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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 21 photos, 733 members
- Nikon D800/D800E CLUB 64 photos, 174 members
- Los Angeles Strobist 5,551 photos, 825 members
- The Portrait Group 1,715,687 photos, 118,044 members
- Rollies Camera Nikon Photo event 2011 16 photos, 10 members
- Nikon 1 Cameras 1,607 photos, 467 members
- Aquarium of the Pacific Pool 3,940 photos, 727 members
- Los Angeles 158,690 photos, 9,150 members
- Jumping Project 45,266 photos, 22,173 members
- waterdrops 105,928 photos, 23,959 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Micro 715 photos, 85 members
- Nikon Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G Micro AF-S DX 1,696 photos, 237 members
- NIKON speedlight SB600 - SB700- SB800 and SB 900 58,951 photos, 8,228 members
- Portrait Strobist 32,038 photos, 2,692 members
- OC STROBIST (Orange County, CA) 3,120 photos, 371 members
- GIN - " Get Inspired " 21,312 photos, 1,140 members
- Coolpix P7000/7100 Shooters 8,089 photos, 876 members
- Table top studio photography 3,144 photos, 347 members
- Creative Tabletop Photography 168,826 photos, 15,152 members
- How Do You Light 1,498 photos, 1,345 members
- Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) Strobists 544 photos, 132 members
- DIYPhotography 19,040 photos, 11,350 members
- Strobist Gear 15,889 photos, 3,598 members
- Nikon Coolpixes 18,137 photos, 525 members
- Nikon Coolpix Users (formerly Addicts) Group 48,812 photos, 1,714 members
- NJ Strobist Meets 1,472 photos, 337 members
- NYC Strobist Meets 1,615 photos, 458 members
- Designed Portraits 2,073 photos, 245 members
- Strobist for Sports Shooters 12,192 photos, 1,824 members
- Strobist Extreme 12,060 photos, 2,165 members
- Nikon - Macro Group 9,284 photos, 742 members
- 美和藝術 Beauty and Art 141,073 photos, 7,870 members
- Nikon AF-S 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Micro 4,129 photos, 333 members
- CT Strobist 754 photos, 106 members
- Nikon Digital SLRs 172,136 photos, 4,104 members
- Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR 46,395 photos, 2,464 members
- Nikon Shooters of All Skill Levels 22,452 photos, 667 members
- Nikon Strobist 4,288 photos, 543 members
- Light Science and Magic (the book) 1,985 photos, 2,673 members
- Portrait Photography Business 113,950 photos, 12,134 members
- Studio Lighting On A Budget or Not. 7,097 photos, 1,365 members
- Managed Light - Strobes and Flashes 6,511 photos, 495 members
- Best VIDEOS on Flickr! 19,741 photos, 5,986 members
- High Speed Photography 1/10000th Second Flash Exposure Or Faster 4,147 photos, 1,056 members
- Nik Software Photo Share 80,689 photos, 4,773 members
- *DIY Photography Equipment 7,675 photos, 6,776 members
- strobe 19,257 photos, 1,631 members
- Lighting & Posing Styles 29,301 photos, 4,009 members
- Shooting To Learn (DSLR/SLR) 24,696 photos, 2,755 members
- Portraiture Photography 670,325 photos, 33,753 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