lee.stephens' photostream  

Flickr has changed my photographic life. It has inspired me, challenged me, opened my eyes to the world around me and introduced me to some of the most amazing people.

The reason I am on Flickr is to grow as an artist and to share the love of photography with like-minded people. I am not interested in equipment, sharpness, egos or one-upmanship. I do care about inspiration, expression, emotion, composition, feeling, feedback, constructive critique and sharing. I am not interested in number of views, big flashy logos and repetitive comments. I aim to have ongoing, constructive, informative dialogue with friends. Most of all I'm looking for constructive criticism on my work, I really want to develop and grow as an artist.

As you're here, I'm guessing you want to know more about me and my photography. I am a married father of two, living on the edge of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, UK. I work as an account director for BT Global Services. I am a keen reader, amateur theatre performer and photographer. I love words, writing, big descriptions, learning and understanding. Everyday is a school day. I also like a laugh and a joke. Oh and I go on a bit, but then you've probably worked that out already. For more 'interesting' facts - I've been tagged here and here.

My strong desire is to try and keep a rich and varied photostream. I rarely post more than a picture a week and try to make sure there is variety both of content and of style, processing method and feel. I've included 5 shots below that cover some of my favourite posts but I'd suggest you look at my Explored set, my 52-week self portrait set and my Experimental Monday set to get a better flavour.




Comments, suggestions, and new friends are always encouraged! If I've added you as a contact, it means I've spent some time on your photostream, I find your work inspiring, and I want to know when you're adding more - I value interaction and I watch and try to comment on photos by all my contacts. If you add me as a contact without having commented on anything in my stream, I probably won't add you back. I try to keep a lower number of contacts so I can have the time to interact with each of them. If you do add me and have commented and I haven't added you back or even come to see you, don't worry, I will get around to it, it just may take some time. Keep commenting and you'll jump up the priority list. I feel some of the above sounds a little arrogant, but I only have so much time (and I'm kind of near the limit already) and I'd rather spend quality time with fewer people than scattering favourites and repetitive meaningless comments everywhere. I hope you understand.