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Hello from the Loire!

Post by Julian Elliott » Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:52 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Afternoon all

After an interesting conversation with Joanna, I've been let in. I did try to hide under the username Eckythump but living in France and having such a name didn't quite work :wink:

Who am I? As per my username but some people know me as Jools. I'm a pro who writes and provides images for various magazines. I've been doing pro work for a year now and things are slowly getting there.

Now, in the main I use a Canon 5D Mark II and every so often I use a Hasselblad 501CM. Just after I bought my Hassie, I did wonder if I should have in fact bought a large format camera :?

The idea has never left my head and now I find myself here.

Jools

PS And Mr Dunning if you're reading this, yes I know I tried dissuading you from LF but it was only because of my lack of work on the Hassie which I am trying to rectify.

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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Paul Dunning » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:11 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Hi Jools, It's very good to see you here, I only just arrived myself :)

I wouldn't say you tried to dissuade me from LF, you made good points which helped me decide what to do.
Paul.

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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Paul Mitchell » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:49 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Welcome to the darkslide both of you!

I personally will never give up my DSLR and MF gear but have found over the years that LF slows you down, makes you more aware of your surroundings and the ever changing light conditions and ultimately makes you think more about composition. Added to the fact that if you don't find it's for you, you can pretty much sell everything for what you bought it for!

Looking forward to all your contributions.

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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Fourtoes » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:51 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Yep as Paul said you can always sell the gear on at next to no loss.

Give it a go, you might like it.

I shoot digital for work so went back to 35mm for personal stuff, then MF, then LF and then onto wetplate all within 3 months.

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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Julian Elliott » Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:10 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Thanks for the welcome folks.

I've also added my website into my signature so you can see what I do! You'll see exactly where my photographic influences lie.

Next week, I'd like to get up some new stuff as it's been too long without any image updates.

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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Joanna Carter » Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:54 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Julian Elliott wrote:I've also added my website into my signature so you can see what I do!
Just for your information, the little globe on the left of your posts already points to your website :)
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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Julian Elliott » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:20 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Thanks Joanna, I hadn't seen it!

Curiosity, I know this is slipping away from intros. In a couple of weeks, I am in the UK for an "event". Can I post the details somewhere on the board?

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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Joanna Carter » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:00 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Hi Jools, send me a PM with details and we'll see where it best fits.
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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Charles Twist » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:33 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Ah but the little globe only appears when you're logged in. No good for attracting lurkers to one's website...
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Re: Hello from the Loire!

Post by Joanna Carter » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:40 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Charles Twist wrote:Ah but the little globe only appears when you're logged in. No good for attracting lurkers to one's website...
On the other hand, it also stop spammers harvesting your site :wink:
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