot!
We :heart: Disney. (yes, we are that couple)

I was gifted a Canon t2i a few months ago and am trying to learn all I can. I am in manual mode but I am slooooow with it lol.
I want to put my photos out to be critiqued but i'm skeered!

I'm am going to try my hardest to stick around so I can learn some stuff! :drink:

[ohsquirt]

Sorry about the over use of smilies.

I'm new ya'll!

[df]

Hi. I'm df 31, married almost 5 years but together since I was 18. I have a 3.5 year old DS and a dog

I mostly shoot my kid, nieces, and nephews. But also enjoy bringing my camera hiking and what not. I'm a hobbist having fun.

I love wine, chocolate, and Summer. I hate Winter, onions, tomatoes, any type of nut mixed with chocolate.

[angnshaun]

Im Ang im 31 been married for almost 2 years. We are currently going through our first IVF cycle. We have a 6 year old Female boxer that is very photogenic lol. I love reading and taking picrures. I am a Nikon person.

[zookeepersuzy]

Hi! I'm 31, married for almost 5 years, two dogs, 1 cat. I take pics of everything. I prefer Canon p&s & Nikon DSLR. I won a small local photography contest last year (1st & 2nd places in my division). I entered again this year and didn't place. I also sew.

[cmeon]

33, our 7th anniversary in October. Our son turns 5 in July, our daughter is 2.5. We have 5 old fart dachshunds and live in FL.

I sew, knit, crochet, bake, garden and sometimes take pictures. And very rarely upload them. And I make a horrible, awful blogger- but, every now and again I get a little spark of hope and make an attempt.

[dutchgirl678]

Hi! I'm almost 39, live in the PacNW as well (hi redredwine ). I'm a mom of two kiddos, a daughter of almost 4 and a son who just turned one. I have a full-time job and also started my photography business this year.

I hope to be of help to beginners and post honest critiques. I'll try to post some of my work as well. I hope we don't have a rule here that they can't be watermarked because otherwise it will be a lot harder for me to post photos, lol.

[maucat]

Hi, I'm jessimau. 31 years old, married almost 5 years, with 2 adorable cats, one of whom loves the camera. I received a Canon T2i for my birthday last year and haven't had enough time to really play with it.

I've taken tons of photos over the years and have had non-professionals tell me they love my photos and I should try to sell them. I'd like to get more involved in a photography community and get honesty feedback about my photos. I think I have a fairly good eye, but definitely need to improve my technical skills.

[mollymoe]

I'm 33, soon to be 34. I'm married. I don't have kids but I have a dog that I treat like my baby and take way too many pictures of her. I live in Western NY. I like to read and ride horses.

I like to take pictures but I'm really just a hobbyist. I have a Cannon and also an Olympus that I really only use for underwater pictures (of my dog).

[starshine]

Hi! I'm StarShine- 24, married 2 years last week. I have two labs that are my babies & a big extended family... including a new nephew :heart:
I work full time as an accountant, but health problems have made me really want to figure out a way to take life slower. I love taking photos... of my dogs, my family, and scenery. One day, maybe, I'd like to quit my job & just take photos.

[twopugs]

I am twopugs. I mainly lurked at TN, coming in from TB.

I'm 28, have been married for 6 years (and with DH for 12 years). We have two fur babies (pugs, obviously) and our first human child on the way. Due September 5.

I've had my camera since 2006, have helped a friend shoot a couple of weddings, and just leisurely use my camera these days. I'm hoping to find inspiration to pick it back up before LO arrives.

I am a graduate student - graduating in May of next year, though I should defend my dissertation in the fall semester. To explain my lameness - I am a math person, and my final degree will be in biostatistics.

Anyway - hi everyone. Excited that these boards are taking off!

[cowboyjoe]

I'm cowboyjoe. 26 years old, 1 husband, 2 dogs, no kids.

I have boring finance job.

I got my first dslr in 2008, but have loved photography since i got my first digital point and shoot at 16.

I'm really excited to see some activity over here. I lurked occasionally at the bump, but didn't post much. Too many rules and restrictions!

[sierramist03]

I'm sierramist I am 27 married for 3 years and we live In a rural part of north east Kansas. We have a fur baby names Emma who is a 6 year old pug and no kids yet. I work in a hospital lab a medical technologist. I mostly lurk.

