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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 (161)
Groups (50)
- Nikon D800 Users Group 30 photos, 793 members
- Nikon D800/D800E CLUB 67 photos, 190 members
- Los Angeles Strobist 5,551 photos, 826 members
- The Portrait Group 1,718,432 photos, 118,157 members
- Rollies Camera Nikon Photo event 2011 16 photos, 10 members
- Nikon 1 Cameras 1,628 photos, 467 members
- Aquarium of the Pacific Pool 3,940 photos, 727 members
- Los Angeles 158,862 photos, 9,159 members
- Jumping Project 45,310 photos, 22,197 members
- waterdrops 106,047 photos, 23,973 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Micro 726 photos, 84 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G Micro AF-S DX 1,746 photos, 242 members
- NIKON speedlight SB600 - SB700- SB800 and SB 900 59,001 photos, 8,235 members
- Portrait Strobist 32,087 photos, 2,693 members
- OC STROBIST (Orange County, CA) 3,122 photos, 371 members
- GIN - " Get Inspired " 21,327 photos, 1,139 members
- Coolpix P7000/7100 Shooters 8,160 photos, 880 members
- Table top studio photography 3,149 photos, 347 members
- Creative Tabletop Photography 169,127 photos, 15,157 members
- How Do You Light 1,498 photos, 1,346 members
- Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) Strobists 544 photos, 132 members
- DIYPhotography 19,085 photos, 11,358 members
- Strobist Gear 15,901 photos, 3,601 members
- Nikon Coolpixes 18,176 photos, 527 members
- Nikon Coolpix Users (formerly Addicts) Group 48,955 photos, 1,721 members
- NJ Strobist Meets 1,472 photos, 337 members
- NYC Strobist Meets 1,615 photos, 458 members
- Designed Portraits 2,075 photos, 244 members
- Strobist for Sports Shooters 12,204 photos, 1,827 members
- Strobist Extreme 12,073 photos, 2,170 members
- Nikon - Macro Group 9,284 photos, 741 members
- 美和藝術 Beauty and Art 141,526 photos, 7,877 members
- Nikon AF-S 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Micro 4,139 photos, 336 members
- CT Strobist 757 photos, 106 members
- Nikon Digital SLRs 172,412 photos, 4,105 members
- Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR 46,568 photos, 2,468 members
- Nikon Shooters of All Skill Levels 22,541 photos, 670 members
- Nikon Strobist 4,302 photos, 543 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 1,989 photos, 2,675 members
- Portrait Photography Business 114,171 photos, 12,140 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 7,107 photos, 1,365 members
- Managed Light - Strobes and Flashes 6,517 photos, 496 members
- Best VIDEOS on Flickr! 19,753 photos, 5,990 members
- High Speed Photography 1/10000th Second Flash Exposure Or Faster 4,165 photos, 1,059 members
- Nik Software Photo Share 80,963 photos, 4,782 members
- *DIY Photography Equipment 7,656 photos, 6,783 members
- strobe 19,280 photos, 1,631 members
- Lighting & Posing Styles 29,346 photos, 4,012 members
- Shooting To Learn (DSLR/SLR) 24,726 photos, 2,755 members
- Portraiture Photography 671,897 photos, 33,774 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