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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..
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Contacts (160)
Groups (50)
- Nikon D800 Users Group 17 photos, 483 members
- Nikon D800/D800E CLUB 61 photos, 107 members
- Los Angeles Strobist 5,534 photos, 827 members
- The Portrait Group 1,702,388 photos, 117,486 members
- Rollies Camera Nikon Photo event 2011 16 photos, 10 members
- Nikon 1 Cameras 1,503 photos, 436 members
- Aquarium of the Pacific Pool 3,920 photos, 726 members
- Los Angeles 158,100 photos, 9,120 members
- Jumping Project 44,973 photos, 22,001 members
- waterdrops 105,426 photos, 23,876 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Micro 673 photos, 80 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G Micro AF-S DX 1,587 photos, 227 members
- NIKON speedlight SB600 - SB700- SB800 and SB 900 58,696 photos, 8,216 members
- Portrait Strobist 31,904 photos, 2,684 members
- OC STROBIST (Orange County, CA) 3,113 photos, 370 members
- " Get Inspired " - New Contest " VEGETABLE " - VOTE NOW 21,227 photos, 1,137 members
- Coolpix P7000/7100 Shooters 7,788 photos, 868 members
- Table top studio photography 3,123 photos, 347 members
- Creative Tabletop Photography 167,519 photos, 15,088 members
- How Do You Light 1,498 photos, 1,338 members
- Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) Strobists 532 photos, 131 members
- DIYPhotography 18,936 photos, 11,301 members
- Strobist Gear 15,712 photos, 3,582 members
- Nikon Coolpixes 17,977 photos, 523 members
- Nikon Coolpix Users (formerly Addicts) Group 48,441 photos, 1,707 members
- NJ Strobist Meets 1,471 photos, 335 members
- NYC Strobist Meets 1,613 photos, 456 members
- Designed Portraits 2,055 photos, 245 members
- Strobist for Sports Shooters 12,209 photos, 1,819 members
- Strobist Extreme 12,052 photos, 2,161 members
- Nikon - Macro Group 9,228 photos, 735 members
- 美和藝術 Beauty and Art 139,136 photos, 7,815 members
- Nikon AF-S 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Micro 4,034 photos, 328 members
- CT Strobist 752 photos, 106 members
- Nikon Digital SLRs 170,863 photos, 4,087 members
- Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR 45,922 photos, 2,444 members
- Nikon Shooters of All Skill Levels 22,254 photos, 664 members
- Nikon Strobist 4,247 photos, 539 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 1,970 photos, 2,669 members
- Portrait Photography Business 113,253 photos, 12,083 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 7,023 photos, 1,363 members
- Managed Light - Strobes and Flashes 6,449 photos, 496 members
- Best VIDEOS on Flickr! 19,676 photos, 5,968 members
- High Speed Photography 1/10000th Second Flash Exposure Or Faster 4,097 photos, 1,047 members
- Nik Software Photo Share 79,224 photos, 4,747 members
- *DIY Photography Equipment 7,609 photos, 6,764 members
- strobe 19,104 photos, 1,628 members
- Lighting & Posing Styles 28,992 photos, 3,998 members
- Shooting To Learn (DSLR/SLR) 24,643 photos, 2,755 members
- Portraiture Photography 664,264 photos, 33,598 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