[LJs_mama517]

Hey everyone I'm LJs_mama! I'm 31 married for 3 years and have one little boy who just turned 1! I am just starting to get into photography and have just started playing with photoshop elements. I can't wait to chat with you all and pick up some tips and such.

[mayflowers22]

I'm Kelly, 18. I love taking pictures of nature, espescially during the summer.

[mominatrix]

I'm mominatrix.
I'm an oldster. I have really pretty kids (see sig if you don't believe me).
I'm having fun playing with my new DSLR.
And I'm also trying to teach my self how to play ukulele.

[jennipea382]

Hi, I'm Jenni! I'm 25 and live in MN. I'm engaged right now, and my only kids are my cats :-P

I absolutely love photography but unfortunately can't afford a nice camera at the moment, so I do what I can with my P&S. I enjoy taking nature pictures mostly. I may share some photos at some point but keep in mind they won't be as nice as they'd be if I had a better camera ;-)

[kaz2009]

Hi, I'm Kaz, and I'm 33. Married with one DS who is nearly 10 months old. I lurked on TN a bit, and posted very occasionally but that was before DS appearred!

Im trying to get back into photography... Ive been a little busy the last few months I have a Pentax K10, and numerous lenses. DH and I both do photography and I get his old camera body when he upgrades, but we share lenses and have too many really... Infact I'm actually not sure what we have!

We both did a fair amount of wildlife photography, now we are taking a lot of pics of DS!

I'm attempting to do the 365 day challenge, of a picture a day for a year.... I've managed 4 days so far

[lightbulbsun]

Hi, I'm lightbulbsun (or lbs or annie, whatever) and I'm 25. I'm married with 2 dogs.

I'm new at photography - I just got a Nikon D3100 for Christmas and I've been messing around with it, but I want to learn more about the manual settings and get the most out of it.

[FrozenSunshine]

I'm glad to see this board has picked up!

I'm Kari and also in the PNW. DH and I have been married for a little over 2 1/2 years and been in the PNW the same amount of time. No kids for us, just one very crazy cat.

I've got a Nikon D60 (I know..it's ancient!) but I still enjoy shooting with it. I had it for several years before I decided to learn it. I'm really glad I started using it since we've had the opportunity to travel a lot lately.

[Deleted]

Hi! I'm SSW and I live in the DC Area.

I'm glad there's a non-bump version of this! I'm terried of the bump, so yay!

DH and I have been married for 6.5 years, we have 2 dogs and 0 kids.

I have a Canon t2i with a couple lenses, i'm looking to become a little more serious as a hobby photographer. We have some fun trips coming up, so hopefully i'll be getting more practice. Everyday life just isn't that exciting, so I don't use my camera sometimes for days on end.

[iheartrice]

Hi! I am iheartrice, 30 something, divorced, living in the mid-atlantic.

I've always loved photography, taking after my Dad. I finally took a class and now I want to upgrade my SLR.

[digitaldiva16]

Hi there! I'm 26, single and live in the metro Detroit area. I'm just getting back into photography after a 1.5 year hiatus. I bought my first camera in 2007, the Olympus SP510. I just ordered my first DSLR, a Nikon D5100 and I am SO excited to start using it!

[laurie12820]

Hi!

I'm Laurie. I'm 28, live in MA, been married for almost 6 years and have an almost 3 year old. I love taking pictures of anything and everything. Been working on manual operation of my Canon Rebel for the last 2 years. Work gets in the way of this during the majority of the year (I'm a teacher). Now that it's the summer I'm hoping to get back at it!

[mountainlove]

Hi Everyone!

I'm Mountainlove, currently living in the land-locked flatland - not great for a mountain lover. Dh was terminated not long ago (2 weeks) because he was looking for new jobs (long, LONG story, very convoluted) - with his bosses support and "blessing" ^o) (not so, said the board of trustees). TMI - but it's rather fresh, and we're trying to work through all the issues.

However - THIS IS GOOD! (really, it is). :Y:

Ok...onward...

I'm 38, married for 8 years, 2 kids (4 and 6), 2 cats and 1 dog. I think of myself as rather crafty, addicted to yarn and sticks (knitting, that is) and sew. Photography is a fun hobby for me, but not an obsession as knitting is. I love taking pics of my kids, though they're not as excited about it as they used to be.

I was intending on upgrading this year, but in light of our new situation (above), I'll keep chugging along with my little Rebel XS that has served me well for several years now.