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Just me, my camera and never enough time
Having received my first camera for my 16th birthday, I have been trying to make pictures for 30 years. My first paying job as a photographer was right out of high school when I was a "staffer" for a sports magazine.
I spent several years printing in a Professional B&W lab before selling cameras in a retail store. After 7 years as a camera store "geek", I joined Nikon in 1994.
My current job at Nikon involves helping people learn to use their cameras better. (I also help keep some of the major retailers around the country up to date with the latest Nikon cameras and tech.)
Photography has been a non-stop hobby for the past 30 years... it has also been my job, in one form or another, for the past 28 years. While doing my job(s), I make pictures. Some of those pictures I share on Flickr.
I hope you like browsing my pictures as much as I enjoyed making them.
As required by my employer:
*Note: I am a Nikon, Inc. (USA) employee. The views and comments I post on Flickr are my own and in no way reflect that of Nikon, inc. (USA) nor Nikon, Corp (Japan).
In other words... I Flickr for fun.
If you want to find me in person, here is my calendar..
Photos of PVA_1964 (25)
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Contacts (164)
Groups (50)
- Nikon D800 Users Group 10,448 photos, 3,135 members
- Nikon D800/D800E CLUB 4,262 photos, 697 members
- Los Angeles Strobist 5,642 photos, 839 members
- The Portrait Group 1,797,486 photos, 120,875 members
- Rollies Camera Nikon Photo event 2011 16 photos, 10 members
- Nikon 1 Cameras 2,434 photos, 619 members
- Aquarium of the Pacific Pool 3,986 photos, 731 members
- Los Angeles 162,882 photos, 9,283 members
- Jumping Project 46,001 photos, 22,424 members
- waterdrops 108,916 photos, 24,350 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Micro 1,087 photos, 115 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G Micro AF-S DX 2,469 photos, 329 members
- NIKON speedlight SB600 - SB700- SB800 and SB 900 60,252 photos, 8,278 members
- Portrait Strobist 33,448 photos, 2,754 members
- OC STROBIST (Orange County, CA) 3,220 photos, 374 members
- GIN - " Get Inspired " 21,858 photos, 1,148 members
- Coolpix P7000/7100 Shooters 10,135 photos, 984 members
- Table top studio photography 3,256 photos, 352 members
- Creative Tabletop Photography 175,328 photos, 15,391 members
- How Do You Light 1,537 photos, 1,375 members
- Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) Strobists 563 photos, 134 members
- DIYPhotography 19,920 photos, 11,519 members
- Strobist Gear 16,832 photos, 3,699 members
- Nikon Coolpixes 19,379 photos, 553 members
- Nikon Coolpix Users (formerly Addicts) Group 52,106 photos, 1,782 members
- NJ Strobist Meets 1,473 photos, 340 members
- NYC Strobist Meets 1,611 photos, 463 members
- Designed Portraits 2,193 photos, 244 members
- Strobist for Sports Shooters 12,599 photos, 2,005 members
- Strobist Extreme 11,939 photos, 2,205 members
- Nikon - Macro Group 9,716 photos, 747 members
- 美和藝術 Beauty and Art 153,595 photos, 8,145 members
- Nikon AF-S 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Micro 4,956 photos, 369 members
- CT Strobist 779 photos, 107 members
- Nikon Digital SLRs 181,123 photos, 4,163 members
- Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR 49,596 photos, 2,612 members
- Nikon Shooters of All Skill Levels 24,776 photos, 701 members
- Nikon Strobist 4,655 photos, 569 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 2,060 photos, 2,718 members
- Portrait Photography Business 118,585 photos, 12,364 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 7,331 photos, 1,398 members
- Managed Light - Strobes and Flashes 6,731 photos, 508 members
- Best VIDEOS on Flickr! 21,083 photos, 6,130 members
- High Speed Photography 1/10000th Second Flash Exposure Or Faster 4,554 photos, 1,109 members
- Nik Software Photo Share 90,478 photos, 5,029 members
- *DIY Photography Equipment 7,856 photos, 6,848 members
- strobe 20,240 photos, 1,673 members
- Lighting & Posing Styles 30,139 photos, 4,075 members
- Shooting To Learn (DSLR/SLR) 25,115 photos, 2,764 members
- Portraiture Photography 705,874 photos, 34,618 members
Testimonials (2)
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Alessandro Casagli says:
"Paul's photography is always catching, interesting, it never gets boring. He travels a lot for work but he is always shooting something, he actually cannot move anywhere without bringing a camera with him! His passion is deep and genuine, and I found this really inspiring.
Browsing through his photostream is a very nice experience. You can learn a lot from people like him!
I was lucky enough to meet him last year, after we initially became friends here in Flickr.
Thanks, Paul!"23rd September, 2010
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tcmony711 says:
"I have known Paul for many years, and I have always been impressed with his imagery. His understanding of the system is hard to top and his love for photography really shows. He is a good friend and co-worker."
21st August, 2009
- Name:
- Paul Van Allen
- Joined:
- January 2009
- Currently:
- Irvine, CA, USA
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Nikon National Training Specialist
- Website:
- My YouTube Videos