skinnylawyer's photostream  

Wannabe world traveler with diverse interests.

My travel photos will form the backbone of my photostream. While I had used my travels in the past (particularly in the UK) as an excuse to try out such new technologies as Advanced Photo System and digital cameras, it wasn't until being inspired by friends' travel photography, and my own long term travels in Asia, that I took up travel photography as a serious hobby, photographing "mundane" items many locals and casual visitors take for granted, and acquiring a DSLR camera.

I have covered the US (35 states and District of Columbia), Canada (3 provinces), Europe (8 countries), China, and Korea. My long-term Korean residence in 2008 was the inspiration for serious travel photography, and my Korean photos from that time, despite having been taken with a modest point-and-shoot, form the bedrock of my travel photo collection.

When I am not traveling, I might be photographing various subjects of my interest. As a number of favorite musicians move me especially during my travels, I like to take photos of them in person whenever allowed; in fact, I am very proud of my photos of singer-songwriter Anna Nalick, and my buddy icon shows me next to her.

I also try other types of photography. Aviation photography is a new genre that opened up for me with the acquisition of a DSLR camera.

I currently use the following cameras for my photos:
- DSLR: Nikon D5000
- Point-and-shoot: Canon IXUS 870 IS Korea (identical to Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD880 North America & IXY Digital 920 IS Japan)
- Camera phone: Apple iPhone 4

I previously used the following cameras:
- Kodak Advantix 2000 Auto (APS film, retired, still in my possession)
- Kodak CX6330 (given away)
- Pentax Optio S50 (heavily used for my Korean photos - now retired, still in my possession)
- BlackBerry Tour 9630 (garbage mobile phone, died on me)

Also, Epson Perfection 1240U is a "camera" that I use - it is a flatbed scanner used for scanning positive prints of film photos.