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B. András - Digital Photography
Special Events, PhotoJournalism, Fine Art

Born in 1978, grew up in Kolozsvár / Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania (Eastern Europe), where I studied over 4 years of Horticulture, with the goal to become a Landscape Architect (a creative combination of alive nature and functional exterior design - a form of living visual art).
I also got my bachelor's degree in my home town - which is supposed to make me officially an Artist(?)...
Spent some time in Budapest, Hungary, then moved to Chicago in 2002.

Photography started for me in my teenage years, early twenties, as an "addiction" to collect memories of people and places dear to me, as a way of always keeping them close to me, regardless where my life might take me (or them)...

After a few years spent in Chicago, I've met two veterans of the industry, who after seeing some of my photos said that I seem to have an eye, a feeling for capturing images, incouraging me to continue, and so, after becoming the assistant of one of them and learning everything he had to teach, I also became a second shooter for a Chicagoland area studio chain, for which he worked as a director of photography. After a few years of improving my skills by working with experienced professionals and learning from them, I began taking on my own assignments, and it got to the point where sometimes I end up offering work to those who thought me everything I know.
And so, now it slowly became my job to catch little wonders, lights and shadows, glimpses of reality, things that other people tend to overlook. And while some of these same people might laugh at me because I'm "different", I would smile back because they are all the same... :-(
There's nothing more rewarding, by the way, than seeing a client wiping away tears of joy after looking at some of the memories I helped them create and hold onto forever...

Presently, knowledgeable of my many imperfections, I am very opened to criticism and am a constant student of life, which turned out to be the best teacher when it comes to survival and real human values (often contradictory terms in this modern-day savage, greedy, overly selfish capitalistic jungle we call society) and how to find the best compromise on how to keep my strong principles while trying to find a decent way to survive, but also struggling to make a difference too, by creating and/or being a part of something bigger than myself (that's how I got involved in photojournalism in 2008)...
In case you wish to help, please feel free to come along, join me for the ride... At the end we might not arrive anywhere, but we might still see, learn, or even achieve some amazing things on the road... One of the most important lessons I've learned is that if you have an open mind and heart, you can find inspiration in the most unexpected places, and there's nobody who couldn't teach you something, if you're really willing to learn...

Special Thanks to My Mother for introducing me to photography, letting me use her father's old 35 mm russian film camera and most importantly, giving me the virus, that makes me want to take better and better photos every day.
Oh, and for being supportive in every silly little endeavor of my teenage years in the search of... myself... (search which will probably never end as long as I live)

Spoken Languages:
Hungarian, Romanian, English,
German (advanced)
Italian, Spanish, French (basic)








Equipment used (in chronological order):

Cameras:
2001 to 2003: Nikon Coolpix 775 (2 MP) - How it all Begun...
2003 to 2005: Canon PowerShot G3 (4 MP)
2005 - Present: Canon PowerShot G6 (7 MP)
2005 - 2010 February 26: Canon EOS 350D / Rebel XT (8 MP)
2008 - 2010 February 26: Canon EOS 5D (Full Frame, 12 MP)
2010 - Present: Canon 5D Mark II (Full Frame, 21 MP)

Lenses:
2005 - 2010 Feb. 26: Canon EF-S 18-55 mm) (F/3.5-5.6) (Standard Zoom)
Canon EF 50 mm F/1.4 USM
(Canon EF 70-200 mm F/2.8 L IS USM) (TelePhoto Zoom)
(Canon EF 100 mm F/2.8 USM) (Macro)
(Canon EF 15 mm F/2.8) (Fisheye)
2010 - Present: Canon EF 24-70 mm F/2.8 (Standard Zoom)
2011 - Present: Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM (TelePhoto Zoom)
2011 - Present: Canon EF 2x III Extender (Super Telephoto)

Flash:
(Canon Speedlite 580EX)
Canon Speedlite 580EX II

Memory:
Pro, High-Speed Compact Flash (CF) Cards
Total of 52 Gb (enough to shoot an entire wedding).


Software Used:
Adobe PhotoShop 7, CS2, CS5, ACDSee 6, WaterMark Factory 2, Lightroom


Wish List:
Camera: Canon EOS 1D X &/or Canon EOS 60D (1000$)
Speedlight / Flash: Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX (830$)
Macro: EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM (1050$)
Wide-Angle Lenses: EF 14mm F2.8L II USM (2360$) or EF 24mm F1.4L II USM (1750$)
Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens: EF 16-35mm F2.8L II USM (1700$)
Super Telephoto Lens: EF 400mm F2.8L IS II USM (11500$)


Art Exhibit:
2004, 2005, 2006 - Animal Images (Anti-Cruelty Society, Chicago)
www.Flickr.com/Photos/BADigiFoto/Sets/72157602324181661

Published:
2006 (April Issue) - Trendy Magazine, Chicago (Photos of DJ Armin Van Buuren)
2008 May - UTCC Voice, Chicago
www.Flickr.com/Photos/BADigiFoto/2607778356/in/set-721576...
2008 September: Szabadság (Hungarian Daily Newspaper from Transylvania)
"The Colorful History Of Our Precious City"
www.Szabadsag.Ro/szabadsag/servlet/szabadsag/template/art...
www.Flickr.com/Photos/BADigiFoto/1517568968/in/set-721576...
2009 February 17 - Szabadság:
www.Szabadsag.Ro/szabadsag/servlet/szabadsag/template/art...
www.Flickr.com/BADigiFoto/1516520367
2009 December 9 - Coffee Table Book (sponsored by CBS 2 Chicago)
"Sunrise", "Fire 1", "Crushed" | All Submissions | Published

Featured, Other (in chronological order):
Gina Knight Orchestra
DJ James Lauer - XMas Loft Party (2005.12.25)
Spy-Bar - DJ James Lauer - 2006.01.29
Sound Bar - Satoshi Tomiie - 2006.03.10
2008 November 15: www.ChicagoPublicRadio.org/Daily_Photo.aspx?photoID=759
www.wbez.org/Daily_Photo.aspx?photoID=759
www.wbez.org/Daily_Photo_Photographers.aspx
2008 May: news.webshots.com/tag/news/featured?start=288
WebShots.com Editor's Collection: Year in Pictures - Remembering 2008
www.webshots.com/collections/08yearinpictures/08yearinpic...
2009 May 1 - News Article (2009 Poverty Study): Chicagoist.com/2009/05/01/if_illinois_unemployment_rate_g...
2009 June 8 - Emerging Managers Summit and Awards Lunch
www.opalgroup.net/conferencehtml/2009/emerging_managers_s...
To order prints from this event: www.PartyAlbums.PrintRoom.com
2009 June 16 - Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
www.GoTo2040.Org/blogs/blog.aspx?id=16013&blogid=618


My Work is For Sale (as are my services) - if interested, please contact me.
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Phone: 312.4936152




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