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Just an 18 year old kid who loves photography, who hopes to be famous and work for National Geographic or Vogue, and travel the world with my best friends!

I greatly appreciate ALL Views, Comments and Favorites on my photos! It all means so much to me and keeps me going, so thank you all so much for over 20,000 views! It means the world to me!

If you like my work, please add me as a contact! I always love talking to new people, so send me a message!
A HUGE thanks to Mseviieee for my Flickr Pro account! I greatly appreciate it, definitely check her work out!


I get asked a lot about what kind of camera I use to get my photos at such quality. I really like the quote "The single most important component
of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." - Ansel Adams
However, for those who are still curious...
-Canon 450D / Rebel XSi (My First ever DSLR, obtained October 2008!)
-18-55mm Kit Lens
-28mm F2.8 Wide Angle Lens
-50mm F1.8 Prime
-70-200mm F4 L Lens. (My all time favorite right now!)
420Ex II Flash, Cactus V2 Triggers.
Manfrotto ProB Tripod W/ Ballhead.
Spare batteries, various filters, cleaning kits, remotes, adapters etc.
-Minolta XG-1 35mm Film Body
-70-300mm Manual Focus Minolta Lens
-28-105mm Close up / Zoom Lens Minolta
A National Geographic Camera Bag & a Blacks Backpack which hold all my gear, and my field Netbook.

All Photo Editing is done on a custom build Quad Core, 4Gb Ram, Ati 4670 etc. Through Photoshop CS3 & Lightroom 2. (Nik Color Efex, Noise Ninja, And various Action Packs.)

Went Pro on December 27th, 2008.

FAQs:
When did you get into Photography?
My interest in Photography sparked back in June 2008, as I sat in my window with my 5mp point-and-shoot trying to get a photo of lightning! And with some amazing luck, I actually got 1 shot, of a very small bolt in the sky!
I Still Have That Photo!
From then I was hooked, I got a Canon Powershot S5 IS in July, and also got into Flickr then when I found a friend (Jenn) who was using the same camera as me! In October 2008, I got my first DSLR! I've been using it ever since!

What do you like to shoot the most?
My favorite subject to shoot right now is Wildlife, although I am getting more and more into other subjects such as portrait! I enjoy sitting, and waiting patiently for that perfect moment!

What programs do you use to post-process your images?
As said above, I currently use Photoshop CS3 & Lightroom 2, with various plug-ins. The reason I haven't upgraded to CS4 is I find CS3 to work perfectly for my right now, and I would have to transfer a lot of plug-ins, brushes and other various add-ons over, which could be quite the pain! So for now I stick to what I know!

Write me a testimonial on your thoughts on my work! I'd love the write you one back!


I also do some very small Videography

Thanks for stopping by!
-Spencer